by mfg | Nov 6, 2009 | Canadian Philanthropy, US Philanthropy
As a side project to my day job, I’ve been exploring the world of Canadian public policy. Given the opportunity to participate in a very smart program for non-profits called the Max Bell Public Policy Institute – I’ve been opening my eyes ( & brain) to the...
by mfg | Oct 30, 2009 | Calgary, Canadian Philanthropy
I’m still mulling over my ‘helpful’ theme from my last blog post – we all (usually) have good intentions to be helpful. In my last post, I was asking donors to be helpful – and after two philanthropic conference in one week, I am turning...
by mfg | Sep 21, 2009 | Canadian Philanthropy
Greeting me this morning was a Twitter post from Imagine Canada – forwarding an article from the National Post titled, “Let the Donor Beware”. Reading through the article, I quickly asked, “is this helpful?” Life in the non-profit...
by mfg | Sep 11, 2009 | Canadian Philanthropy, Philanthropy
A colleague sent me this video the other day, posted on Katya’s Non Profit Marketing Blog. It made me both laugh and cringe. We’d never find ourselves bartering with our hair stylist or in a restaurant on the price of a service received. We’d...
by mfg | Aug 20, 2009 | Canadian Philanthropy, Philanthropy
A new report is out from Michael Moody and the USC Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy on the effect of donor socialization. A slim 41 pages ask & answer the question, what does it take to become a venture philanthropist. Not viewed from the investment...
by mfg | Jun 11, 2009 | Canadian Philanthropy
Seth Godin posted a wonderful blog, Guy #3 and You Tube video (below) displaying the power of timing. It’s a fascinating display of what can happen to an idea who’s time has come.
