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After the Oscars
- Monday, February 25, 2013
Best Picture
I'll admit, with this one I'm just being picky, but I don't believe Argo deserved to go home with the Oscar for Best Picture. That's not to say it wasn't a great movie, it made Crosswalk.com's Top 10 for a reason, but to me, Ben Affleck's historical homage always felt more like a summer blockbuster than a Best Picture contender. Maybe it's because I'm personally more drawn to movies that take risks and show ambition, or that when placed in the company of films like Lincoln, Les Mis, Zero Dark Thirty, and Beasts of the Southern Wilds, Argo never really stood out. Either way, the Academy has spoken, and viewers can take it for what it is.
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It's A Tie
It's very rare that you ever see a tie at something like The Oscars. Best Sound Editing might not be the most popular award at the show, but it was still stunning to watch contenders Zero Dark Thirty and Skyfall end in a stalemate. For those Oscar historians out there, and those who love a bit of trivia, the last time the Oscars had a tie was in 1995. Not something to sneeze at, that's for sure.
The Fall of Jennifer Lawrence
Nothing tells you about a person quite like how they handle embarrassment. The winner of Best Actress suffered an unfortunate stumble while on her way to collect her award. In true Hollywood fashion though, she dusted herself off, accepted the award with style, and even poked a little fun at herself during her acceptance speech. Well played Miss Lawrence, well played.
The Musical Montage
Sure, there were some slipups in this glamorous musical. The Chicago number was a bit muddled, and the cast of Les Miz was unevenly mic'd and out of costume. Despite all that, the music itself was nothing short of spectacular. From the booming anthems of Les Miserables, to the triumphant return of Jennifer Hudson and her rendition of "And I Am Telling You", this was one of the Oscars more impressive moments.
Anne Hathaway and Daniel Day-Lewis
Both the actor and the actress took home well-deserved Oscar gold for their performances in Lincoln and Les Miz respectively. Hathaway in particular faced some stiff competition from veteran actresses like Amy Adams and Sally Field. In the end though, it was good to see credit go where credit was due. Daniel Day-Lewis perfectly captured the flaws and virtues of America's late president, while Hathaway's heartbreaking portrayal of Fantine was one of Les Miz finer moments.
Best Original Song
From the beginning, there was little doubt the English bombshell would be taking home the award for Best Original Song. But just in case there was any doubt, Adele's haunting rendition of "Skyfall" was a quick reminder of why she deserved Oscar gold. What's more, the dynamic diva's emotional acceptance speech was surprisingly heartfelt. Here's to you, Adele.
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Making Nonprofit Giving Smarter: An Interview With Jacob Harold
In today's Social Velocity blog interview, I'm talking with Jacob Harold, CEO of GuideStar, the clearinghouse of information on nonprofits. Jacob came to GuideStar from the Hewlett Foundation, where he led grantmaking for the Philanthropy Program. Between 2006 and 2012, he oversaw $30 million in grants that, together, aimed to build a 21st-century infrastructure for smart giving. Jacob was just named to the 2014 NonProfit Times' Power and Influence Top 50.
You can read other interviews in the Social Velocity Interview Series here.
Nell: It has been over a year since the Letter to the Donors of America about the overhead myth. Where are we today in getting donors (and board members) to understand that overhead is a destructive mindset?
Jacob: I'm glad to report that the response to the first overhead myth letter far exceeded our expectations. Hundreds of articles have been written about the letter. It comes up almost every time I hold a meeting or give a talk. For at least a few people, I think it's been a deep affirmation of something they've known a long time. And, indeed, many others in the field have been working on this: the Donors Forum, Bridgespan, the National Council on Nonprofits, and others.
But we also know that we have a long road ahead of us. The overhead myth is deeply ingrained in the culture and systems of the nonprofit sector. It will take years of concerted effort for us to fully move past such a narrow view of nonprofit performance to something that reflects the complexity of the world around us. But it's essential if we want to ensure we have a nonprofit sector capable of tackling the great challenges of our time.
Nell: The Letter to the Donors of America was obviously focused on the donor side of the problem, but how do we also change the mindset of those nonprofit leaders who perpetuate the Overhead Myth in their reporting, conversations with donors and board members, etc.?
