2007 Philanthropy Buzzwords #4 and #5

Continuing my annual accumulation of philanthropy buzzwords…here are the latest two nominees. Drum roll, please….. #4 – Open Philanthropy #5 – Aligned Investing Now, a little hubris is in order. Like “aligned investing,” I can lay a pretty good claim to having coined the term open philanthropy (though William Safire may need to weigh in [...]

Microfranchising covered as business strategy

Check out this article over on Sramana Mitra on Strategy blog. The blog focuses on business strategy so highlights the efficiencies, job creation possibilities, and timing elements of microfranchising. (Earlier this year, I nominated the term as the third buzzword of 2007) Good to see the buzz – and the activity itself continues. The strategy [...]

Third buzzword of 2007

And, for those who have been waiting, we have found our third buzzword of the year (here are numbers one and two). Drumroll, please……and the word is….Microfranchising. Some use the term to describe the practice of nonprofit organizations opening up and running a franchise of a commercial entity. Examples include nonprofits that run Ben and [...]