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Leaders Eat Last

By Simon Sinek

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Comments:   This is a courageous book, by the author of another favorite book of mine “Start With Why”.  The courage Sinek displays is that he takes some fairly...
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January Cartoon

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

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“Tim’s Top Five Investment Tips” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

I stopped at a lemonade stand today. I told the Mom overseeing the operation that I never pass a children’s lemonade stand because it’s such a great investment. As I...
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Story: The X Factor

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Written By Norm Brodsky Published: Sep 1, 2001 by INC agazine Editor's Note: I often share this article with someone who approaches me about starting their own business, which happens...
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Story: The Birth of a Foundation

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Written by Mario Morino Published: © 1995 by The Morino Institute . Editor's Note: I like to think of The Business of Good, its origin and its mission, as somewhat...
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Story: Ten Nonprofit Funding Models

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Written by William Landes Foster, Peter Kim, and Barbara Christiansen Published: Spring, 2009 by Stanford Social Innovation Review Editor's Note: We've referred you to Bridgespan articles before. ("Money to Grow...
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Story: Teacher Srikumar Rao Wins Acclaim

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Written by Paul Van Slambrouck Published: July 5, 2010 by The Christian Science Monitor Editor's Note: If I ever teach for real, Mr. Rao will be my model. Not the...
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Story: “Social Outcomes”: Lifting Sights, Changing Norms

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Written by Mario Morino Published: 07-08-2010 Venture Philanthropy Partners:Investing in Social Change Editor's Note: Mario Morino, a local Cleveland guy, is a founder and innovator behind Venture Philanthropy Partners in...
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Story: Saving Lives, One Rent Check at a Time

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Editor's Note: This might be my favorite success story so far because it is so simple - started by a guy making $33,000 a year and is still a modest...
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Story: Partner for the Greater Good

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Partner for the Greater Good Written by Abby Callard Published: BeyondProfit.com, May 19, 2011 Editor’s note:  This brief article, by Abby Callard from the e-magazine “Beyond Profit”, is about a...
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Story: O.C. surfer helps African women find a U.S. market

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

By Masha Goncharova Published: The Orange County Register on September 06, 2009 Editor's Note: My least favorite revenue stream so far is retailing hand made products. It is very difficult...
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Story: Money to Grow On

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Written by By William Foster Published: Fall 2008 by Stanford Social Innovation Review Editor's Note: This takes a bit of focus to read but I have not seen a better...
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Story: Loan Program Helps ‘Unbanked’ Climb Economic Ladder

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Written by Ronald D. Orol Published: Marketwatch.com on Nov. 10, 2009 Editor's Note: While we continue our work to support Emerge WorkPlace Solutions, a payday loan alternative delivered through employers...
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Story: Lexicographical Beneficence

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Editor's Note: While freerice.com seems to be waning in popularity (see Wikipedia update) I've long been charmed by the simplicity of this concept. It reminds us all that "a little...
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Story: For Homeless, A Home May Be The Best Rehab

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Editor's Note: This story from NPR inspires me. Jerry Skoch uses this unique premise with the homeless in his work (www.westsidecatholiccenter.org) on the near west side of Cleveland and I'm...
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Story: Excerpt from Bill Gate’s famous commencement address at Harvard in 2007

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Editor's Note: : I guess this really isn't a success story, per se, but this month's article is an excerpt from Bill Gate's famous commencement address at Harvard in 2007....
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Story: Entrepreneurship looked to as a way forward for ex-inmates

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Written by Marcia Pledger Published: Sunday, October 10, 2010, cleveland.com Editor's Note: I enjoyed Ms. Pledger's article because we know Gus Turner and his sister and they are fine people....
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Story: Effective Funding: How foundations can best support social innovators

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

By Steven Lawry, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Spring 2009 Issue Editor's Note: This article is particularly relevant to me now as I research and decide whether our foundation will back...
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Story: Crisis in Kenya Update-the Murder of Melitus Mugabe Were

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Editor's Note: International Partners in Mission (IPM) works across borders of faith and culture on behalf of children, women, and youth to create partnerships that build justice, peace, and hope....
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Story: Creating High-Impact Nonprofits

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Written By Heather McLeod Grant & Leslie R. Crutchfield Published: Fall 2007 by Stanford Social Innovation Review Editor's Note: "Forces for Good" book was recommended and featured on website bookshelf...
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Story: Catalytic Philanthropy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Editor's Note: I shared this article with our foundation's board last week because Thomas Siebel's success is the kind I strive for. Siebel decided that money doesn't solve social problems,...
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