The author of this article is not shy about making a forecast about corporate philanthropy in ‘04. The focus is corporate giving but many of the things apply to fundraising in general.
onPhilanthropy – Corporate Philanthropy – What to Expect in 2004
If the core of successful business is to use your resources to the maximum potential, then some of the social networking software programs are taking this idea to the next level. The concept behind some of these software packages is to exploit the personal and professional relationships of the company’s employees by identifying their [...]
An interesting article about ‘wardriving’, the art of searching for free wireless internet access by driving around town with your laptop. With the advancement of new technology come the various attempts to regulate and preserve it. Consider that word of mouth says that you can walk almost anywhere in Manhattan NY, and find [...]
Hope Cristol, the author of an article bashing futurism in Wired magazine touted “risk analysis” as the true way to assess future possibilities. She said, “We now have a plethora of niche consultants and a booming field called risk analysis, which uses proven actuarial methods.”
So it’s with great sour-grapes pleasure I report an item from [...]
It must have taken 15 years before we figured out that health education alone wasn’t going to solve the tobacco problem. Then we learned that taxes and laws changed behavior a whole lot quicker than smoking cessation programs.
With obesity it appears that lesson has been learned, and legislated solutions are being initiated already. A bunch [...]
Here’s a new story in the spirit of Dickens’ Scrooge. It seems that bequests to baby boomers are falling short of expectations. I recall that about five years ago a study indicated that some $3 trillion was about to change hands from the WWII generation to baby boomers. Many charities were rubbing their hands together [...]
Monster.com is making its venture into the social networking arena. The December 22 Corante article is a short review of the new service and its possible future. Unlike other professional social networking site such as Linkedin.com, this service does not require you to be invited and introduced to the members to build your [...]
Who first brought to market these breakthrough products: Graphical User Interface Computers and Personal Digital Assistants? Microsoft (Windows) and Palm? Nope… Apple Computers.
Apple is reknown for its product and design innovation, the iPod being the latest design marvel. But the company has never reaped the benefits of these innovations, getting creamed in [...]
“Learning is not compulsory… neither is survival.” –W. Edwards Deming
When I commented a few days ago about strategies for dealing with the future other than futuring I mentioned two: quick reactions and resilience. I just thought of a third: muddling through. Probably it is the most common way people, groups and societies move forward. A little planning, a little insight, a lot of wrangling [...]
