Editor’s Note: In keeping with the Pinker research cited in this month's case study, I'd like to think that the spreading of the message of non-violence through the emergence of ubiquitous media has caused our world to become more peaceful. This message was conveyed early in my life in this song by a band of rock pioneers who went onto commercial success in other bands.
Editor’s Note: This book serves as a great reminder that we all have something to give, from the smallest donation to starting a non-profit organization. It is a comprehensive look into how to make giving really count, and will inspire and motivate you to think more carefully about all you are doing for others. The book opens with a great quote that guides part of our foundation’s mission of encouraging others to try and make a difference: “A philanthropist is anyone who gives anything – time, money, experience, skills, and networks – in any amount to create a better world.”
“If your non-profit isn't acting with as much energy and guts as it takes to get funded in Silicon Valley or featured on Digg, then you're failing in your duty to make change.”
“One has to find a balance between what people need from you and what you need for yourself”
By Jan Thrope
“If Everyone Cared” by Nickelback
"To put everything in balance is good. To put everything in harmony is better."
"For something this complicated, it's really hard to design products by focus
groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them."
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"That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than
complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But
it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains."
