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India’s Philanthropy Spending Grows, Development Goals Elusive

The NonProfit Times

Despite the robust annual increases, however, the current total falls short of the 13% of GDP analysts at NITI Aayog, an Indian government public policy think tank, believe is necessary for the country to meet its commitment to achieving 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. That amount constituted 8.3%

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Insights your association management software can provide your board of directors

Nimble AMS

Board reports also summarize committee reports about governing finances or other vital organizational activities. Finding a connection among those groups may hint at a possible way to raise subscription or membership rates in the future.

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A Helpful (Unofficial) Digital Training Guide for New AmeriCorps Members

Whole Whale

As an independent agency of the Government, their work engages over 5 million people in service across AmeriCorps VISTA , AmeriCorps NCCC , AmeriCorps State and National, and AmeriCorps Seniors. Hint: SEO will be the best value over time followed by the Google Ad Grant.

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Great reads from around the web on September 15th

Amy Sample Ward

One is on the idea of government 2.0, or government-as-a-platform. The second is on whether the net is better for campaigning than governing. At the same time, though, the Pew study also sees some hints that new forms of civic engagement through social media services could soon change this pattern."

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How to Recognize a Suspicious Email

Tech Soup

Somewhat like a poker tell, suspicious emails contain hints that the sender isn't who they claim to be. According to the National Cyber Security Alliance, 85 percent of U.S. organizations have experienced a phishing attack and 30 percent of people have opened a phishing email. Watch this video to learn how to spot email scams.

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My Davos remarks on IP

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Hint: it won't be the one that saves lives. Let's encourage tech transfer organizations at universities (and government labs) to license their technology to both commercially valuable opportunities as well as socially valuable opportunities. The other drug helps men feel - better about themselves.

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Do You NEED Your Supporters?

Media Cause

If you have a policy, thought-leadership, or government relations team, you know that true societal shifts and those monumental changes we want require advocacy. Often, as I hinted at the beginning of this blog, I’ve seen organizations trying to decipher how their supporters could contribute. And advocacy requires, well, advocates.

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