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A collection of 10 posts

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Social media, organ donations and increasing giving

Here are some thoughts on social media, organ donations and what The Chronicle of Philanthropy calls the "Stubborn 2%" problem.

Money for Good II

The Money For Good II report is out today! A deeper look at what motivates donors to give, what information they use, what needs to be done to research to make it more useful to donors, and what could be possible if a small percentage of donors focused their giving

Great Depression Giving - Data Sources part two

Thanks to Jeff Stern who posted this very informative comment on my post about the oft-asserted, but rarely citation-supported, claim that giving rose during the Great Depression: http://www.nd.edu/~dhungerm/Great_Depression.pdf I also found a more comprehensive report from the Sharpe Group in 1992 entitled "

Government and giving

I was going to title this post, "Michelle and me." You see, I (and 10 million+ others or so) just got an email from Michelle Obama asking me to give to charity this holiday season. Here's my personal email from Mrs. Obama: This holiday season, the

Over in tech land, they're calling it the Econaclypse

In philanthropy, we seem to be still hoping and insisting that the current economic situation will not decrease giving. In the land of tech geeks and business folks, however, some are now referring to this moment as the "econaclypse." In the land of Nobel prize winning economists, Paul

New York Times Giving Section

Today's New York Times features the annual giving section. The front page of the section (in the old paper version)* includes articles by David Cay Johnston, Joe Nocera and Stephanie Strom. Johnston and Nocera are two of my favorite current and former columnists. Strom takes on the unenviable

Giving Change, Changing Giving

Have been on airplanes and in nonstop meetings, most without wifi, hence lack of posts. Am working on thoughts about relationships between online giving marketplaces (DonorsChoose, GlobalGiving, Kiva) and how (if) they are changing giving. Also pondering (and pursuing research leads) on links between charitable giving and civic engagement...(e.

Giving in Q4 - fact or fiction?

(www.cartoonstock.com) Go ahead, ask anyone who gets snail mail. Or anyone in fundraising. Or anyone in estate planning, wealth management, or tax advising. They'll tell you, "The fourth quarter is the busiest time for charitable giving." Geez, if you'd asked me I

Goblins and giving

This is cross-posted from The Huffington Post What's the link between Halloween and philanthropy? Well, there is the obvious fact that unlike any other day of the year tonight is the one night that you can knock on your neighbor's door, ask for something for nothing,

More philanthropy media

Bill Clinton's book, Giving, came out today - here is his appearance on Oprah and here's the video clip from Late Show with David Letterman. The Economist launches a new lifestyle quarterly magazine, with a heavy focus on giving, Intelligent Life. It is on newsstands in