Readings and Other Stuff (March 24, 2010)

Here are a few things that caught our attention today:

• Cultivating Change Through Philanthropy: Growing Social Impact in a Networked World (Monitor Institute)
• Sean Stannard-Stockton: Is More Money for Charity a Good Thing? (Tactical Philanthropy)
• Nell Edgington: The Perils of Nice (Change.org)
• Stephanie Jacobs: The Art of the Steal: A Lesson in Ethics and the Public Trust (Philanthropy Potluck)
• Heather Carpenter: How to be a Critical Consumer of Nonprofit Research (Nonprofit Leadership 601)
• Jim Barnett: Len Downie: For-Profit News Orgs Won't Create Enough Journalism (Nieman Journalism Lab)
• Umair Haque: The Social Media Bubble (Harvard Business Review)
• Rebecca Thorman: Re-Thinking Workaholism (Modite)
• Dan Morrison: The Art of Activating Slacktivism (Social Citizens)
• Collen Dilenschneider: The Nonprofit Manifesto for Generation Y Leaders (ev.o.lu.tion)
• Maggie Mahar: Podcast on the Passing of the Health Care Reform Bill (Century Foundation)

What's on your mind?

Comments

[Amit Shah]

Excellent pov on social media potential and goals and why we're far from that heaven's gate.

Thanks for posting.