Nonprofits have a lot of information. The trick is making that information useful. When it comes to information on donors, my Penn colleague Pete…
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Can the Cans, Romney (Slate)
Food drives are a terrible idea if you want to help people after a disaster. By Matthew Yglesias | Posted Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012,…
See event detailsSocial Impact Bonds: Can a Market Prescription Cure Social Ills? (Knowledge@Wharton)
Social impact bonds (SIBs) — a promising new financial instrument designed to address social problems — face a number of obstacles, even as government…
See event detailsMother’s Day: Finding the perfect gift
Gift giving can be tricky. Do I give her something she needs? Or something she wants, but won’t—or can’t—ask for? At a recent TEDxChange event,…
See event detailsFood Drives Are A Bad Idea? (The Daily Beast)
On The Dish, Andrew Sullivan links to the Slate.com article by Matthew Iglesias.
See event detailsHigh-impact holiday giving can make a big difference (Newsworks-WHYY)
December 27, 2011 By Elizabeth Fiedler Trying to decide what to do before year’s end to help those less fortunate? The executive director of…
See event detailsTo help the most people, give cash instead of cans (Philly Inquirer)
Read the full op-ed (reposted from the LA Times) on the Philly.com website.
See event detailsCash or Food? How to make the most impact when donating (Montgomery News)
Published: Friday, January 13, 2012 by Brian Bingaman One of the biggest things you can do to make a difference, according to the University…
See event detailsLet’s can the food drives (LA Times)
An LA Times opinion editorial written jointly by our own Kat Rosqueta, Executive Director of the Center, and John Arnold, the former executive director…
See event detailsGive cash or canned food for the holiday season? (Deseret News)
By Justin Higginbottom, Deseret News Published: Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 11:52 a.m. MST Scouring your cupboard for unwanted canned goods to donate during the…
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