Jacob: This is a critical aspect of the challenge. Every year nonprofits send out something like one billion pieces of direct mail to donors that prominently display their organization's overhead ratio. It's no wonder that donors think that's a proxy for performance—we've trained donors to think so!
That's why the CEOs of Charity Navigator and BBB Wise Giving Alliance and I are currently working on a second overhead myth letter—this one to the nonprofits of America. We're still finalizing the text, but in it we will be calling on nonprofits to be more proactive about communicating the story of their programmatic work, their governance structures, and the real costs of achieving results. And, more, we want to recruit nonprofits to help us retrain donors to pay attention to what matters: results. In the end, that means that nonprofits have to cut the pie charts showing overhead versus program—and instead step up to the much more important challenge of communicating how you track progress against your mission.
Nell: At the Social Impact Exchange Conference you announced some pretty exciting plans with the GuideStar Exchange to, in essence, create a marketplace of information about nonprofits so that the best nonprofits receive more resources. Talk a little about your plans for the Exchange, and most importantly, how you plan to bring nonprofits and donors there.
Jacob: The GuideStar Exchange is our mechanism for collecting data directly from nonprofits. By going straight to nonprofits we can build on the data we already have from the IRS Form 990. The 990 is a regulatory document, it's not meant to offer a comprehensive view of nonprofits and their programs—that's what we're trying to do with the Exchange. And it also lets us get information much more quickly!
So far we've had great success. More than 100,000 nonprofits have shared data with us through the GuideStar Exchange and more than 38,000 have reached one of what we call our participation levels—Bronze, Silver, or Gold. But we have a long way to go if we want to approach a comprehensive view of the marketplace. So we're adding new incentives for nonprofits to share data through the Exchange, building new ways to distribute that data through other channels and improving the user interface to make the process easier. Right now we're collecting quantitative financial data and qualitative programmatic data but later this year we're going to release a tool for collecting quantitative programmatic data, too.
This comes back to the overhead myth campaign. If we're going to ask donors to go beyond the overhead ratio when considering nonprofits, we have to offer an alternative. GuideStar Exchange is a critical part of that alternative: a chance for nonprofits to tell their story in a structured way that forces them to articulate in clear terms what they're trying to accomplish, how they'll get there, and how they'll measure progress along the way.
Nell: The Money for Good reports that came out a couple of years ago rather discouragingly found that the majority of donors don't give based on nonprofit results. With the GuideStar Exchange you obviously think that is changeable, so how do we go about changing donor interest and behavior?
Jacob: Well, I had a different read of that data. It is absolutely true that the Money for Good research showed that most donors don't give based on nonprofit results. But it also showed that a significant portion—about 15%, depending on how you cut the data—do. That may not seem like much, but that represents 30 million people responsible for close to $40 billion in annual giving. So there's already a huge unserved market, even if it represents a small portion of the entire system of philanthropy.
And at GuideStar we see this every day. We have 7 million unique users a year. And that's just on our website, our data was used another 22 million times on other platforms last year through just one of our distribution mechanisms. So people want data. And as we get more and more programmatic data—data that is oriented towards results against mission—I'm absolutely confident that we're going to unlock new behaviors among donors, nonprofit executives, journalists, and others. The nonprofit sector is about to enter a new phase, and I think it's going to be remarkable.
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Weaving Nonprofit Capacity Building Into Philanthropy: An Interview with Kathy Reich
In today's Social Velocity interview, I'm talking with Kathy Reich, Director of Organizational Effectiveness Grantmaking at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Kathy leads a cross-cutting program to help grantees around the world improve their strategy, leadership, and impact. Her team makes grants on a broad range of organizational development issues, from business planning to social media strategy to network effectiveness.
She also manages the Packard Foundation's grantmaking to support the philanthropic sector. She has been with the Foundation since 2001, and previously held positions in the Organizational Effectiveness and Children, Families, and Communities programs. Prior to joining the Foundation, she worked in a non-profit, on Capitol Hill, and in state and local government in California.
You can read other interviews in the Social Velocity Interview Series here.
