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Dr. James explains what happens when fundraising metrics go bad

iMarketSmart

But they aren’t helpful as a short-term metric to guide behavior. Now, suppose we’re managing a group of social media “influencers.” The social media manager then shares the best metrics for managing “writers” and their “output.” Metrics can help, but only a little. This social/sharing world has different rules.

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What’s in a Name? The Ethics of Building Naming Gifts

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Naming gifts provide donors with reputational and market value , what legal scholar William Drennan refers to as “ publicity rights ,” and beneficiary organizations and their constituents with financial and mission-driven value. In Judaism, the practice of tzedakah is an ethical duty to give in a just and merciful way to help those in need.

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