Despite waning public confidence in the ethics of many charitable organizations, good will is poised to make a comeback in 2004. The favorable stock and real estate markets and an improving economy means that the holiday cheer is likely to be more abundant than it was a year ago. Many are predicting an increase for [...]
Hello,
Just wanted to drop everyone a line and let you all know that I am still alive. I just got back from getting married and spending two wonderfull weeks in Italy. What a awesome country. I am glad to see that David Collin has been holding down the fort and that even Randy Moss is [...]
Here’s a Wired article about the news gathering habits of that choice 18-35-years-old demo. Not surprisingly, they aren’t reading newspapers (and I’ll bet something similar is going in with TV), but they are on the Net surfin’ for news. They’re information grazers.
Gosh, the other night I heard some business executives’ organization predicting that in 2005 there would be more jobs, lower oil prices, and business growth. Contrast that with this article I just stumbled across reporting that a well-placed financial analyst is forecasting a high probability of "economic Armageddon." Hmm, maybe he’s trying to create conditions [...]
Okay, I’ve adopted a brand identity. I’ve become such a fan of the Firefox browser that I’m wearing the insignia on my body. Here I am in my Firefox T-shirt. The software’s free so I bought the shirt.
Anyway, I think it’s so superior to IE that I’ve got it at home and on my work [...]
Dr. R. Bohmer of Harvard Business Business School says the roles of doctors and patients are changing as patients move toward more self-testing and self-treatment.
The role of patients has been transformed as well. Not long ago, they were still
relatively passive, ignorant of their condition, and dependent on the doctor’s
advice. But now they can choose [...]
An interesting interview about the characteristicsof digital media vs "old media." The changes suggest a different sociology of communication and social effects that will be revealed only in the fullness of time.
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From the NYT.
After years of double-digit cost increases, the rate of growth in what employers pay for employee health insurance slowed significantly this year, according to an annual survey to be released today.
Sounds good, but…
But this slowing rate was largely the result of employers shifting more of the cost onto their employees and changing [...]
My local paper picked up this NYT article on how states are trying to save on prescription drugs by joining syndicates with other states to negotiate discounts for their Medicaid and health care programs. But perhaps most intriguing is how Oregon has joined with other states to compare the safety and effectiveness of hundreds of [...]
A source of information about nonprofit issues, volunteerism, and fundraising I find helpful is CharityChannel (are spaces between words disappearing totally?). They’ve got some pretty good distance learning courses, newsletters, NPO news, and forums. Worth a look.
