May 3, 2010 | Read Time: 1 minute
- Nicolas D. Kristof, an opinion writer for The New York Times, writes on his blog about a new approach being proposed for foreign aid, in which governments pay poor countries for outcomes, such as the number of children who complete elementary school, rather than just providing money for education, which could be wasted or misused.
- Kristin Ivie, of the Case Foundation, writes on the Social Citizens blog that she is “surprised and disappointed” that charities haven’t tried harder to engage donors who made text donations after the Haiti earthquake.
- Joanne Fritz, a former nonprofit manager, writes about how to successfully manage nonprofit boards on her About.com blog and offers tips from Blue Avocado’s article, Ten Quick Ways to Invigorate Board Meetings.
- Writing on Change.org’s social entrepreneurship blog, Nell Edgington, of the group Social Velocity, discusses how the economic concept of “opportunity costs” — money, time, and resources spent — applies to nonprofit groups.
- On her blog, Black Gives Back, Tracey Webb discusses the philanthropic gifts of black celebrities and athletes, including the baseball legend Jackie Robinson and the hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons.
- The National Wildlife Federation is experimenting with ways to use location-based social networks, like FourSquare, in its work, Frank Barry, the professional services manager at Blackbaud, writes on Mashable. One idea: When someone “checks in” at a national park, the organization could send them tips about which animals to look for.
- The marketing guru Seth Godin uses his blog to offer five reasons why higher education is about to “crash and burn.” One is that colleges and universities behave too much like mass marketers. “Pick up any college brochure or catalog,” he writes. “Delete the brand names and map. Can you tell which school it is?”
