Tag Archives: Philanthropy
And Another One Gone, And Another…
Day 180 Did you know that when people are in the process of dying, they might stop breathing for several minutes, and then gasp for breath again? I learned this several years ago from a helpful instruction manual given to us by the caring and sensitive people from the hospice that provided end-of-life care for someone close [...]
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Day 163 Earlier this year I wrote about “thons,” and if I were going to have a Blog-A-Thon today, these are the posts I have on my To Write list: Something about the philanthropic leadership of Diana DiMenna - my longest-running “I intend to write this post” post. Going on two years now, I think. She [...]
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Day 156 Real life is where the action is, and you can’t put a price on personal contact. Oh, wait, you can. At the Personal Democracy Forum 2010 conference in New York City, one woman stood up after the Philanthropy 2.0 breakout session and said, “Well, now I know the truth.” Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg was attending as a Google Fellow, and [...]
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Day 128 One reason I am a Thrillionaire and I enjoy helping others discover their passion for giving is that I’m so grateful for the philanthropy of others. All donors have personal reasons for making their contributions. Not everyone wants to give to animal causes, not everyone wants to give to religious institutions, not everyone gives [...]
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Day 84 I’ve mentioned that I have several people in my circle using the Caring Bridge. One of them just told us: it’s time for the transition to hospice care. The news is sad because everyone wanted, hoped for, more time. But the news is happy because the family and the extended circle of love enjoyed years together after the initial [...]
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Day 83 Now I can say I’ve been on the same bill as Anita Baker, Dave Mason, Tim McGraw, Big Kenny, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, Governor Phil Bredesen, Senator Bill Frist, Senator Lamar Alexander, Mayor Karl Dean, Terry Bradshaw, Michael Bolton, Pete Coors, Ross Perot, Jr.,Frances Williams Preston, Danny Gokey,The Fisk Jubilee Singers, and John Seigenthaler, [...]
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Day 68 That little gasp you heard was the sound I made when I signed on to Caring Bridge a few minutes ago. It’s the second time today I got a message saying that one of my friends had posted a new update. The first one was such good news that I was going to [...]
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Day 61 Some of you think you’ve caught me red-handed – working. I’ve had a number of messages (thanks for your sarcasm, your curiosity, your concern) referring to evidence that I’m doing things that look like work. (Pause) (Reflect) (Accept intervention message) Maybe you’re right. I am having more temptation than I expected to dip [...]
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Day 37 If I hadn’t already signed up, I might have decided to skip the TED Conference. This might shock those who know I love the annual gathering, that it is the one thing that is on my calendar in indelible ink, that I am paid up until 2017. I’ve been attending in my role [...]
Full StoryHow Not To Get Money From Steven Spielberg and Angelina Jolie
Day 33 Is this work, if I write about a fundraising crime? I was actually reading a showbiz publication, Hollywood stuff, and wound up reading the case study of a philanthropy in crisis. That link takes you to a news story about a fundraiser that the organizers admit they threw together in less than two weeks, and [...]
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