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Business
Four Daily Deal Sites That Are Better (for the World) than Groupon
All kinds of copycats are chasing Groupon's $15 billion tail. But getting discounts doesn't have to be all about teeth whitening and tapas.
Business
Celebrity Blackout on Twitter and Facebook for World AIDS Day [UPDATED]
Celebrities go silent on Twitter and Facebook for World Aids Day. The only way to get Lady Gaga tweeting again is to fork over money for the cause.
News
Fundraising Goes Social: Fundly Taps Your Online Networks to Support Your Cause
Creating a campaign is as easy as telling a story, setting a fundraising goal, and blasting the news of your effort to your social network.
News
Eat for Equity: A Monthly Dinner Party Fuels Community Giving
Nonprofit organization Eat for Equity is more than a monthly themed dinner party. It creates social change through food and giving.
Education
How to Build a School in Three Hours
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Taylor Conroy has a new approach to education fundraising.
Culture
Crowdrise: The Social Network with a Purpose
Like most successful fundraising ideas, the social networking site Crowdrise started with Maasai warriors and Edward Norton. “Edward was running...
Business
Philanthroper: A Daily Deal Site for Charities
A new daily "deal" site lets you donate $1 to a different charity every day. But just $1. The hope is that it's habit-forming.
Education
Pencil Pushers: How School Budget Cuts Have Turned Students (and Parents) Into Fundraisers
Having a child enrolled in the Los Angeles Unified School District means I’m not just a parent, I’m a salesperson.n
Business
Charity Donations Plummet, But Some Orgs Win Big in Tough Times
The data is in and last year donations to America's biggest charities dropped by 11 percent, four times worse than after September 11.
News
Need a Grand for Your Big Idea? Meet The Awesome Foundation
The Awesome Foundation wants to give you $1,000 for your public art project or madcap science experiment.
The Community Board
FundCauses Stream: the microblog for social change
FundCauses Stream (on line at www.fundcauses.com) is a social 2.0 project that aims to be the referral point for the most active and socially...
The Community Board
Fundraising for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Hello All, I am participating in the 5th Annual Bay Area Leukemia Cup Regatta on Sunday, October 3rd at The San Francisco Yacht Club. I am doing...
The Community Board
Hope Springs Eternal
With the 2009 inaugeration of President-Elect Barack Obama, I believe a new era is being birthed; an era where social profits are recognized and...
Business
Diary of Social Venture Start-up: The Business Plan
We incorrectly filed this in the wrong place so we've been forced to make a new post. To see the correct one, click here.
The Community Board
Regatta for Reading
This past Sunday, GOOD staff and interns participated in a paddleboat regatta on the lake of Echo Park in Los Angeles. Through an online...
The Community Board
Win some funding to help make a positive change in your community!
Do you have a great idea on how to make a positive change in your community? Enter it in the Aviva Community Fund competition and encourage...
Business
Diary of a Social Venture Start-up: Finding Funding
Like many entrepreneurs, I spend a lot of my time looking for money. I'm not talking about digging under couch cushions (unless of course you have...
Education
Young Professionals Head to Spin Class to Support Afterschool Program
The nation's oldest after school program, LA's BEST, is giving folks a workout—and letting them make a difference in the lives of kids.
