--- title: Tim McCarthy & BGF | Blog (98) description: This site is solely intended to share my learning in business and engaged philanthropy with like-minded people. Ideally, I will continue to build up my audience through readership and speaking gigs but since I've been writing and speaking for 30 years now, my real intention is just to share my journey. (98) --- [![Main-Logo-01-1](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Main-Logo-01-1.png?width=250&height=43&name=Main-Logo-01-1.png "Main-Logo-01-1")](https://www.thebusinessofgood.org) # Tim McCarthy and the Business of Good ## [Newsletter: Will We Learn?](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-will-we-learn) ** Mar 15, 2010 6:46:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Professional Growth and Development](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/professional-growth-and-development), [Business & Entrepreneurship](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/business-entrepreneurship), [Organizational & Operational Excellence](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/organizational-operational-excellence) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-will-we-learn#comments-listing) Risk and reward is the basis of all successful financial systems so the US government must not intervene in such a way as to put that system out of balance.  [more] [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-will-we-learn) ## [Article: Why Do People Really Give to Charity?](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/article-why-do-people-really-give-to-charity) ** Mar 1, 2010 10:25:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Learning and Knowledge](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/learning-and-knowledge) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/article-why-do-people-really-give-to-charity#comments-listing) *By Sean Stannard-Stockton* *Published: June 25, 2008, Stanford Social Innovation Review* *http://www.ssireview.org/opinion/entry/* [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/article-why-do-people-really-give-to-charity) ## [Music: March 2010 Song of the Month](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/music-march-2010-song-of-the-month) ** Mar 1, 2010 10:14:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/music-march-2010-song-of-the-month#comments-listing) ![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/_0021_march10_EvaCassidy_jpg-2.png)March Song: Fields of Gold Artist: Eva Cassidy [more] [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/music-march-2010-song-of-the-month) ## [Story: More (Steve) Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/story-more-steve-jobs-jobs-jobs-jobs) ** Mar 1, 2010 8:38:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Learning and Knowledge](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/learning-and-knowledge) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/story-more-steve-jobs-jobs-jobs-jobs#comments-listing) *Written by By Thomas L. Friedman* *Published: January 23, 2010 by The New York Times* *http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/opinion/24friedman.html* [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/story-more-steve-jobs-jobs-jobs-jobs) ## [Book: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/book-the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz) ** Mar 1, 2010 7:21:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/book-the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz#comments-listing) ![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/march10_LFrankBaum_WizOfOz-2.png)The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Written by Grace Frank Baum & Illustrated by W.W. Denslow [more] [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/book-the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz) ## [Newsletter: The Elephant in the Room](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-the-elephant-in-the-room) ** Mar 1, 2010 5:39:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Business & Entrepreneurship](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/business-entrepreneurship), [Organizational & Operational Excellence](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/organizational-operational-excellence) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-the-elephant-in-the-room#comments-listing) Until we acknowledge an issue that is getting in our way, in business as well as in life, there is no chance we will overcome that issue. [more] [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-the-elephant-in-the-room) ## [Quote: the true measure of an individual is...](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/quote-the-true-measure-of-an-individual-is) ** Mar 1, 2010 4:10:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/quote-the-true-measure-of-an-individual-is#comments-listing) Written by Ann Landers [more] [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/quote-the-true-measure-of-an-individual-is) ## [Newsletter: From Player to Coach](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-from-player-to-coach) ** Feb 15, 2010 5:34:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Professional Growth and Development](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/professional-growth-and-development), [Business & Entrepreneurship](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/business-entrepreneurship), [Learning and Knowledge](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/learning-and-knowledge), [Communication & Relationships](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/communication-relationships) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-from-player-to-coach#comments-listing) Growth in organizations requires growth in their leaders.  Good leaders learn to make the hard transition from player to coach – doer to teacher of doers. [more] [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-from-player-to-coach) ## [Article: Theocracies are Doomed. Thank God.](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/article-theocracies-are-doomed-thank-god) ** Feb 1, 2010 10:27:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Learning and Knowledge](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/learning-and-knowledge) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/article-theocracies-are-doomed-thank-god#comments-listing) *Editor's Note: Yes, it's no coincidence that I'm sharing this article the same month I'm featuring "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" on the bookshelf. Meacham reminds us at the end of his article that mankind continues to trend toward more liberty, not less, and that a totalitarian appraoch led by Nazis in the Third Reich, Christians in the Crusades or Muslims in the current Jihad, will pass in time.* [more] [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/article-theocracies-are-doomed-thank-god) ## [Music: February 2010 Song of the Month](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/music-february-2010-song-of-the-month) ** Feb 1, 2010 10:15:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/music-february-2010-song-of-the-month#comments-listing) ![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/_0010_feb10_AmosLee_jpg-2.png)February Song: Freedom Artist: Amos Lee [more] [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/music-february-2010-song-of-the-month) [** Prev](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/page/97) [All posts](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/all) [Next **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/page/99) ### Subscribe to Email Updates - Recent - Popular - Categories ### Lists by Topic - [Creativity & Favorites (686)](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/tag/creativity-favorites) - [Monthly Newsletter (232)](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/tag/monthly-newsletter) - [Learning and Knowledge (209)](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/tag/learning-and-knowledge) - [Organizational & Operational Excellence (34)](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/tag/organizational-operational-excellence) - [Personal Well-Being (30)](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/tag/personal-well-being) - [Communication & Relationships (29)](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/tag/communication-relationships) - [Professional Growth and Development (29)](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/tag/professional-growth-and-development) - [Business & Entrepreneurship (27)](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/tag/business-entrepreneurship) - [Social Impact & Responsibility (9)](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/tag/social-impact-responsibility) ### Posts by Topic - [Creativity & Favorites (686)](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/tag/creativity-favorites) - [Monthly Newsletter (232)](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/tag/monthly-newsletter) - [Learning and Knowledge (209)](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/tag/learning-and-knowledge) - [Organizational & Operational Excellence (34)](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/tag/organizational-operational-excellence) - [Personal Well-Being (30)](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/tag/personal-well-being) - [Communication & Relationships (29)](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/tag/communication-relationships) - [Professional Growth and Development (29)](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/tag/professional-growth-and-development) - [Business & Entrepreneurship (27)](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/tag/business-entrepreneurship) - [Social Impact & Responsibility (9)](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/tag/social-impact-responsibility) [See all](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/page/98#) ### Recent Posts --- Listen to Tim's Monthly Favorites on Spotify --- See Tim's Library at GoodReads ## [Tim's Book of the Month Library](https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/16122954-tim-mccarthy?shelf=books-of-the-month&utm_medium=api&utm_source=custom_widget) [![The Hunter](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1692131625l/174156145._SX50_.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6602634062?utm_medium=api&utm_source=custom_widget) [The Hunter](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6602634062?utm_medium=api&utm_source=custom_widget) by [Tana French](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/138825.Tana_French) [![Man’s Search for Meaning](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1535419394l/4069._SY75_.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6602636003?utm_medium=api&utm_source=custom_widget) [Man’s Search for Meaning](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6602636003?utm_medium=api&utm_source=custom_widget) by [Viktor E. 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