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Reflections on the 29 Day Giving Challenge
Britt Bravo, author of the Have Fun • Do Good blog, has just finished participating in the 29 Day Giving Challenge.
She has posted a thought…
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Enroute to Sweden to Participate in The Stockholm Challenge
Hello blog readers, I am enroute to Sweden to participate in The Stockholm Challenge. In March, Social Actions was selected as a finalist in the Stockholm Challenge. Please have a loo…
Posted by Peter Deitz on May 15, 2008 at 1:30pm — No Comments
Two Papers on Citizen-Centered Civic Engagement
Posted by Peter Deitz on May 14, 2008 at 11:00am — 1 Comment
Peer Production: "A Revolution in the Making"
Below is a video of Michel Bauwens, founder of the P2P Foundation, presenting a 30 minute keynote entitled Infrastructure, Communities and Corporations: Is There a Middle Way Between Open and Closed? at the Emerging Communications (eComm) conference held in Mountain View, California, on Friday 14th March 2008.
Bauwens talks at lengt…
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The Future of Social Networks
Below are slides from Groundswell author Charlene Li on The Future of Social Networks.
Charlene's Intro:
ContinueI set my time frame for the long term – five, even ten years out. That’s because unless we know where we want to end up, how could we ever c
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Posted by Peter Deitz on May 12, 2008 at 3:23pm — No Comments
Vision, Leadership and Partnership
On Tuesday evening, the famed cartoonist Milt Gross made an appearance at the Council on Foundations annual conference. In a session called Strategic Philanthropy: Theory and Practice, the speaker Paul Brest, President of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, flashed on the monitor a cartoon of howling wolves gathered at the edge of a cliff. One of the wo…
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Bloggers Cover the Council on Foundations Annual Conference
The Council on Foundations deserves two thumbs up for putting together a thought-provoking leadership summit that attracted philanthropists and foundation staff from across the globe. Unfortunately, their effort to communicate what was happening at the event to people who could not attend was less successful.
The homepage of the Council on Foundations does not feature a single headline about the conference. Visitors can…
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Race, Philanthropy, and the Grassroots
Last night, attendees of the Council on Foundation’s annual conference were treated to a special event at the recently opened Newseum in Washington DC. Filmmaker Katrina Browne—a descendent of the DeWolf family, the largest slave trading family in the United States during the 19th century—took audience members on a 1.5 hour journey across geographic, historic, and racial borders.
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Philanthropy 2.0: A Video Q&A with DonorsChoose, Facebook Causes, Kiva, The Motley Fool, and The Case Foundation
For micro-philanthropy groupies, including me, yesterday’s session on Philanthropy 2.0 at the Council on Foundation’s annual conference featured a star studded panel. The founders of DonorsChoose, Facebook Causes, and The Motley Fool we…
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Seven Tips for Foundations Looking to “Push the Envelope” of Philanthropy (Instead of Papers)
I’m tucked away in a remote corner of the enormous Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center, the site of this year’s annual conference of the Council on Foundations.
Before heading over to the next event, I want to quickly share seven tips I heard today on how foundations can “push the envelope” of philanthropy.
The following ideas come from three sources:
Posted by Peter Deitz on May 5, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments
The Davos of Philanthropy: First Impressions
I find myself on the edges of what could easily be called the “Davos of Philanthropy.” Roughly three thousand attendees have flown in from across the globe to discuss the current and future states of global philanthropy.
A few phrases from the opening statements of Steve Gunderson, the Council on Foundations executive director, jumped out as worth noting:
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My Intro Letter to the Tactical Philanthropy Blogging Team
Depending on how you look at it, my journey to this year’s summit started yesterday morning, when I boarded the Amtrak train from Montreal to Washington DC, or last year, when Sean of Tactical Philanthropy delivered the excitement of the 2007 annual conference…
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Philanthropy's Vision: A Leadership Summit
Next week, I will be live-blogging from the Council on Foundation's annual conference entitled Philanthropy's Vision: A Leadership Summit. Please have a lo…
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What Is The Social Actions Open API and Mashup All About?
Later this month, Social Actions will be headed to the NetSquared Mashup Challenge to win support for its open API and mashup of 29+ Social Action Platforms.
Earlier today, I spontaneously recorde…
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Rising Voices Seeks Micro-Grant Proposals Related to AIDS/HIV
Solana Larsen, managing editor at Global Voices Online, forwarded me this innovative grant proposal request on behalf of Rising Voices and the Open Society Institute. Congratulations to OSI for structuring a grant-program that reaches out to grassroots citizen journalists trying to make their voices heard.
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Root Causes vs. Facebook Causes
Note: I wrote this blog post for the opinion blog at the Stanford Social Innovation Review. You are welcome to leave a comment here, or on the…
Posted by Peter Deitz on April 30, 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments
Impact of "micro-philanthropy" on conventional development aid
Posted by Rosemary Cairns on April 30, 2008 at 10:37am — 2 Comments
Change.org is Hiring Bloggers
Taking a cue from About.com, Change.org is hiring experts in particular issues to act as human guides to the most relevant information and actionable content in a cause area. This development is a signif…
Posted by Peter Deitz on April 30, 2008 at 8:30am — 1 Comment
2008 e-Nonprofit Benchmarks Study
Last week, M+R Strategies and NTEN released their joint study of benchmarks in online fundraising and advocacy.
