I am so inspired! I recently learned about Van Jones’ virtual reality experiment, Day of Empathy via this video (thank you, thank you, thank you to Nancy Schwartz for writing about this on her Getting Attention nonprofit marketing blog: OMG Experiment to Connect & Activate (Dream Corps Case Study). The idea is to use virtual…| Clairification
Philanthropy comes from the Greek and means (philos) of humankind (anthropos). Nonprofits are here to be kind. To repair the world. To make our communities better, just, beautiful and caring places. This is not easy work. Love is not always readily accepted or given. Inspiring generosity takes…| Clairification
For many, this has been a gut-wrenching week. People are struggling with how to make sense of global events. Not just the American elections (though this is a huge sea change), but also escalating, senseless violence across the planet, threats to free speech, the spread of fake news, a deepening divide between classes, and a…| Clairification
A super star! Seriously, that’s what you are. But you may be wondering why I ask. What’s in a name? Recently, veteran fundraiser Jerrold Panas weighed in on the subject of development titles. He noted he prefers “Charitable Gift Planner,” “Chariable Gift Counselor,” and “Director of Donor Services” to the most…| Clairification