Devastated socialites lose their philanthropic playground

Question of the week: Should nonprofit salaries for middle and upper management mirror those in the

Socratic Leadership
My friend and former Do Good Well blogger, Nathaniel Whittemore, has added a great post over at Change.org, “How Your Leader’s Expertise Can Become your Company’s Biggest Weakness.” The gist is that there is a changing nature of leaders in organization. Success is dependent upon humble leaders, both self-starters and experts at delegating. Throug

Do Good Digest: Three Ways to Take Words into Action
via Flikr John Gerzema TEDx: Empowering consumers The recession has changed consumer behavior. While personal savings may have fallen in the past 20 years, consumer voices have risen. New methods of organizing both online and offline may give consumers power to dictate the next steps in our economy.

Business Innovation Factory 5 Recap
Story telling is the centerpiece of building communities. Last week leaders in business, media, policy, and education gathered at BIF5, to tell stories. I had to ask myself, why would impact oriented individuals be willing to give up two days to simply tell stories. Stories are not quantifiable, they are not deliverables to file away in work reports. So whats the big deal about stories? Well for one they inspire thought provoking dialogue and innovation. This is especially

Texting Frenzy Around the World: cellphones and development
This weekend I attended the Better World by Design conference at RISD/Brown. Thought leaders in design, engineering, and appropraite technology collaborated on group projects and shared significant development over the past year of their organizations. I was particularly delighted to see Ken Banks from Kiwanja / FrontlineSMS. His open software has enabled health clinics, farmers, and merchants  better track patient health, harvest growth, and sales in developing countries. A number of his constituent projects have received significant funding to scale successful projects to new countries.

Global Phenomenon, Local Empowerment
Flashmobs, Tweetups, and Pecha Kuchas are evidence that we live in an increasingly connected (and jargony world). These gatherings allow for new forms of interaction and have profound meaning for both global and local civil society. Tonight I attended Providence’s 7th Pecha Kucha – a global monthly event where a handful of presenters are given 20 slides, 20 seconds per slide to share a new idea, design, business, or research ̵