This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series May 2012
After Obama signed JOBS act, crowd funding has opened a avenues for small start-ups looking for growth opportunities. Crowd funding is a new capital-raising technique that allows investors to take small equity stakes in new firms over the Internet.
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This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series May 2012
Family member in Congress? Are you part of a NPO? Then do we got news for you!
It would appear that the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) [...]
This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series May 2012
It’s happening. We are just a signature away from President Obama to sign a new bill on crowdfunding, the JOBS Act. The bill that recently passed the Congress encourages people with bright ideas to acquire their seed money for their startups [...]
The JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act, in addition to making it easier for small businesses and startups to raise funds, allows private companies to advertise their investment opportunities. Previously, startups could only talk about [...]
Many of us may be familiar with this concept and not even know it. Have you ever supported a kickstarter project or given feedback online? Well then you’ve been part of the “crowd.” Crowdfunding is a relatively new concept to [...]
This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series May 2012
The San Diego based non-profit, Invisible Children (IC), is still running strong. IC has become media targeted ever since the release of their first video, Kony 2012, which created a massive awareness of the warlord, Joseph Kony, and the Lord’s [...]
Sustainability business strategies are not just an option, it’s an integral part of corporation’s core business. The organizations define their own sustainability reports essentially to provide more information about their values, social impact, and efforts with corporate transparency.
Sustainability [...]
Philanthropy isn’t just for the wealthy. According to a study by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute, American women who make $23,509 or less per year give the biggest proportion of their own income. Giving $100 or even $10 in a personal, [...]
According to the Nonprofit HR resources, hiring is looking on the “Up and Up” for non-profit organizations in 2012.
Within in the full report written by HR resources, it appears that out of the 450 nonprofits [...]
Nonprofits and NGOs must now brace themselves for political divides and class warfare rhetoric. This “charity” word used to be striking up images of honorable intention of benefactors. It certainly still serves a promising [...]
As the “Jump-start Our Business Start-ups (JOBS) Act” passed by the house this week, many small firms are awaiting for the approval from Obama next week. Will this be a strategic investment from venture capitals or angel [...]
And the Winner is… LEGAL CROWDFUNDINGGG!
On Thursday March 22nd, the U.S. Senate finally passed Crowd Funding, allowing for small businesses and “start ups” to gain funding for their businesses through raising money legitimately (a.k.a Funds).
Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts (R) [...]
A decade ago, the landscape of philanthropy was relatively simple. There were foundations—private, community, and corporate—that awarded grants to nonprofits. Community foundations administered unrestricted, restricted, and donor-advised funds. Individuals gave money to nonprofits as well, mainly through personal checks or cash (while living) and [...]
A sustainable nonprofit operating model does not mean that the organization must charge for their services. Organizations need to consistently generate value for stakeholders. Management can look at different business models across the industry to imitate the success of other organizations. Moreover, value generation is achieved [...]
Recently, Symantec has conducted a social experiment called Honey Stick Project, planting 50 smartphones loaded with fake personal and corporate data in 5 different US sites. The experiment revealed several dangerous trends:
- All phones, except two were found and [...]
The Marketing Team @ philanthropist.org: Kris, Eric, Alex, Ling, Paloma, Rad, Joi, and Laurent initiate basic SMM efforts using WordPress to help fulfill the Mission of the Org:
“To Help ALL People Become Philanthropists”
WordPress powers http://blog.philanthropist.org which is [...]
Anti vs. Pro profits (reported Hate on the rise)
According to recent recordings by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a group dedicated to monitoring and reporting the acts of all types of hate groups, it appears that hate groups [...]
Many people are in the notion that socially beneficial work is an output of non-profits. Well, Philanthropist.org is not a non-profit organization. Yep, you heard it right. We are not listed as 501 (c)1 organization and we are all about helping others!
With a growing number [...]
Is Viral Kony leaving some activists lonely?
Many “web” surfers, iphone “pocketers” and android “double agents” have been surfing across the “inter-web” lately, especially on YouTube, baring witness to the recently made viral Kony 2012 campaign video, which has been viewed [...]
President Barack Obama has finally communicated with mass amounts of voters using one of the largest virtual instant messengers used across the globe, Twitter. The president received positive response over the past week for his tweet to Obama campaign manager, [...]
Larry Summers vs. Ultra Violet vs. The World Bank
Since the “Dawn of Time” an American has always held down the position as Head chair of the World Bank. Even though there have been major changes recently within [...]
