The Philanthropist Daily! Open data can benefit voluntary sector. The Nominet Trust team is spending a fair amount of time thinking, investigating and experimenting with open data.
The trust's aim is to seek and support new uses of digital technology for social good. We recently co-hosted a conference on charities and open data with the Big Lottery Fund and NCVO, which indicated a growing interest from the voluntary sector. The opening of public sector data over the past few years is one obvious stimulus for this, particularly since many charities are data suppliers due to their work delivering a public service contracts. For many in the voluntary and charitable sector, the starting point for these conversations is the desire to be more effective in addressing social challenges. Whether this is the remarkable intrinsic motivation of wanting to support the communities more effectively, or the extrinsic motivation of doing more with less, the starting point isn't technology, but making the most of the resources we have.
But this isn't new. Charity begins at home for kids. Encouraging children to engage in philanthropy fosters an awareness of the welfare of others and helps instil a sense of compassion.
Australian kids today are very globally minded. Even if they're not watching the Kony video or sending letters to a sponsored child in Asia, they are taking part in gold-coin collection days at school, raising money for charities and causes worldwide. Kids are being exposed to the world of fundraising more than ever – but does that mean they are learning to be more benevolent and philanthropic? Not only does charity start at home, so does learning to be charitable and compassionate. And then that needs to be reinforced through education, says Kristi Mansfield, Sydney Community Foundation CEO, who has just launched a new fund called Kids in Philanthropy.
" Everyone's a winner The benefits of raising kids to be philanthropic are not only for the recipients of the generosity, Mansfield says. What else can you do? Siblings raise $30,000 for charity. Network Connecting People and Organizations for Africa. East Africa Philanthropy Awards-Call for Nominations. The East Africa Association of Grantmakers(EAAG) is elated to announce the call for nominations for the inaugural East Africa Philanthropy Awards (EAPA) 2012.
Launched in 2011, the Awards seek to identify, recognize and celebrate outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations to strategic social development and to the growth of the philanthropic movement in East Africa. The Awards will be given to those who through their planned and structured giving of money, time, information, goods and services; and voice and influence improve the wellbeing of humanity and the communities they live in. These philanthropists motivate and inspire the East African people ever closer to the renewal of a healthy tradition of giving and philanthropy. Through their compelling philanthropic acts, these individuals and organizations should have set a standard of excellence that is an inspiration for others to follow.
Award categories · Award for Community Philanthropy · Award for Family Philanthropy. We invite you to to engage, reflect, discuss and share ideas, opinion and thoughts on philanthropy in East Africa. Theory of change – the first step to making a difference. Angela Kail As a charity or funder what’s the first step you take when planning a new area of work, or thinking about how to measure your impact?
A charity might say it is finding the staff, resources and funding to get that new service off the ground; perhaps a funder would start to look at the charities they have worked with in the past. But when clients approach us at NPC to help them with strategy or impact measurement, one of the first questions we ask is ‘do you have a theory of change?’ A few years ago, the term ‘theory of change’ meant little to the UK charity sector. Seen as a piece of American evaluation jargon, it did not conjure up much enthusiasm. A theory of change shows a charity or funder’s coherent path from needs to activities to outcomes to impact. For example, you may be a funder aiming to improve young people’s life chances through education. FAQ – East Africa Philanthropy Awards. 1.
What is the East Africa Philanthropy Awards? It is an initiative of the East Africa Association of Grantmakers officially launched in September 2011 at the 2nd East Africa Grantmakers Conference in Arusha, Tanzania. The association in an effort to encourage and inspire the culture of local philanthropy by providing the platform for those with unique solutions to social, cultural and economic solutions that are fueled by an inward urge to give back freely to be heard, seen, appreciated and ultimately encouraged to keep on. 2. What is the East Africa Philanthropy Awards looking for? The East African Philanthropist Award will be presented to those who serve as an example to others through their material and financial support, as well as their willingness and creativity to tread untried paths. 3. I. WHAT I LEARNT FROM MY FATHER ABOUT GIVING. East Africa Association of Grantmakers.
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