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 [...]

Microphilanthropy

Well, I guess its an obvious derivative from micro-finance. Microphilanthropy – otherwise known as group fundraising – is my Second Buzzword of the Year (Hyperlocal was the first). OK, annoying derivative name aside, Peter Deitz is doing us all a favor by tracking these developments and how they are assisted by the web. Check out [...]