Some key findings of…
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Launch Your Own Social Action
Back in January, I committed myself to building an automated wizard that would help people plan and implement micro-philanthropy campaigns. My intent was to create--with the help of other non…
Posted by Peter Deitz on April 28, 2008 at 9:35pm — No Comments
April 2008 Giving Carnival Results
At the beginning of this month, I posed the question, Is Person-to-Person Fundraising Dead, or Just Getting Started?
In response to the question, I have received six thought-provoking contributions. If I can pull a common thread from the giving carnival participants, it would be that onl…
ContinuePosted by Peter Deitz on April 25, 2008 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments
ThePoint's Blog on Collective Action
I just received an email from ThePoint founder Andrew Mason. He was writing to tell me about the MakeSomethingHappen blog. The latest blog post is…
Posted by Peter Deitz on April 25, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments
DonateNow Challenge
Posted by Peter Deitz on April 25, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments
New Social Action Platforms: PincGiving and MTDN
PincGiving and Make the Difference Network (MTDN) are the latest additions to the world of online social activism. Both social action platforms have been designed with niche focuses in mind. PincGiving makes processing international donations affordable for the donor and recipient organization. Make the Difference Network uses celebrity personalities to bring out the inner micro-philanthropist in entertainment fans.…
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Join Me for A Workshop About Micro-Philanthropy
I am busy preparing for the busiest month of my life (to date). In May, I will be attending the NetSquared Mashup Challenge and the Stockholm Challenge…
Posted by Peter Deitz on April 22, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments
Person-to-Person Hopebuilding
Below is a contribution to this month's giving carnival question, Is Person-to-Person Fundraising Dead, or Just Getting Started?
Rosemary Cairns—writing from Uzice, Serbia—sent me this thoughtful response via email. She recasts my question about fundraising in broader terms of how peer-to-peer activities in general are transforming international development. In short, Rosemary is saying that fundrais…
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On Philanthrocapitalism: openDemocracy Authors Respond to Michael Edwards
In recent weeks, the U.K.-based website openDemocracy has run a series of interesting articles dealing with the future of philanthropy.
The articles listed below were written in response to an article by Michael Edwards, entitled…
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Tom Munnecke: Inventing the Future of Philanthropy
Tom Munnecke, who I consider a personal mentor, speaks in this 43 minute video about all of the things I'm interested in: peer-to-peer social chan…
Posted by Peter Deitz on April 16, 2008 at 4:00pm — No Comments
SixDegrees: Stats from a Leading Provider of Fundraising Widgets
Recently, Stacie Mann of SixDegrees sent me the following statistics from the popular provider of person-to-person fundraising widgets.
Posted by Peter Deitz on April 15, 2008 at 4:00pm — No Comments
DonorsChoose: Fulfilling the Promise of Micro-Philanthropy
Check out this inspiring presentation by DonorsChoose founder Charles Best and CTO Oliver Hurst-Hiller. They presented at Google's Tech Talks in earl…
Posted by Peter Deitz on April 14, 2008 at 4:00pm — No Comments
Ten Tips for Building a Web 2.0 Community on the Cheap
A few days ago, I came across this incredibly succint blog post about setting up a web 2.0 community on the cheap.
The tips come from the founder of ObamaCycle: A Craigslist for Oba…
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Against Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship
I've been in a self-critical mood these days. Last week, I drew attention to the difficulties that nonprofits are having with person-to-person fundraising. Now, I'm pointing to a speech, a magazine art…
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From Grassroots Philanthropy to Micro-Philanthropy
For nearly 20 years, Philanthropic Ventures Foundation (PVF) founder Bill Somerville has been practicing the values and demonstrating the potential of micro-philanthropy. But there’s something remarkable about Somerville’s micro-philanthropy.…
Posted by Peter Deitz on April 7, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments
Network Power for Philanthropy and Nonprofits
Yesterday, I accidentally came across an interesting report from 2004, entitled Network Power for Philanthropy and Nonprofits, authored by Peter Plastrik and Madeleine Taylor, on behalf of the Barr Foundation. The conclusions in this report are as sharp today as they were four years ago.
Here's an excerpt from the fir…
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Whoa, Nelly! Web 2.0 is Cool, But...
If you have been following my blog for the last two weeks, you have heard me comment on the Web 2.0 vibe at this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference.
I'll end my coverage of the NTC with a link to…
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Is Person-to-Person Fundraising Dead, or Just Getting Started?
I have volunteered to host the Giving Carnival for the month of April.
The Giving Carnival is a monthly event that gathers the best blog posts on various topics related to Giving (philanthropy, charity, etc). In March 2008, Roger Carr of the Everyda…
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Nine Core Principles of Engagement
Sometimes, blog entries write themeselves. This post is one of those entries.
Yesterday evening, I attended an excellent pop education workshop called "Finding Our Way to Action: Tactics for Mapping Social Change," organized by the Center for Community Organizations (COCo) in Montreal. The workshop itself was incredibly well-conceived and presented. I'll be blogging about it in more detail next week.
For now, I want to share "nine core prin…
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Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Gets a Bad Rap
For advocates of peer-to-peer fundraising, the mood at this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference in New Orleans came as a bit of a shock.
At least three sessions focused on the role of social networks in fundraising. All of them were aimed at lowering expectations.
Change.org founder Ben Rattray emphasized "exponential decay" instead of "exponential growth" in how person-to-person fundraising campaigns p…
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Mashups, Open APIs, and the Future of Collaboration in the Nonprofit Tech Sector
If a conference can inspire new ideas, clarify one’s mission, and connect the people who can put those new ideas into action, then it rocks! That was my experience yesterday at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in New Orleans.
After a lackluster performance by David Pogue (I realize that 75% of the conference attendees disagree with me on this point), my day got rolling with an awesome presentation by Brian Reich of…
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A "Giving Challenge" Story
Tom Watson, author of the upcoming book CauseWired: Plugging in, Getting Involved, Changing the World, has recently published a reflection (not quite a case study) of the Sharing Foundation's s…
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Your Vote for My Project Will Give Micro-Philanthropy a Boost
Dear readers,
I am asking for your support in an online contest called the NetSquared Mashup Challenge.
Below, you will find simple instructions on how you can vote for my contest submission. Your support will he…
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Future Leaders in Philanthropy
Future Leaders in Philanthropy (FLIP), a project of ChangingOurWorld, is a blog, Facebook group, and offline…
Posted by Peter Deitz on March 17, 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments
Philanthropy Stock Markets
Sean Stannard-Stockton has written a very interesting piece in the Financial Times about the emergence of stock markets for philanthropy:
Philanthropy is undergoing a transformational shift. While most donors continue to give in the same ways they have for 100 years, the vanguard of
…Posted by Peter Deitz on March 4, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments
Barack Obama and Micro-Philanthropy
Can nonprofits learn something from Barack Obama’s online fundraising success? This is the subject of a recent discuss…
Posted by Peter Deitz on February 20, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments
Understanding Networks and Civil Society
Michael GilbertIn September, I met Michael Gilbert of The Gilbert Center at a conference call…
Posted by Peter Deitz on February 7, 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments
SproutBuilder Changes the Game
For the last four months, I have been asking the founders of ChipIn to supply me with an RSS feed of new widget fundraising campaigns. “We’re busy with other things” was the consistent response. Now I know on what.
Posted by Peter Deitz on February 4, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments
They Come in the Name of Helping
Below is an email interview with Peter Brock, the undergraduate student from Skidmore College who produced the online film, They Come in the Name of Helping.
Peter's film looks at international phil…
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Help Me Clone Beth Kanter
Beth KanterLast night, I received an email from Beth Kanter requesting that I put out a final word about the charity badge on…
Posted by Peter Deitz on January 29, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments
Prize Philanthropy: The Next Frontier of Peer-to-Peer Social Change
Philippe Bradley Philippe Bradley, an undergraduate biochemistry student at Oxford, is busy creating a new social action platform that will combine…
Posted by Peter Deitz on January 28, 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments
Project Agape: Brotherly Love, But Limited to Facebook
Facebook Co-Founders: Sean Parker and Joe GreenContribute Magazin…
Posted by Peter Deitz on January 22, 2008 at 2:30pm — No Comments
"If I Knew Then About Social Media What I Know Now"
For anyone who missed this thread started by Beth Kanter, several nonprofit social media gurus have been posting their thoughts on the questions:
"What if I could start all my social media and nonprofit work over from scratch? What would I do differently? What lessons have I learned that will stick with me for 2008?"
…
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How to Succeed in The Case Foundation's Giving Challenge
Here's a quick round-up of blog entries discussing strategies for succeeding in The Case Foundation's Giving Challenge. If anyone knows of additional blog entries with tips for success in this contest, please post them in the comments sec…
Posted by Peter Deitz on January 16, 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments
Razoo's Interview with The Case Foundation
Razoo has published an interview with Th…
Posted by Peter Deitz on January 8, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments
GiveMeaning's Tom Williams
Last week, the Globe & Mail newspaper profiled GiveMeaning's Tom Williams. G…
Posted by Peter Deitz on January 2, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments
Social Actions and The Stockholm Challenge
I have just submitted Social Actions as an 11th-hour nominee for the 2008 Stockholm Challenge. Please have a look at my…
Posted by Peter Deitz on December 21, 2007 at 9:30pm — No Comments
ZaZengo: A SourceForge.net for Social Change
ZaZengo screenshotWhat happens when an ex-Microsoft developer and a repeat social entrepreneur join forces? In the case of…
Posted by Peter Deitz on December 20, 2007 at 3:00pm — No Comments
NetworkforGood Partners with Change.org
In a statement released yesterday, NetworkforGood and Change.org announced the following partnership.
Change.org and Netw
