The CAFAmerica mission is to help North American donors create thoughtful and effective philanthropy throughout the world. Individuals, corporations, charities and their advisors rely on us to develop, manage, and monitor their philanthropy; from goals to grants, from research to results. Donors contact CAFAmerica with a foreign nonprofit in mind or to discuss their philanthropic […]
YouTube has begun rolling out a new YouTube Channel design entitled One Channel to a very small small group of YouTube users. A sitewide roll out is expected in early March. The new design offers much less customization, but enables more efficient browsing of your videos and the channels that you are subscribed to, and is more […]
I love the message, “Leadership is Action… not Position.” I think it is so important for people to understand that they can lead regardless of their title or position. Tapping into the leadership potential of everyone involved gives an organization a huge advantage. Of course, the other side of this message is important too. Being […]
Clean the World Foundation Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization committed to reducing the waste created by discarded soap and shampoo products and preventing the millions of deaths caused by hygiene-related illnesses around the world. Clean the World was founded in February 2009 by Shawn Seipler and Paul Till and is based in […]
The Globus family of brands provides a variety of products addressing the needs of today’s diverse traveler with unparalleled vacation experiences, full of discovery and insight. Globus has been offering hundreds of unique itineraries all over the world for more than 80 years. With the Globus family of brand’s charitable fundraising program, Get Out and […]
Most nonprofit’s have no idea that they likely have a Facebook Community Page. Launched in 2010, the purpose of community pages are still mostly unknown although a sound hypothesis would be that their existence is now connected to the recently launched Facebook Graph Search. The hope of many admins has thus far been that community pages would […]
I am thrilled to welcome a new contributor to Philanthropegie – Heather Mansfield. Heather Mansfield is the owner of DIOSA Communications, principal blogger at Nonprofit Tech 2.0, and author of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. She also created and maintains the “Nonprofit Organizations” profiles on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, YouTube, Flickr, LinkedIn, […]
Matt Lauer interviewed Bill Gates on The Today Show last week – talking mostly about the impact of work done by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. As they spoke about the billions of dollars already invested in helping people around the world, Bill Gates was quick to say “we can do more.” Matt helped […]
Today I am pleased to share a great modern resource that can be an effective tool for any person or organization wishing to expand and enhance their internet media presence: Flavors. Flavors is a website creation tool that allows significant flexibility, incorporation of various social media applications, and seemingly endless possibilities. Better yet, the majority […]
I just read a great article from the folks at “Good.” This blog post (and responses) focuses on the importance of saying “No” so you can say “Yes” to the truly important things in your life. Of course, it’s up to each person to figure out what is truly important in their life. And, as […]
