How One Backpack Could Change the World
This post was originally published in the Council on Foundations January 28, 2013 edition of Re:Philanthropy. In this version, I have included at the bottom a number of relevant links, […]
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This post was originally published in the Council on Foundations January 28, 2013 edition of Re:Philanthropy. In this version, I have included at the bottom a number of relevant links, […]
Harvard B-School professor and behavioral economist Nava Ashraf travels the world researching the human desire to help others. She calls this urge “altruistic capital,” distinct in economic parlance from financial […]
A natural disaster happens. People are suffering, the media images are devastating. Well meaning volunteers –doctors, philanthropists, inspired students, charitable organizations– swoop in to help. But what happens when helping […]
SSIR wins the award for most eye-catching headline of the week in their piece on DKT International, a sexual health and family planning NGO which sells contraceptive products around the […]
A New York Times article on “Policy-Making Billionaires” takes a look at the way different “mega-philanthropists” have gone about changing domestic and international policy on various issues (health, education, etc). Some […]
This post was originally published in the Council on Foundations November 2011 Global Philanthropy edition of Re:Philanthropy. By: Dan Hymowitz and Heather Lord Keywords: Donor Engagement| Family Philanthropy| Global Philanthropy| […]
Dear Designers — Please take over the world. I’m not kidding. I want the design industry to pitch the value of design thought culture as successfully as the private business […]
Are you anywhere near the fine city of Berlin on June 30-July 3? There will be an inspiring, intergenerational, international bunch of movers and shakers gathering at the sold out […]
If you were wondering whether or not the legacy of racial urban policies still affects our country, this should give you food for thought. http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/sets/72157624812674967/
Check out Afrographique by Ivan Colic (an Art Director at Ogilvy Cape Town) for some nice visuals representing data on information such as mobile phone use, facebook use, and foreign direct […]