Selfish Giving

MAY 4, 2022

"When it comes to cause marketing, if you're not at least trying to land and execute a point-of-sale fundraiser, you're kind of wasting your time. You probably shouldn't be doing cause marketing in the first place." ??This This is what I tell people about cause marketing and point-of-sale.?? Economic issues.

Insurance 130

Insurance Economic Issues Retail Medical 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Even philanthropists working on the economic issues of jobs and incomes tend to sidestep the root problem of how to strengthen an economy’s productive capabilities. Of course, it’s important that philanthropic resources allocated to what one might call the “prosperity” portfolio not be a giveaway to market actors.

Production 132

Production Entrepreneurship Agriculture Education 132

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In short, the work that we do—operating a Black-owned farmers’ market in North Carolina—is rooted in a rich tradition of struggle for Black food sovereignty. Both markets are held in locations where we can reach people who might have low incomes. The communities that our farmers’ market serves match these numbers.

Food 112

Food Agriculture Economic Issues Children 112

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Massive investments in climate solutions such as carbon markets, CO2 sequestration, and energy alternatives had no material effect on slowing global warming. Wealthy philanthropic organizations often view issues through the lens of scientific, technological, and financial superiority. Real progress seems elusive.

Philanthropy 139

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 139

Candid

MAY 20, 2021

Despite disruptions, the stock market has been strong, and many wealthy donors have found themselves spending much less than usual over the past year. When times get bad, many donors are actively looking for new and larger ways to help, especially the organizations that they already love and believe in.

Economic Issues 80

Economic Issues Medical Energy Food 80

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

RR: The book is based on your discovery that everyone’s “economic issues are also emotional ones.” How is suffering at the hand of market forces a ubiquitous but uneven phenomenon? Not everybody is desperately indebted or poor, but this economic arrangement is damaging to many. There’s a feeling that you can’t rest.

Manufacturing 139

Manufacturing Public and Social Policy Psychology Poverty 139

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

And they’re not looking for a nonprofit grantmaking vehicle; they’re looking for ways to invest in, say, businesses that will sustain not only their immediate family but an entire community, because of threats that their families are facing—whether political threats or climate or economic issues. It was sort of like a marketing budget.

Philanthropy 85

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Recruitment Foundations 85