November 30, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
- Foundations should do more to discuss their mistakes with their peers and the public, says Grant Oliphant, president of the Pittsburgh Foundation, in a video discussion from the Communications Network, a group of foundation communications officials.
- The list by Barron’s magazine of the 25 “best” philanthropists is well intentioned but “too cute by half,” writes Mitch Nauffts, editorial director for the Foundation Center, on the center’s blog.
- Social entrepreneurship is relatively new to East Asia, but in Hong Kong and other parts of China it is gaining momentum, writes Nora Gao, business development manager for the Social Venture Group, a philanthropy consulting company in Shanghai. Her views appear on the company’s blog.
- Seth Godin, the author and marketing expert, writes on his blog that you can’t trust fund raisers who aren’t willing to donate their own money to good causes.
- Too many nonprofit leaders needlessly worry that using social-media sites like Facebook could harm their brand, writes Allison Fine, a Chronicle contributor and the author of a book on social change in the digital age. She says that senior staff members need to trust younger workers to speak effectively about their organizations on the sites.
- Beth Kanter, a blogger who writes about how charities can use social media, offers tips for encouraging children to get involved in philanthropy.
