philanthropy
Gear Up for Giving with the Case Foundation
Remember America's Giving Challenge, that great test of online fundraising sponsored by the Case Foundation and Parade Magazine a couple of years ago? With more than 80,000 people contributing $1.7 million, it went a long way toward proving Jean Case's assertion that "Small amounts of money given by large numbers of individuals can be combined to do great things."
2009 NTC Preview: Vince Stehle on Philanthropy and Social Media
This is the very last of my 2009 NTC Preview podcasts. It's also the longest, because Vince is a very interesting guy, with a lot of interests and a talent for connecting people and ideas.
Vince is leading the 2009 NTC session, "Fundster: How Philanthropy is Adapting Social Network Practice". You may remember America's Giving Challenge. Or maybe you've already voted in the NetSquared Challenge. This is the sort of thing we're talking about -- transparent philanthropy driven by the people. The idea of mixing social media and philanthropy certainly has its detractors, but there's no doubt that it's shaking up how we think about funding and fundraising. As Vince says in the podcast, "It's way too early for dogma."