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Author Archives: Elaine
Share the Love: 10 Ways to Be Generous Today
On Valentine’s Day two years ago, Sasha Dicter started an accidental movement by setting one simple intention: to say YES to anyone who asked him to give. He called it Generosity Day. His idea was this: Let’s rebrand Valentine’s Day as a … Continue reading
In This Moment of Loss – What You Can Do
Yesterday I glanced at the online news early in the day and saw the words “shooting” and “school.” I intentionally slapped my Mac shut because in that moment I couldn’t face it. I had a feeling it was bad. Only late … Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy, One Week Later: How You Can Help
I spoke with a friend of mine this week who lives in the East Village. Brette and her husband Ben were one of the lucky ones. As Hurricane Sandy beat down, their first-floor apartment on the Lower East Side–amazingly–remained flood-free. … Continue reading
Want to Know the Secrets to Grantwriting Success? Check Out this Free Book
Back in March of this year, I listened to a Chronicle of Philanthropy teleseminar titled How to Create Successful Foundation Proposals. One of the speakers was Jana Jane Hexter, a heart-centered grantwriting professional who, over 15 years, has raised more than $28 … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Giving, Generosity, Gift Economy, Grants, Grantwriting
Tagged Charitable organization, Charity, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Consulting, funding, Grant, grant proposals, Grant writing, Grantwriting Revealed, Jana Jane Hexter, Nonprofit organization, nonprofits, pay-it-forward, Philanthropy, proposal, social entrepreneur
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Free Education for Anyone, Anywhere
Sal Khan is changing the way students learn. Just four years ago, the Silicon Valley hedge-fund manager quit his job to teach math—for free—over the Internet. Today, he runs the nonprofit Khan Academy with a mission to provide a free world-class education for … Continue reading
The Need to Know What Works
I’m honored to be the featured blogger this week at the Association of Small Foundations (ASF) Conference in San Francisco (#ASF12 on Twitter). More than 800 small-staffed foundations gathered to connect, share stories and learn to use their dollars, knowledge … Continue reading
Project Happiness Teaches Kids the Power of Positive Thinking
This is the fourth post in a summer series I’m calling “What Are You Reading? Wednesdays.” Every Wednesday in August, you’ll find a short review of thought-provoking books, articles, speeches and films about generosity, money, philanthropy and more. Enjoy! ** … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Gratitude, Happiness, Mindfulness & Activism, Parenting
Tagged Adolescence, Conflict Resolution, Dalai Lama, George Lucas, Happiness, Howard Thurman, India, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Neuroscience, nonprofits, Palo Alto, Positive Psychology, Project Happiness, Project Happiness Handbook, Randy Taran, Richard Gere, Social and Emotional Learning, Stress, Stress Reduction, Suicide, Teens
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Paths Are Made By Walking
This is the third post in a summer series I’m calling “What Are You Reading? Wednesdays.” Every Wednesday in August, you’ll find a short review of thought-provoking books, articles and speeches about generosity, money, philanthropy and more. Enjoy! ** “Travelers, … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Giving, Community, Generosity, Random Acts of Kindness, Service
Tagged Appalachian Trail, Backpacking, Community of Giving, Daily Good, Generosity, Giving, Graduation Speech, India walks, Inner Net, Nipun Mehta, Pilgrimage, Traveling, University of Pennsylvania, Walk
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How to Be an Everyday Philanthropist
This is the second post in a summer series I’m calling “What Are You Reading? Wednesdays.” Every Wednesday in August, you’ll find a short review of thought-provoking books, articles and speeches about generosity, money, philanthropy and more. ** “I am … Continue reading
The Case for a Gift Economy
This is the first post of a summer series I’m calling “What Are You Reading? Wednesdays.” Every Wednesday in August, you’ll find a short review of thought-provoking books, articles and speeches about generosity, money, philanthropy and more. Stay tuned. ** … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Giving, Gift Economy, Money, Nature
Tagged Arts, charles eisenstein, Economic, Economics, Generosity, Gift Economy, History of money, ian mackenzie, love economics, Money, Nature, occupy love, occupy together, occupy wall st, relationship to money, revolution is love, sacred, sacred activism, Sacred Economics, Short Film, Social Science, soul of money, spirit
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