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Article: For Good, Measure

By Tim McCarthy

August 1, 2009

By Jon Gertner Published: The New York Times on March 9, 2008 Editor's Note: If you want to go deep into current state of the art of philanthropy, here's your...
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Story: Bottom-Line Philanthropy

By Tim McCarthy

August 1, 2009

Editor's Note: Smile Train is a significant breakthrough in the non-profit world. It was also a place we sent one of our first donations as a foundation. Still, I didn't...
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Dumbo the Flying Elephant
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Dumbo the Flying Elephant

By Disney Book Club

August 1, 2009

Dumbo the Flying Elephant by Disney Book Club Preface: Be nice, I know this book is maudlin. But when I was 3 or 4 with a sister or my Mom...
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Newsletter: Eight Instructions

By Tim McCarthy

July 15, 2009

Lessons from life. [more] Like you, I have friends who forward me internet humor and inspiration. Most of it, as you know, is crap. Some, much worse, carry worms and...
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Article: A Crisis of Ethic Proportions

By Tim McCarthy

June 1, 2009

By John C. Bogle from The Wall Street Journal - April 20th 2009 Editor's Note: This article was referred to me by my friend Stewart Kohl and is essential reading...
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Article: Saving the world

By Tim McCarthy

May 1, 2009

From The Economist print edition - Mar 12th 2009 Editor's Note: As with my article this month, "Saving the World" attempts to bridge the gap between "business and good". Economist...
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The Jungle Book
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The Jungle Book

By Rudyard Kipling

May 1, 2009

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling Preface: I, of course, usually write this but I could not do better than the "review" below from Patty Inglish, who wrote this for...
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Story: The Kindness of Strangers

By Tim McCarthy

April 1, 2009

Editor's Note: This article, sent to me kindness of my Irish storytelling niece, Clare, is pretty amazing. My reaction after reading it was "hmmm, here I am talking about social...
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On Becoming a Leader
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On Becoming a Leader

By Warren Bennis

April 1, 2009

On Barren Bennis Preface: Soon after Warren Bennis published this (now) classic work on leadership in 1987, I was cast into entrepreneurship. This required more leadership skill than I'd ever...
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Newsletter: Equally Flawed, Equally Human

By Tim McCarthy

March 15, 2009

Jan taught me that we are all equally human, and therefore all equally flawed.  Norm showed it's not enough to give, we should give gladly. These thoughts make our work...
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Creating a World Without Poverty
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Creating a World Without Poverty

By Muhammad Yunus

March 1, 2009

Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism by Muhammad Yunus Preface: Subtitled "Social Business and the Future of Capitalism," Mr. Yunus goes a little farther...
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Newsletter: Go Into the City

By Tim McCarthy

February 15, 2009

I believe that Rich Clark, and his fellow Cristo Rey partners are the epitome of searchers in seeking education to free those trapped in the poverty cycle of our inner...
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Article: How Social Business Can Create a World Without Poverty

By Tim McCarthy

February 1, 2009

By Muhammad Yunis from The Christian Science Monitor Feb 2008 edition Editor's Note: This article is shared for those who haven't had a chance to read Yunis' latest book. Thanks...
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Kodachrome

By Paul Simon

February 1, 2009

Essence of the music/lyrics: A blast from my distant past, this was my first awareness of my sense of "delusion". Like most of us, I remember the past in vivid...
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Story: How I Became a Social Entrepreneur

By Tim McCarthy

February 1, 2009

By Jessica Jackley Flannery Editor's Note: Jessica Jackley Flannery cofounded Kiva, the first peer-to-peer microlending Web site, and believes that microfinance, relationships, and stories are powerful tools for change. The...
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The White Man's Burden
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The White Man's Burden

By William Easterly

February 1, 2009

The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good by William Easterly Preface: This book is a very...
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Newsletter: People Who Make the World a Better Place

By Tim McCarthy

January 15, 2009

If you are going to get involved in social mission, stick with what you know and can be comfortable doing – it’s the only way you’ll do it well.  [more]...
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Article: The Focus online Interview of Bill Drayton

By Tim McCarthy

January 1, 2009

From The Focus online Feb 2008 Editor's Note: Thanks to The Focus Online for this amazing interview with Bill Drayton about the fundamentals of social change in our time. Drayton...
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Story: Op-Ed Article – Homelessness

By Tim McCarthy

January 1, 2009

By Gerald Skoch So how do we get out from under the bridge? Brian Albrecht's July 26th article about the homeless couple living under a bridge was a poignant reminder...
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Forces for Good
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Forces for Good

By Heather McLeod Grant and Leslie R. Crutchfield

January 1, 2009

Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits By Leslie R. Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant The Book of the Month: Bouncing around Kenyan roads in the back of...
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Article: Money to Grow On

By Tim McCarthy

December 1, 2008

From Stanford Social Innovation Review; Fall 2008 By: William Foster Over the past decade, the nonprofit sector has been increasingly abuzz with talk of strategic philanthropy, venture philanthropy, growth capital,...
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