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Why I give, how I give, and the joy I’ve found along the way.

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By Jeff Shinabarger

August 29, 2018

Editor’s Comments:   I found this book in my stack waiting, perhaps for years.  I sadly cannot even remember who gave it to me.  I took and shot and was...
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Factfulness
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Factfulness

By Hans Rosling

May 27, 2018

Editor’s comment:   See this month's blog post.       Favorite excerpt: “Like tomatoes, human beings need water to survive.  But if you drink six liters at once, you will die. ...
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The 10 Toughest Questions We Get | Bill Gates & Melinda Gates
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The 10 Toughest Questions We Get | Bill Gates & Melinda Gates

By Tim McCarthy

March 27, 2018

Editor’s comment:   I’m careful about famous heroes, it’s like they are just as flawed and vulnerable as I am.  But I do hold up a lot of people, both...
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Tell Me How It Ends
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Tell Me How It Ends

By Valeria Luiselli

August 31, 2017

Editor’s Note: I have strong feelings about immigration though I don’t speak much about it. That’s why I read this book; I want to know more before I speak with...
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Giving Away Your Billion
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Giving Away Your Billion

By Tim McCarthy

July 31, 2017

David Brooks JUNE 6, 2017 Recently I’ve been reading the Giving Pledge letters. These are the letters that rich people write when they join Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge campaign. They...
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Engaged Philanthropy
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Engaged Philanthropy

By Tim McCarthy

April 28, 2017

I was stunned in 2006 when Professor Barney told our MBA class (Fisher School, Ohio State) that philanthropy was a substantial emerging industry.  How could giving be “an industry”?  Now...
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“What Comes Next”, by Karl Zinmeister
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“What Comes Next”, by Karl Zinmeister

By Tim McCarthy

April 28, 2017

Editor's Note:   A cancelled flight meant I missed Zinmeister’s Cleveland appearance but my host, Ron DiMattia, was kind to pick me up a copy of this book.  It might...
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First Book: A Novel Model for Social Enterprises
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First Book: A Novel Model for Social Enterprises

By Tim McCarthy

February 28, 2017

Favorite line: “Like probably every social entrepreneur in the world, I have that split where my head is fundamentally private sector and my heart is social sector.” Link to Article
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Charitable Business and the Business of Charity
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Charitable Business and the Business of Charity

By Tim McCarthy

October 31, 2016

All business is social. Seems obvious to me but when I think about it, it goes a bit further: • We are community tax payers • We and our associates...
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Start Something That Matters
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Start Something That Matters

By Blake Mycoskie

October 2, 2016

Excerpt borrowed from: Blake is the founder of TOMS, the famed leader of the “one for one” movement — a trend that has expanded to many industries and products worldwide....
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Everyday People
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Everyday People

By Sly & The Family Stone

August 29, 2016

Essence of the music/lyrics: We all share a home - planet earth. We should be accepting of others differences, because we are all "everyday people". Excerpt: There is a blue...
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Guest Blog “SEA Change” by Tim P. McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

August 1, 2016

A SEA Change is a profound or notable transformation. The SEA Change happening in Columbus, Ohio will be showcased in the form of a festival. There will be two back-to-back...
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Article of Interest – “Technical Innovators Are Changing Philanthropy” by Tonin and Vlassopoulos

By Tim McCarthy

April 27, 2016

Editor’s note: This is the overview of a Brookings Study inspired by the Buffett/Gates giving pledge. It is a brief and clear summary of the facts learned about the billionaire...
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Magnificent Obsession
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Magnificent Obsession

By Lloyd C. Douglas

February 26, 2016

Editor’s note: My friend, Glen Warner, suggested I’d like this book and I did. Since it was written in the 1920’s and the writer’s style is unique, it was a...
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None of Us Are Free
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None of Us Are Free

By Mann, Weil and Russell; performed here by Solomon Burke

December 1, 2015

Editor’s Note: Given the racial tensions building in our cities between imperfect police forces and imperfect legal systems, I noticed this, one of my favorite old blues songs on my iPhone...
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Article of Interest – “Successful small businesses with social missions find products, service have to come first” by Marcia Pledger

By Tim McCarthy

December 1, 2015

Editor’s note: How fun it is to make my article of the month a local news item about our MD, Bill Leamon’s work in the area of social enterprise! Enjoy.
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Article of Interest – “How Do Social Entrepreneurs Know They’re Doing Good?” by Jonathan Greenblatt

By Tim McCarthy

August 30, 2015

Editor's Note: This interview with Ethos water founder and social business activist, Jonathon Greenblatt is not conclusive but it's extremely interesting. Greenblatt provides no easy answers to the great question...
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Newsletter – “Building the Field of Dreams” by Bill Leamon
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Newsletter – “Building the Field of Dreams” by Bill Leamon

By Tim McCarthy

July 28, 2015

Mansfield Frazier has a passion for helping his neighbors in Hough, including the developmentally disabled, homeless, and formerly incarcerated, to overcome their barriers to employment by putting them to work...
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Article of Interest – “The Science of Scarcity” by Cara Feinberg

By Tim McCarthy

June 27, 2015

Editor’s Note: Thanks to Bob Miller for sending this to me, a deep and somewhat troubling article. We all knew that our own upbringing in relatively reasonable financial circumstance gave...
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Article of Interest – “Overcoming The Psychology Of The Social Entrepreneur” by Genny Ghanimeh
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Article of Interest – “Overcoming The Psychology Of The Social Entrepreneur” by Genny Ghanimeh

By Tim McCarthy

May 31, 2015

Editor's Note: The author concludes the article with the assertion that "the psychological toughness needed to be a social entrepreneur can’t be taught. It has to be lived. Only individuals...
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Amazing Music - "People Get Ready"
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Amazing Music - "People Get Ready"

By Curtis Mayfield

April 28, 2015

Editor’s Note: This gospel-inspired song from my youth reminds me of the days the world’s awareness of social justice were dawning.  It was used, as so many songs of the...
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