In the nonprofit arena, these common misconceptions and myths too often misguide prospective entrepreneurs from creating community and social good with their businesses.
Here’s a summary list highlighting some of the major myths and misconceptions about nonprofits, discussed further in Starting and Managing a Nonprofit [...]
Mark Kramer, Rafael Alvarez, Micheal Scannell, Stuart Thorn, #secon12, Corporate Volunteering
Today’s workplaces are enchanted or even blissfully married to one-size fits all assessments, which neglect the inherent factor that leadership characteristics important or stressed within one workplace industry might not transition well into a new industry. Successful [...]
“Ponzi” Rothstein effects Non profits charities
After Ponzi scheme conviction of Scott Rothstein in 2009, Don Henley and his non profit organization, the Caddo Lake Institute, had to return a portion of their $100,000 dollar donation [...]
In January 2012, the Election Defense Alliance (EDA) reported that 1 million dollars of their group’s funding had mysteriously disappeared under the Non-profit fiscal company, International Humanities Center, also known as the IHC.
Without warning, the EDA was [...]
Why are you here? It’s arguably life’s most important question, but is it one you ask yourself?
I recognize it’s a question some people might view as self-indulgent, while others would see it primarily through a religious lens. But is there [...]
Tweet Why would a man in Morocco who doesn’t have enough to eat buy a television?
Why is it so hard for children in poor areas to learn even when they attend school?
Why do the [...]
The American Red Cross is partnering with the Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative (WCAI) to study a pool of more than 500,000 donors who made a contribution to the Red Cross in the last five years.
The goal is [...]
The United States now ranks the highest in terms of charity in a massive global survey that put the nation in fifth place in 2010, according to CAFAmerica, a member organization of the United Kingdom based Charities Aid [...]
White House Front runners donate to Non-profits
During earlier Republican debates, leading candidate Mitt Romney had been widely questioned over his tax return statements and annual income. In Late January 2012, Mitt Romney (R) and Newt Gingrich (R) released [...]
Rebounding from ethics and fraud issues is time-consuming and costly. Nonprofit organizations do struggle to obtain damages, and some may never fully recover from the long-term damages of fraud and ethics blunders. Fraud occurs [...]
White House declares NPOs unscathed by TAX DEDUCTION- The Nonprofit Quarterly
After reading through the Non-profit Quarterly highlights, I was able to breathe a half way pleasant sigh of relief after reviews of Obama’s State of the Union address [...]
the article begins with “It’s time to teach that old dog some new tricks.
That old dog I’m referring to is social media.
Sure, you’re already blogging, and on Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Facebook, and more. Great.
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Joi Garron is a freelance/ volunteer Graphic artist from the Metrowest area of Massachusetts. She attended Framingham State University where she received her Bachelor degree in Graphic Design and Visual Communications. Afterward, Joi continued her education by attending the [...]
Bobby Mills went to school at Newbury College for Business Mgt. and has worked in the mortgage industry for about 11 years before getting into Non Profit and Philanthropy. Early on, he served on the executive board for NAACP in Brockton [...]
Ryan Flynn-Kasuba is a financial analyst at Ropes & Gray LLP. This position has given him exposure to various aspects of the financial side of a business including cash management, treasury, taxes and financial projections. Ryan has also had some experience [...]
Social responsibility is not the enemy of profitability of corporations. Corporate governance scandals, like insider trading, often seem to get more media attention than the socially responsible actions of a business. Is social responsibility an enemy [...]
While childhood obesity has increased over the past years, we now have a rising concern of advertising attacking self-esteem of children. Research has shown that kids are not biking or [...]
At a time, when America is fragile economically, fractured politically and splintered from
civil unrest, we are a people and a nation of givers. If we share one core value it is in our charitable acts. According to a global CAR survey [...]
One hundred, philanthropists, social investors, work-a-teers and bighearted people associated with www.philanthropist.org gathered to celebrate philanthropist.org, philanthropy and generous acts of kindness at its 2nd annual fun-raiser event at the Harvard Peabody Museum on December 6, 2011.
Keynote speaker, Ken Melchin, CEO [...]
Nonprofits and NGOs will need to enhance capabilities to ensure that corporate data is not exposed by public search sites or social media. Responsibility is shifting to businesses and employers to effectively monitor and prevent breach of company [...]
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