The Bloc Party

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:09:58 -0400

I fondly remember the days when all we worried about was climate change! Watching Paulson, Obama, McCain, Bush, the Dow Jones and everything else makes social change seem like a

VPF Spring Kickoff Party

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:08:13 -0500

Join NYC Venture Philanthropy Fund on March 19 at Sugar as we publicly launch our "small money, big change" approach to philanthropy. We're going to kick off spring and our first giving cycle with cocktails, conversation, and more. For additional info or to RSVP, check out our invite below or email events@nycvpf.org .

http://vpfspringkickoff.eventbrite.com

KIGALI, Rwanda — A year ago, staff members at the Treatment and Research AIDS Center could barely cope. Patients, unable to find care elsewhere, flowed in from every corner of the country. And if one of them was fortunate enough to find a bed here, she often had to share it.

Today, a dozen patients, mostly women, sit in neat waiting rooms, laughing...

Help here.

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:26:01 -0500

How do you transform something mundane and costly into an addictive and free, yet philanthropic, activity? You think outside the box a bit. The guys at the UNâ€™s World Food Programme have done just that, allowing internet users to test their vocabularly while donating food to some of the worldâ€™s poorest countries. Freerice.com converts correct answers to questions about the meaning of everyday words into rice donations that are then shipped around the world. If every school child used this instead of the standard procedure, maybe, just maybe, things may improve a bit!

Also, ...

A New Generation, A New Commitment To Change

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:59:51 -0500

A New Generation, a New Commitment to Change By Robert Egger

Forty years ago, in the first weeks of June during the presidential election year of 1968, three things happened that changed the United States.

The first was on the morning of June 6, when America awoke to the news that Sen. Robert Kennedy had died from an assassin’s bullet in Los Angeles, just days after winning the California primary.

The devastating news that one more leader, and another Kennedy, had been killed hit America hard and made an already dark year darker still.

But th...

Doing Philanthropy the Google Way

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:27:07 -0500

This is a great article about the changing landscape of philanthropy. As it has the worlds of search, advertising and online media, Google is disrupting and evolving the nature of corporate philanthropy by taking an entrepreneurial approach as opposed to a charitable approach to solving societal problems. Says Susan Raymond, senior managing director for research and chief analyst at OnPhilanthropy, about Google.org and its new, entrepreneurial attitude towards philanthropy: “Instead of just giving a man a fish, or even teaching him to fish, a social entrepreneur would invest in hi...

Understanding American Philanthropy

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:12:15 -0500

By Li Yuan

Recent statistics about the growth of Chinese wealth caught mainstream-media attention in the U.S., with both The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times gasping at the number of Chinese billionaires (106, second only to the U.S.) and the number of Chinese households with investible assets of at least $1 million (310,000, fifth after the U.S., Japan, U.K. and Germany).

But both newspapers also raised this question: What will China’s new wealthy do with their money and influence?

My colleague Robert Frank, the Journal’s Wealth Report...

Ally Request - Chris Advansun

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:12:13 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Michael Johnson-Chase

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:42:07 -0500

Ally Request - peter

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:03:53 -0500

Ally Request - Joe Truck

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:03:03 -0500

Ally Request - Stan Katz

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:01:43 -0500

Ally Request - Caroline Bernadi

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:00:34 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Luis Rodriguez

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:43:43 -0500

Ally Request - P. H.

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Help us create a new space

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:25:26 -0500

In the new year, our organisation, Public Achievement are moving into new offices in Belfast’s City Centre – actually in the new ‘Cathedral Arts Quarter’ up-and-coming funky part of town. We are moving because our existing building is in a terrible state and the owner won’t get it fixed, but we are excited about the move.

Now what we are getting is just over 1500 square feet divided into two office spaces (600 and 900 square feet). The smaller part will be used as a meeting/workshop/studio space and includes an extremely basic ‘kitchen̵...

Echoing Green Fellowship

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:45:41 -0400

What is the EG Fellowship?

Through our two-year Echoing Green Fellowship program, we provide start-up capital and technical assistance to help new leaders launch their organizations and build capacity. We offer:

â€¢ A grant of up to $90,000, paid in four equal installments over two years â€¢ A health insurance stipend â€¢ Conferences led by organizational development experts â€¢ Access to technical support and pro bono partnerships to help grow your organization â€¢ A community of like-minded social entrepreneurs and public service leaders

W...

rethos.com Campus Marketing Director

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:23:41 -0400

ethos.com is currently looking for instigators to take on the challenge of championing Rethos on their campus. Rethos is currently looking to hire Campus Marketing Directors across North America. The benefits of this position include sought-after managerial experience, resume building, and the experience of working with an exciting team of social entrepreneurs on a venture that is poised to blow up overnight and unite millions.

The goal of the mission critical position is to drive rethos onto your campus and ally socially engaged members of the student body and thought leading ...

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