“Actively deciding to give to causes that move you deeply is far more fulfilling than the momentary gratification derived from signing a check and mailing it to a nonprofit about which you know little more than what's on the brochure they sent you.” KnowsGivingLittlesMovingCausesChecksFulfillingGratificationSigningMomentaryNonprofitsMailingBrochures Author:Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
“Nonprofits are the intermediaries between generosity and social change.” SocialGenerositySocial ChangeNonprofits Author:Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
“Too often we're happy to receive thanks from the nonprofits we fund, accepting gratitude instead of feedback or performance measurements.” AcceptingGratitudePerformancesThanksFundFeedbackMeasurementNonprofits Author:Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
“Philanthropy is often seen as society's risk capital. That means the onus is on philanthropists, nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs to innovate. But philanthropic innovation is not just about creating something new. It also means applying new thinking to old problems, processes and systems.” ThinkingMeanProblemSocialProcessLeaderRiskCreatingInnovationEntrepreneurSomething NewPhilanthropyPhilanthropicPhilanthropistCreating SomethingNonprofits Author:Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen