The report is out and the stats are fun; read all about the 2011 year through the lens of my favorite glasses company ever here. They include stats about the state with the best eyesight, the number of monocles purchased, carbon emissions, company culture in terms of bagels, top styles, and more!
Tag: philanthropy
In the 18 – 35ish demographic?
Are you interested in or actively giving of your time and/or money? Please take this survey, which will hopefully collect some helpful data about how our generation donates and engages with nonprofits. It is a bit biased towards giving through technologies, but since there is less data about this currently, I’m ok with it. These… Continue reading In the 18 – 35ish demographic?
A holiday tradition
Once again, I am hosting the family for Hanukkah* this year, and I wanted to share with you one of my favorite traditions that we have on my mom’s side of the family. Every person describes an organization that they care about and why, and then we pick one out of a hat that we… Continue reading A holiday tradition
The choice should include not just your personal reasons and goals for giving to a particular cause. Your giving should be grounded in some understanding of where the greatest needs are, and which organizations are doing the best job. Most charitable gifts go to organizations that are already wealthy. Much less goes to organizations struggling… Continue reading
Should Philanthropies Operate Like Businesses?
This article provides a nice (albeit biased, I think) set of arguments both for and against the philanthropy as a business model. I tend to agree with Bronfman and Solomon, with the explicit acknowledgement of and appreciation for business models as being flexible and varied. Philanthropies need to be as well. What do you think?Should… Continue reading Should Philanthropies Operate Like Businesses?
Millennials with Gumption
I recently had the pleasure of attending two sessions at the Mobilize.org Millennial Summit with ~100 other Millennials with do-gooder visions and pragmatic solutions. Some, like Daniel, Mike, and Lana, already are making a huge dent in leading our generation to make giving a habit with substantial impact, and others like Marc, who have done some neat… Continue reading Millennials with Gumption
Obama & Chavez were smooching?! Not really…. it’s part of United Colors of Benetton's effort to bring awareness to their Unhate Foundation, which seeks to contribute to the creation of a new culture of tolerance and to combat hated. The ad campaign, featuring world leaders kissing and made possible by photoshop, is self-aware in its… Continue reading
Giving is actually a habit, and once you have it, it’s a really hard habit to break. Daniel Kaufman, the cofounder of the One Percent Foundation
Today’s problems come from yesterday’s solutions. Peter Senge Yes, this is a cynical thought, but also a smart guiding tool. In a perfect world, there would be no problems, but in this perpetually imperfect world, we can hopefully recognize that problems result (often unintentionally) as a result of or in the context of solutions (good… Continue reading
At least the recession can sound good.
College buddies Ryan and Kyle, now The Bull & The Bear, have an album Recession Sessions and were recently featured on NPR. They do a lot of work benefiting charity, and you should check them out in a city near you!
Jen Bokoff 
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