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Robert Gates: Too Few Americans Bear The Burdens Of War
DURHAM, N.C. â€Â" Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that most Americans have grown too detached from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and see...
Reality many times means we must face the world as it is and not as we wish it would be.
Helping refugees find loved ones around the world
Umovement: A Wikipedia for Social Good: http://bit.ly/cVMVj1
OP-ED COLUMNIST: Too Many Hamburgers?"Studying China’s ability to invest for the future doesn’t make me feel we have thewrong system. It makes me feel that we are abusing ourright system. There is absolutely no reason our democracy should not be able to generate the kind of focus, legitimacy, unity and stick-to-it-iveness to do big things — democratically — that China does autocratically. We’ve done it before. But we’re not doing it now because too many of our poll-driven, toxically partisan, cable-TV-addicted, money-corrupted political class are more interested in what keeps them in power than what would again make America powerful, more interested in defeating each other than saving the country."- Friedman http://nyti.ms/di5Em7
Are we letting our ego and self motive get in the way?
NGO Leaders From Around the World Share How Tech Has Helped Their Causes [VIDEO]: http://bit.ly/aPIziO
Thousands of charities, research centers, NGOs, and important causes around the world struggling to raise a few dollars to realize their visions. Yet, politicians are raising record-level cash during a recession. Isn't there something wrong here? Karl Midterm campaign fundraising on pace to set record
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Hospital chief leads by example to make her staff healthier
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For those of us who say we CAN'T.
Karl French quadruple amputee swims across English Channel
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I've always had an interest in the characteristics that help us succeed; the whole "nature v. nurture" argument.
This speaks to some of that.
Want to know your thoughts.
Karl Just Manic Enough: Seeking Perfect Entrepreneurs Though they may have many quirks, intense leaders are a common thread in the world of entrepreneurship. http://nyti.ms/dtVoZi
Social Good: Charity and Technology in the Online Universe [INFOGRAPHIC]: http://bit.ly/aN8E5D
How Social Good Has Revolutionized Philanthropy: http://bit.ly/ccYNKi
Why Social Media Is a Game-Changer for Causes: http://bit.ly/93Z2ZB
How the Web Can be Harnessed for Social Good: http://bit.ly/c6tjWO
"Power is addictive, in both a psychological and physical sense. The rush and excitement from being involved in important discussions with senior figures and the ego boost from having people at your beck and call are tough to lose, even if you voluntarily choose to retire or leave and even if you have more money than you could ever spend. In a power- and celebrity-obsessed culture, to be "out of power" is to be out of the limelight, away from the action, and almost invisible. It is a tough transition to make."
"Power is addictive, in both a psychological and physical sense. The rush and excitement from being involved in important discussions with senior figures and the ego boost from having people at your beck and call are tough to lose, even if you voluntarily choose to retire or leave and even if you have more money than you could ever spend. In a power- and celebrity-obsessed culture, to be "out of power" is to be out of the limelight, away from the action, and almost invisible. It is a tough transition to make."
5 Trends Shaping the Future of Social Good: http://bit.ly/d7mth6 What are the implications for your fundraising operation and what will you do to face them?
Is your company looking for savings? They are in people, process, and systems.
10 Ways to Start a Fund for Social Good Online: http://bit.ly/dtRNXg Are you using any of these? Others? What's your experience?
Given the popularity of social media and philanthropic initiatives such as Chase Community Giving,Pepsi Refresh Project,and Crowdrise,and the lack of public support for phone and mail solicitations, it's fair to say some of the old tried and true ways of fundraising are no longer sustainable. Giving needs to be fun, convenient, easy, and less intrusive to engage the next generation of annual donors. Here are five (and a few bonus ideas) ways to revive your annual fund: 1. Make it easy to give online or through mobile apps and texting. And make recognition instant. Put your giving buttons on every page of your website and make the giving form as simple as possible: name, address, email, cell phone, what area are you supporting, and how much are you giving. As soon as they "click" to make the gift, an email...or better yet, a text message...should arrive on their computer or phone thanking them for making the gift. Why should it take 24-48 hours to process a gift? Retailers don't take 24-48 hours to process my payments. 1a. Do you have a mobile app? If not, is your website mobile friendly? 2. Create a way for them to share with their Facebook and Twitter friends about the gift they just made. "I just made a gift to the College of Education and ask you join me in supporting their important work. Your gift of any amount can make a difference. And they make it fun and easy to give." 3. Provide donate buttons they can add to their webpages so their followers can make gifts to your cause. 4. Their names should immediately show up on your webpage list of annual fund donors under the giving range for their gift. Did this gift make them eligible to move from "Gold" level to "Platinum" level? Make sure their name shows up as a Platinum donor and that they receive another email or text message congratulating them on becoming your newest Platinum level donor. Provide a Facebook and Twitter button that enables them to share the fact they are now a Platinum donor with all their Facebook and Twitter friends and family. 5. Make it fun and competitive. Every gift they make makes them eligible for points or stamps. In the previous example, the new Platinum donor gets a Platinum donor stamp to add to her other stamps. These are added to her mobile app for your cause, or to her "My" page for your cause, or made available for her to add to her blog. The points go into her account and the donors with the most points get included in prize give-aways at the end of the year. They get their photos on your website with their bios and quotes about why they give to your cause...and how much they enjoy the experience. 5a. Points are earned not only for giving but also for volunteering (e.g., serving on the board or helping with an event), attending events, having others give through their giving buttons, posting videos and photos to your website or Facebook page, Tweeting about your cause (are you not monitoring Twitter for mentions of your cause?), etc. This is cost effective for us and less intrusive and more fun for donors. Get creative. Use technology. Borrow great ideas from successful efforts like the ones mentioned at the beginning of this post. Make it easy and make it fun. People are busy. It's not that they don't care. They just have a lot going on. If it's too labor intensive or takes too many steps, they won't take the time. And when they give, recognize them, brag on them, and thank them...at least 7 times (thanks, Jerry Panas): the instant thank you email or text, another email in two weeks, another email in 6 months, an email from someone who benefited from their gift, thank you on the recognition page of your website, a holiday card. What else can we do to make giving easy and fun? Happy Fundraising!
Great tips to make us more productive, healthy, and happy.
Top 1% hold 24% of US wealth.
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Income Inequality: 'The Most Profound Change In American Society In Your Lifetime'
In 1915, a statistician at the University of Wisconsin named Willford I. King published The Wealth and Income of the People of the United States,...
Are you brave enough to give this to your staff?
Are you brave enough to give this to your staff?
Really pleased and proud to see this. Great initiative! Public workers given mental health training in Austin
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From The New York Times: ESSAY: The End of Tenure? Two recent books resurrect the debate over universities and the supposedly pampered people who teach there. http://nyti.ms/cJ8Yjh What are your thoughts?
Teams with just one "bad apple" can see a performance disadvantage of 30-40% when compared to teams without one.
This is one of my management mantras.
How do you handle mistakes in your office?
Passion, practice, persistence, commitment, sacrifice, and rest.
We struggle with this in fundraising. How do we get people to take action by getting engaged in our cause and (later) making a gift? It always works best when the cause is already something they are passionate about; something that has affected them personally (or a good friend or family member). Trying to get people to care about something they feel no personal connection to is difficult to manufacture. And when you want it to be intrinsic (that's when the biggest gifts, the ultimate gifts get made), it's virtually impossible. Something has to make them care for them to have the motivation, the will to act on it in a significant way.
