Buzzword 2008.10 – Philanthrocapitalism

And the final buzzword for 2008….Philanthrocapitalism. It definitely goes to prove that buzzwords created by professional journalists will get a LOT of play. A Google search on the terms brings up 41,000 hits. The book has been reviewed everywhere, debated everywhere, and discussed everywhere. Even though, from an elegance stand point, this phrase has to [...]

GoodGifting gets its own website

GoodGifting was buzzword number 6 this year. ChristmasFuture essentially puts the idea into action. Another rapid development example of buzzwords mashing into being.

Tags: philanthropy, buzzwords, buzzwords2008

It is a Buzzword Mashup

Predictions markets + mobile giving + charity gift cards = predicto + charity choice
You can’t make up this stuff. (I know because I try).
Perhaps in 2009 I’ll start a new list of real-live efforts that represent buzzwords mashed together.
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Buzzword 2008.9 – Social Enterprise

This next entry on the buzzword 2008 list – social enterprise – is a perfect example of the 20 year+ buildup that some buzz requires. The concepts and realities of social enterprise have been around for a long time (Bill Drayton founded ASHOKA in 1980). In 2008 the blending of discussions about social enterprise with [...]

Buzzword de-listing!

Hot on the heels of the Marketplace review of buzzwords (listen here) we’ve had our first ever buzzword de-listing! Thanks to the folks in Jewish philanthropy, we saw NextGen move into mainstream philanthropy and take the number 8 2008 buzzword spot. No sooner did it make the move did I learn that the Jews have [...]

Buzzword 2008.8 – Next Gen

Here is buzzword number 8 for 2008….NextGen – the hip short hand for next generation. Unlike software, when used in philanthropy and nonprofits NextGen really refers to people – the next generation of leaders.
This buzzword has its detractors – read this fabulous post about the need to focus on ThisGen, not nextgen.
Next gen got its [...]

Charitable Gift Cards – Buzzword #7 – on Marketplace

Marketplace ran the first in its series on philanthropy on Friday – focusing on charitable gift cards (which regular readers will remember came in at number 7 on this year’s buzzword list). Here’s the story and here’s the buzzword list. The story also refers to the phenomenon I’ve buzzed as “good gifting” – giving charitable [...]

Necessity is the mother of social innovation

Reposted (with edits and additions) from SSIR
Ah, December. The anticipation of snow, unless you’re already several feet under. The warmth of a fire, unless you live in the south. The excitement of winter holidays, unless you’re a grouch. Don’t forget the thrill of reviewing the year gone by and the accuracy of previous prognostications, [...]

$10,000, 48 Hours, One Classroom – ready, set, tweet

Tweetsgiving – a 48 hour attempt to raise $10,000 to build a classroom in Tanzania – is off and running – they’ve raised $3300 in first 8.5 hours, been covered by Tom Watson, and are filling up my twitter feed. Great day to launch – following the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s live discussion of the power [...]

Good Gifting and Charitable Gift Cards Buzzwords 2008.6 and 2008.7

Two new buzzwords move us toward our annual ten-count – number six is “Good Gifting” and at number seven we get “Charitable gift cards.”
Buzzword 2008.6 Good Gifting – We all know what re-gifting is — passing on a gift that was given to you. Think of all those unwrapped secret Santa presents, sweaters that don’t [...]