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Be A Citizen Reviewer for New Foundation Effort

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Via Allison Fine The Case Foundation is looking for some folks to serve as external reviewers for the first part of its new grantmaking effort focused on igniting citizen-centered community work across the country. This looks like an interesting experiment to blend citizen journalism with philanthropy in the real world.

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The Nonprofit Book We’ve Been Waiting Four Years To Read Is Finally Here: New Power

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Back in November, 2014, Henry Timms and Jeremy Heimans published an article about “New Power” in the Harvard Business Review that caught my eye. The article caught fire – not only in nonprofit and philanthropy circles – but also business, government, and beyond. How do you blend?

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Reflections from Stanford Nonprofit Management Institute: New Skills for a Complex World

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But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

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Does Your Business Need a Custom Corporate Philanthropy Platform?

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Corporate Philanthropy Drives Business Results. Other companies are using more diverse types of corporate giving – such as employee matching gift programs, volunteer opportunities, and non-cash donation drives – to increase philanthropy and improve their ROI. CSR is no longer something corporations must do to check a box.

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Should CEOs and Executive Directors Use Social Media?

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This is a good example of a "Blended profile.". His Twitter stream is where he shares what he reading about philanthropy and technology but also his travels to different social sector and technology conferences. Find those and review how they are using it. Even the user name, "ntenhross" incorporates her organization's brand.