November 24, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
- Should the government register nonprofit groups like the U.S. Patent Office, which is testing a new way to approve patents by seeking public input through the Internet and so-called crowdsourcing? Lucy Bernholz, a foundation consultant, asks this question on her blog.
- While American environmental groups have chosen to promote the “bright side” of dealing with climate change, like creating so-called green jobs, charities in Europe and elsewhere have produced much darker, and potentially more successful, marketing, writes David A. Fahrenthold, a science writer for The Washington Post.
- While there are half a dozen or more efforts to bring computers and other information technology to poor parts of the world, their results have been mixed so far, writes Mark Beckford, a vice president at NComputing, a California company. His views appear on Next Billion, a blog about global antipoverty work
- In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Robert K. Ross, president of the California Endowment, lists on the foundation’s blog what he is thankful for this season, including that health care is under discussion, the role of grass-root charity leaders, and for having a job he loves.
