Doonesbury marks a philanthropic generation gap. Way ... cool!

While BC Business extols the new face of philanthropy in British Columbia, Doonesbury notes a benchmark.

The image links to Sunday's strip, then you can read the exchange between the characters.

[A nod to Lucy for beating us to the post.]
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[Worth Hearing] Finding Philanthropy's New Sweet Spot: What Is The Future Of Venture Models?

If you follow the Stanford Social Innovation Review you already know about the March 20th event, Finding Philanthropy's New Sweet Spot: What Is The Future Of Venture Models?

If you don't read it, here's a good reason ...

At the forum, Finding Philanthropy's New Sweet Spot, the focus was on philanthropy's role in the evolving landscape of how donors can achieve social change. Some familiar names highlighted lessons learned from existing philanthropy models and offered perspectives on a rapidly changing landscape.

The best part ... there's audio. Enjoy courtesy of SSIR and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

Keynote — Venture Models: Past and Future — Katherine Fulton, President, Monitor Institute (44:48 minutes)

Katherine Fulton looks back over a decade of rapid change in the field of philanthropy, and she challenges foundations to find the new sweet spots that will enable them to deliver social change in an ever-changing world.

Thought Leader Response to Keynote — Matthew Bishop, Chief Business Writer/American Business Editor, The Economist (12:49 minutes)

Matthew Bishop, author of The Economist special survey supplement "The Business of Giving" looks at the industrial revolution taking place in philanthropy and reacts to Katherine Fulton's remarks about the past and future of philanthropy.

Thought Leader Response to Keynote — Clara Miller, President and CEO, Nonprofit Finance Fund (15:14 minutes)

Clara Miller shares her views on the limitations of venture philanthropy today and reacts to Katherine Fulton's remarks about the past and future of philanthropy.

Thought Leader Response to Keynote — Kim Smith, Co-Founder, NewSchools Venture Fund (12:34 minutes)

Kim Smith shares her organization's approach to delivering impact and comments on Katherine Fulton's remarks on the past and future of philanthropy.

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[Web Conference] Sustainability for Value and Profit

CasePlace.org invited us, and we're inviting you, to join Dr. Chris Laszlo, Partner and Co-founder of Sustainable Value Partners, Inc. and Dr. David Cooperrider, co-founder of Appreciative Inquiry and Chair of Organizational Behavior at Case Weatherhead School of Management, as they discuss how companies are leveraging sustainability to maximize value creation for both shareholders and stakeholders.

The Web-Conference is scheduled for Wednesday, January 24th, 2007, 2:00pm - 3:00pm, EST.

Through a live presentation followed by Q&A, you will learn about the latest developments in the sustainability field and the inside story on how businesses are making sweeping change. Drs. Cooperrider and Laszlo will discuss examples of how businesses have integrated sustainability into their day to day operations and how businesses have gone beyond regulatory compliance to explore cutting edge ideas that are at the intersection of business and society.

They will also discuss how executives and managers have leveraged the strength-based perspective of Appreciative Inquiry, a proven approach for engaging multiple stakeholders to achieve rapid, dramatic and holistic change, to lead the charge for sustainability.

This interactive, hands-on program has been designed to help business leaders incorporate sustainability into their core strategy using Appreciative Inquiry.

Please RSVP to Alex Roberts to participate in January's online discussion.

CasePlace.org, and Drs. Cooperrider and Laszlo, believe that sustainability requires a central place on the executive agenda. Accordingly, this web-conference is designed for leaders focused on strategic initiatives including:

CEOs, CFOs and other senior executives

Country managers

Leaders of LEAN and operations improvements

Marketing and branding executives

Policy, NGO and other public sector leaders

Representatives from diverse sectors and industries

Registration is free. All registrants will receive an email with dial-in information.


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