Jan taught me that we are all equally human, and therefore all equally flawed. Norm showed it's not enough to give, we should give gladly. These thoughts make our work more fun and also more likely to have impact. [more]
By Kevin Maney
from USAtoday.com - Money - Posted on 3/10/2004
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/maney/2004-03-10-money_x.htm
The days of traditional fund raising from traditional methods such as direct mail and golf tournaments are declining and will be replaced by more stable revenue generators such as social business models. [more]
March Song: Both Sides Now
Artist: Judy Collins [more]
Editor's Note: : I guess this really isn't a success story, per se, but this month's article is an excerpt from Bill Gate's famous commencement address at Harvard in 2007. I guess I view the success in two way that reflect this month's issue of the business of good website: 1. Bill Gates is the penultimate non-traditional, engaged philanthropist. 2. His words are those of a "searcher," not a planner. And that in fact is what I believe we need to be successful in battling global problems - a highly successful billionaire who not only wants to engage but knows he doesn't have the answers. For whatever else we may think of Microsoft or Mr. Gates, this article provides great formulas for our work. [more]
Creating a World Without Poverty:
Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
by Muhammad Yunus [more]
Seeing poverty first-hand changes one’s point of view. [more]
I've come to believe that while there are very complex challenges in my life, complex solutions don't work. And if you've ever golfed, you know it's a complex game. The great ideas (and lives) I've studied apply simple, if difficult to execute, principles to complex issues. [more]
I believe that Rich Clark, and his fellow Cristo Rey partners are the epitome of searchers in seeking education to free those trapped in the poverty cycle of our inner cities. And I admire them for it. [more]
