Disrupting Philanthropy 2.0 Part 2.

[Jordan Merlo]

Hello again and welcome to Disrupting Philanthropy 2.0 Part 2. I hope you took some time to read Disrupting Philanthropy 2.0, if not that's ok because for my next couple of blogs I will be picking apart the text discussing what I believe to be the highlights of the article. In this blog in particular I will be discussing the two categories that make up philanthropy which are capital and the enterprises. If you are interested in following along I will be covering pages 12-14.The capital sideIn short the capital side consists of showing where all the revenue for the organization is coming in.Including:1. Individual donations2. philanthropic grants3. social, mission, and program related investment funds4. government dollars5. fees for service6. product sales7. All of the financial products for donors8. Vendors who sell these products9. Back-office support providers to these structures10. Online giving marketplaceThe enterprise sideComing up with new ways in which to promote the non profit organization and to make changes.For example:Market-based enterprises such as B Corporations are becoming low-profit limited liability companies which help non profit organizations with their cause.Volunteering also makes a change. They make a difference in our communities but are sadly designed to be "here today and gone tomorrow." It is believed that by using technology non profit organizations can derive a lot of volunteers off of "flash" causes. In last August alone Water raised $2,500 in 90 minutes through Twitter. If non profits could utilize this kind of "flash" cause on sites such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. a lot of change could be done. Cabrini Connections though is already on sites such as these.So, now that you are done reading my blog go on Facebook and check out our group (Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection) and see how you can help out the cause to better the students of today.