The Age of the Social Entrepreneur
Along with many others, New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof spent the week in Davos. What impressed him most? The gathered social entrepreneurs. Not only because they were half as old as the other participants, the statesmen, entrepreneurs and celebrities, but also because don’t wait for others to change the world, but do the job [...]
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Tags: Ashoka, Choki Traditional Art School, Himalaya Youth Foundation, Mali Initiative, nicholas kristof, social entrepreneurs
The new Philanthropists
It is often only after new role models have been established (who a critical number of people want to emulate) that new socio-economic trends gain momentum and are sustainable. With this insight in mind, Irish economic philosopher Charles Handy has assembled 23 portraits of good-doers in The New Philanthropists. What is new about these benefactors? Unlike many [...]
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Tags: advocate foundation, charles handy, children on the edge, greenhouse organisation, just enough faith, mahnaz malik, new philanthropists, niall mellon, role models
A basis for informed choices
On my desk today was a video of a (very respectable, “senior”) round table discussion at the National Press Club in Washington about Charity Fraud and Reform, posted on the online site of Contribute . At the same time, a reader of Aishahs latest blogpost on online fundraising platforms, pointed us to an article critical [...]
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betterplace.org and the others – online fundraising platforms
When observing yourself you can learn a lot about others, too (and vice versa). As far as we – and the author of the German Das Kulturmanagement Blog know – betterplace.org is the one and only. In Germany, that is. On a global level, however, there are many online fundraising platforms, and that’s a good [...]
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Lilian’s and Julius’ location check: a betterplace project in Mali
This is an excerpt taken from an article that was written in German. It was posted on our German blog by 15-year-old Lilian and 14-year-old Julius (both members of betterplace junior) who are visiting Mali, Westafrica, right now. It would be great to hear more about their experiences! In Bamako we visited a school that [...]
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New report on accountability of charitable organisations
In a period where many people tend to be quite cynical towards the State and its organs – and regard governmental institutions as weak, over-bureaucratic or corrupt – non-governmental organisations seem to be an adequate alternative for they are a manifestation of the power of the civil society and the difference it can make. The [...]
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Tags: civil society, criticism, Global Accountability Account, NGO, non-governmental organisations, One World Trust, transparency