The most famous city in the world is, not surprisingly, also the most populous in the US. And though New Yorkers produce just around 7.1 metric tons of trash per person compared with the national average of 24.5, the dense population still makes for a lot of ill-disposed trash and destruction of public and private [...]
Filed under: News, Philanthropy on June 9th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: Community, non-profit, philanthropy
Parasitic worms or helminthes live inside the body. Unlike parasites that live outside the body whose main threat is posed by the capacity to transmit diseases, parasitic worms cause debilitating effects from their mere presence in the body. Symptoms of worms include intestinal obstruction, vomiting, weakness, and stomach pains, all of which prevent children around [...]
Filed under: Healthcare, News, education on June 8th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: education, healthcare, innovation, non-profit
In an admirable act of self-sacrifice, the Quixote Foundation (QuixoteFoundation.org), a charitable organization dedicated to environmental equity, U.S. reproductive rights, U.S. election integrity and U.S. media reform, has recently decided to spend its entire endowment. Earlier this month, the organization announced that it would be spending all of its money from now until 2017.
In order [...]
Filed under: News, Philanthropy on April 26th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: non-profit, philanthropy
The Guardian has a very thoughtful piece about the unfortunate disconnect that exists in developing nations where it’s easier to get a bottle of Coca-Cola than it is to get life-saving medicines for very treatable diseases like malaria and tuberculosis. While many of the problems associated with dispensing adequate treatment can be attributed to corruption, [...]
Filed under: Business, News on August 20th, 2009 @ 2:45 pm
Tagged with: brands, Business, charity, Coca-Cola, distribution channels, global, government, innovation, innovative, markets, medicine, non-profit, opportunities, opportunity, philanthropy
I’ve often written that non-profits and charities world be well served by taking cues from the business world by developing practices such as performance evaluations and affinity marketing to grow their reach and fundraising capabilities, but acquiring public companies is not something I would have thought to suggest. But that exactly what UK-based Housing 21, [...]
Filed under: News, Philanthropy on August 19th, 2009 @ 5:06 pm
Tagged with: Acquisitions, Business, charity, deal, economy, markets, non-profit, opportunities, opportunity, strategies, strategy, success
This week the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation hosted its first annual benefit concert “Reeve Rocks” in New York. The foundation is at the forefront of philanthropic efforts to raise money and awareness for spinal injury research but has been suffering from something like an image crisis as of late due to the fact that [...]
Filed under: Community, Philanthropy on July 31st, 2009 @ 6:17 pm
Tagged with: Added Value, Business, Community, education, efficiency, growth, inspirational, knowledge, leaders, leadership, learn, marketing, multi-disciplinary, non-profit, opportunity, philanthropy, Reeve Foundation, Stoked Mentoring, success, Youth
I’ve already mentioned how incorporating good business practices like accounting transparency and shared systems can increase the efficiency and life expectancy of non-profit organizations. Another method to consider in today’s challenging economy is affinity marketing, a tool that can help NPOs fundraise without further burdening their supporters.
Affiinity marketing allows an NPO to partner with for-profit [...]
Filed under: Business, Community, News on July 31st, 2009 @ 4:22 pm
Tagged with: Affinity Marketing, Business, economy, effective, marketing, Non Profit Organizations, non-profit, quality, sharing
In the global recession economy, the world of philanthropy has inexorably changed. Organizations once flush with funds to help those in need have now found themselves in a position of having to contract – if not fold up completely – the amount they are capable of putting up for the sake of charitable giving. However, the [...]
Filed under: Business, Community, News, Philanthropy on July 14th, 2009 @ 11:30 am
Tagged with: charity, economy, global, innovative, inspirational, non-profit, philanthropy, recession
With the rise of an economy placing an increasing importance in environmental sustainability, there also comes a need for leaders educated in matters of green technology.
When we were kids, we were always told to eat lots of fruits and vegetables so we could keep our minds and bodies healthy.