December 22, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
- While Google’s decision to donate $20-million for the holidays is generous, it’s also “lazy,” says Brian Reich, a social-media expert, on his Fast Company blog. He would have preferred if the company had offered to help charities work better with information technology.
- A.J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically, writes about the challenge of tithing, especially in lean times, in Oprah Magazine. “The key is to make it concrete,” he writes. “Try thinking in terms of time. Every 10 minutes of work, you are essentially doing one minute of volunteering for the needy.”
- When business people are considering switching careers and joining the nonprofit world, they should closely examine their motivations, says Wayne Luke, a partner with the Bridgespan Group, on a Harvard Business Review blog.
- To reflect on the spirit of giving during the holiday season, employees of the Case Foundation spent a day raising money on the street for the Salvation Army, writes Jean Case, co-founder of the foundation, on its blog. “Bell ringing reminded us that volunteering can and should be fun,” she writes.
