THE UNMENTIONABLE AMONG NONPROFITS
No, it’s not the names of their biggest donors or how much they rely on outside consultants. It’s what most of the world calls “marketing,” but what the third sector, in its mission-centric way, prefers to dub “advocacy.” I attended a luncheon in midtown Manhattan this week, at which my colleague Margaret May Damen, author […]
SURPRISE, SURPRISE: EDUCATING MEN IS KEY TO GENDER EQUALITY
A bevy of research projects into how public policies can enlist men and boys in the struggle for gender equality are currently under way in Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, China, Croatia, India, Mexico, South Africa and Tanzania, with more countries in the pipeline. The goal, according to the International Center for Research on Women, the organization […]
TEACHING KIDS THE VALUE OF A BUCK
What impact does family wealth and affluence have on kids? “Usually, the more that money is handed out, the more the fire in the belly goes down,” says Bay Area financial adviser Joan DiFuria. How do you raise self-sufficient and confident adults from children who are accustomed to all the comforts of well-upholstered homes and […]