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Bright, shiny, brilliant new products, programs and other implementable ideas.

“Sexually Transmitted Altruism” — Stanford Social Innovation Review’s eye-catching article on DKT International

October 19, 2012by PhilanthroMeme Leave a comment

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 […]

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Lightbulb: Is mega-philanthropy the demise of democracy?

February 23, 2012by PhilanthroMeme 1 Comment

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 […]

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Lightbulb: 3 Big Ideas from the World’s Only Secretariat for Philanthropy

December 1, 2011by PhilanthroMeme Leave a comment

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| […]

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Lightbulb: Design for Complete World Domination

November 19, 2011by PhilanthroMeme 1 Comment

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 […]

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Lightbulb: Join me + international social justice movers & shakers of HIA in Berlin (June 30-July 3)

June 28, 2011by PhilanthroMeme Leave a comment

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 […]

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Lightbulb: Gorgeous infographics on urban US racial and ethnic dispersion

April 28, 2011by PhilanthroMeme 2 Comments

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/

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From AfroGraphique

Lightbulb: Cool Infographics on Africa

April 5, 2011by PhilanthroMeme Leave a comment

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 […]

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Lightbulb: International Center for Transitional Philanthropy?

April 2, 2011by PhilanthroMeme 1 Comment

I just returned from an extraordinary trip hosted by the Liberian government’s new Secretariat of Philanthropy. The Secretariat did a great job connecting donors to government officials and Liberian-run social […]

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Lightbulb: Rural Green Technologies in Liberia

March 22, 2011by PhilanthroMeme 2 Comments

The Center for Sustainable Energy Technology and the community of Bokay’s Town (Grand Bassa County, Liberia) invited us to learn about some new technologies they are incorporating. CSET is a […]

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“PhilanthroMeme”?

March 21, 2011by PhilanthroMeme Leave a comment

PhilanthroMeme (n): philanthropic ideas replicating, evolving, and adapting across time and cultures. Philanthropy: Private initiatives for the public good. Meme: An idea that, like a gene, can replicate and evolve. […]

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