Stanford University lecturer Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen teaches students at Stanford about how to master philanthropy. The author of the book, Giving 2.0, has just released all her teaching notes and syllabi, along with philanthropy library. The idea is simple - by open sourcing her materials, she hopes to inspire more colleges to incorporate courses on philanthropy in their curriculum. I first heard Laura speak when she launched her book, Giving 2.0, at Stanford two years ago. Her ideas … [Read more...]
Unlocking Data for Philanthropy: Notes from Global Philanthropy Forum Session
I was honored to be invited to cover this year's Global Philanthropy Forum, a community of donors and social investors committed to international causes. The annual conference helps inform, enable and enhance the strategic nature of their work. This year's conference, "The Future We Make" had four themes - strategic philanthropy, modern day slavery, agriculture and nutrition, and education, learning, and employment. I went to cover one session, "Building An Information Infrastructure: … [Read more...]
Reflections from Social Good Brasil and a New Word: PhilanthroTeen!
I've just returned from keynoting the first Social Good Brazil conference that took place in Florianapolis, sometimes referred to the "Silicon Valley" of Brasil and where the nonprofit, social good, innovation, and technology community is leading the social change movement. Magic happens when social entrepreneurs, nonprofits leaders, technologists, and young people are brought together for a high energy, creative, and interactive event that exposes everyone to new ideas and … [Read more...]
What is the Funder's Role in Supporting Good Measurement?
Meet Bib Filbon and Jeff Bladt who have the job title, "Data Scientist," and are on staff at DoSomething.Org. They work in partnership with DoSomething's program staff to collect, analyze, and make sense of data to improve impact of DoSomething's programs. DoSomething.org does not consider this overhead. Building infrastructure, in-house expertise, and data literacy of all staff is critical to their success so they have invested. “Data Scientist” is a newly defined job that requires being … [Read more...]
Reflections from Stanford Nonprofit Management Institute: New Skills for a Complex World
“New Skills for a Complex World” was the theme of the seventh annual Nonprofit Management Institute, a two-day conference for several hundred nonprofit leaders sponsored by the Stanford Social Innovation Review and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) earlier this week. I had the honor of being on the faculty to do a master class on leading networked nonprofits. But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford … [Read more...]
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