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A gathering of market makers

Back in June I called for a new one-click infrastructure. My point - with the abundance of social action platforms and online giving sites it is high time they got together and identified their shared needs, regulatory issues, market size, and ways they might share data. Well, Wednesday night in

Algorithms and recommendations

Broadband Internet access may have done more to disrupt the recording industry then any other, though I suppose print journalism is not far behind. I find that it pays to listen to music lovers when it comes to their thoughts on web-based tools as they tend to try them all

Syndication and other notes

A couple quick notes for this Monday: Philanthropy2173 is joining the JustMeans team. I'll be blogging from All Things Reconsidered on the first and third Fridays of each month, beginning this week on 08.08.08 (my own Olympic moment!). Joining up with JustMeans puts us in touch

Data + Prizes = "made for me" blog topic

I spend a lot of time and energy thinking about the data we need to make better giving decisions. This has led to a lot of time watching data providers in the social capital market space grow and diversify. This has lead to a growing discussion group that is thinking

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Product innovation in Social Capital Markets

Last week I wrote about a new philanthropic mutual fund. Today, SocialEdge, is discussing a new blended option for investing in social enterprises. The model draws lessons from microfinance and social networks, and is explained on the Entrepreneur Commons site. Here is the one sentence description: "A not-for-profit social

More on cross-platform philanthropy

OK, I may be beating this into the ground, but two more items caught my attention that furthered my thinking on cross-platform philanthropy. * As if my ponderings on public media and cross-platform content weren't topical enough, yesterday I read that the NPR staple, "Car Talk" has

Data, data everywhere and not a drop to drink*

Ever noticed that we seem to be simultaneously drowning in information but can't find what we need when we need it? We've got data everywhere, but not what we need, when we need it, and how we can use it. Several efforts at addressing information in

One picture = 1000 words = $300 Billion US

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One picture = 1000 words = $300 Billion US

Here is a single slide that captures one of the key premises of my 2004 book on philanthropic capital markets. I'm working on "translating" the rest of the book into images (kidding! though perhaps it is not a bad idea...) Tags: philanthropy, philanthropiccapitalmarkets

Google recommends....

Yesterday (May 7) when I typed "Myanmar relief" into my Google search box I was taken directly to a page that gave me the option of giving to Unicef or DirectRelief. This wasn't a bunch of links, sponsored and otherwise, as it is today. This was