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Buzzword 2008.10 - Philanthrocapitalism

And the final buzzword for 2008....Philanthrocapitalism. It definitely goes to prove that buzzwords created by professional journalists will get a LOT of play. A Google search on the terms brings up 41,000 hits. The book has been reviewed everywhere, debated everywhere, and discussed everywhere. Even though, from an

GoodGifting gets its own website

GoodGifting was buzzword number 6 this year. ChristmasFuture essentially puts the idea into action. Another rapid development example of buzzwords mashing into being. Tags: philanthropy, buzzwords, buzzwords2008

It is a Buzzword Mashup

Predictions markets + mobile giving + charity gift cards = predicto + charity choice You can't make up this stuff. (I know because I try). Perhaps in 2009 I'll start a new list of real-live efforts that represent buzzwords mashed together. Tags: philanthropy, buzzwords, buzzwords2008, buzzwords2009

Buzzword 2008.9 - Social Enterprise

This next entry on the buzzword 2008 list - social enterprise - is a perfect example of the 20 year+ buildup that some buzz requires. The concepts and realities of social enterprise have been around for a long time (Bill Drayton founded ASHOKA in 1980). In 2008 the blending of

Buzzword de-listing!

Hot on the heels of the Marketplace review of buzzwords (listen here) we've had our first ever buzzword de-listing! Thanks to the folks in Jewish philanthropy, we saw NextGen move into mainstream philanthropy and take the number 8 2008 buzzword spot. No sooner did it make the move

Buzzword 2008.8 - Next Gen

Here is buzzword number 8 for 2008....NextGen - the hip short hand for next generation. Unlike software, when used in philanthropy and nonprofits NextGen really refers to people - the next generation of leaders. This buzzword has its detractors - read this fabulous post about the need to focus

Charitable Gift Cards - Buzzword #7 - on Marketplace

Marketplace ran the first in its series on philanthropy on Friday - focusing on charitable gift cards (which regular readers will remember came in at number 7 on this year's buzzword list). Here's the story and here's the buzzword list. The story also refers

Necessity is the mother of social innovation

Reposted (with edits and additions) from SSIR Ah, December. The anticipation of snow, unless you’re already several feet under. The warmth of a fire, unless you live in the south. The excitement of winter holidays, unless you’re a grouch. Don’t forget the thrill of reviewing the year

$10,000, 48 Hours, One Classroom - ready, set, tweet

Tweetsgiving - a 48 hour attempt to raise $10,000 to build a classroom in Tanzania - is off and running - they've raised $3300 in first 8.5 hours, been covered by Tom Watson, and are filling up my twitter feed. Great day to launch - following

Good Gifting and Charitable Gift Cards Buzzwords 2008.6 and 2008.7

Good Gifting and Charitable Gift Cards Buzzwords 2008.6 and 2008.7

Two new buzzwords move us toward our annual ten-count - number six is "Good Gifting" and at number seven we get "Charitable gift cards." Buzzword 2008.6 Good Gifting - We all know what re-gifting is -- passing on a gift that was given to you.

Networks, metrics, levers, buzzwords

I'm nearing the end of my second to last multi-week road trip of 2008. Way too much travel... Need to go home... Can not think, let alone write, anymore... What follows are notes. * Way back in May I wrote about a paper on Working Wikily from the Packard

Change The Web 2009

Here I was, thinking about my 2008 end of year predictions and the last few buzzwords for the year when I get a tweet from Peter Deitz and - the next thing I know - its January 2009. Well not really, but it is in Peter's world. The

Let us hope it is not a buzzword - philanthropizza

Alternative definition of philanthropizza - that which must be provided to volunteers at all meetings...Tags: philanthropy, buzzwords

Design - Buzzword 2008.4

Twelve years ago I started my company, Blueprint Research + Design, Inc. At the time, I had a little blurb on the website about the meaning of the name - it talked about blueprints as plans for action, research as our core asset, and design as a core value and methodology.

Buzzwords 2008....Drumroll, please

It is finally here. The moment you've all been waiting for. The philanthropy buzzwords 2008 list is here. Or at least some of it, numbers one - three to be exact. 1. Mobile Giving I've written about cellphone enabled giving before, including the US launch of