Nell: There is often a chicken or the egg scenario in the nonprofit sector where nonprofit leaders are hesitant to tell funders their real struggles and needs for fear of appearing unworthy of investment, and philanthropists are hesitant to stick their noses in the business of the nonprofits they fund, so organizational capacity needs are not openly discussed or addressed. How does the Packard Foundation uncover the organizational needs of your grantees and what would you advise other funders to do in order to have more open and transformative discussions with their grantees?
Kathy: Well, I try not to tell other people—funders or nonprofit leaders—what to do! But I can tell you what works for us at the Packard Foundation. First, we encourage each of our program officers to learn about the organizational strengths and challenges of their grantees, and to weave capacity building into grantmaking strategies. That's a big part of the work of the Organizational Effectiveness team here at the Packard Foundation.
But we also have a separate Organizational Effectiveness (OE) program, staffed by its own program officers and with its own budget, to help grantee partners strengthen their fundamentals so they can focus on achieving their missions. Once a non-profit gets a grant from any Packard Foundation program, they're also eligible to apply for an OE grant. We support a wide range of projects to promote individual and team leadership, organizational planning and development, and the development of healthy networks.
The application process is pretty simple and straightforward. It starts with a letter of inquiry where our grantee partners have to answer just a handful of questions: What are the objectives of your project and what do you expect to accomplish? How will this project support your organization in meeting its goals, and over the long term, enhancing its effectiveness? What special challenges or changes have caused your organization or network to focus on management and organizational issues at this time? How do you propose to use Foundation funds? Who from your organization's staff and board has made the commitment to lead the project?
Here's the most important part of our approach: We work very hard to be responsive to the needs of our partners. We never say, "We think you need a strategic plan, and that's the only thing we're going to fund." We listen to the grantee's assessment of their strengths and challenges, and serve in a coaching role to help them develop the OE project that best meets their needs.
Folks can read more about the Organizational Effectiveness program on our website, or on our wiki page, where we share resources, evaluations of the program, and other information.
Nell: Leadership development is something that is fairly prevalent in the for-profit sector – it's understood that good leaders need coaching and support along the way – but leadership development is rarely supported in the nonprofit sector. Why do you think there is that disparity and what do we do to change it?
Kathy: I think you're right — the lack of investment in leadership development and talent management in the nonprofit sector is a significant issue. We don't have any shortage of talented, passionate people entering this sector. But I believe that we lose too many of them before they rise to senior-level leadership positions.
Some of that brain drain happens for financial reasons: people are staggering under the weight of educational debt, or they're lured away by more lucrative career prospects in the private sector. But much of the loss of talent is preventable. People leave because they feel burnt out and undervalued. They can't forge career pathways and can't access meaningful professional development. They sometimes have lousy managers. Their jobs don't offer opportunities for promotion, or sufficient work/life/family balance.
That is all stuff that the nonprofit sector can fix. As a sector, we can even tackle some of the thornier issues around compensation and educational debt. And funders can lead the way. But philanthropy is not doing that. Rusty Stahl at the Talent Philanthropy Project, a Packard Foundation grantee partner, points out that between 1992 and 2011 foundations spent, on average, about 1% of grant dollars on nonprofit talent development. I'm not sure why there's been a lack of investment in leadership development in the nonprofit sector over time — especially when virtually everyone seems to agree that effective leadership is one of the keys to lasting social change.
I do see some glimmers of hope. In the OE program last year, 21 of the 86 grants we awarded focused on leadership development, including projects that invested in interventions like executive coaching, board development, succession planning, and executive transition at key grantee organizations. And a number of efforts are underway throughout the Foundation to support existing and/or emerging leaders in the issue areas where we work. Clearly, though, much more is needed.
Nell: There has been a concerted effort in the past year to overcome the "Overhead Myth," the idea that nonprofits should spend as little as possible on "overhead" (administrative and fundraising) expenses. But there is still much work to do before that idea becomes mainstream in the philanthropic sector. How do we change funder (and nonprofit leader) thinking about overhead?
Kathy: I'm a fan of so many leaders and organizations who have spoken out on this issue, including Packard Foundation grantee partners like Guidestar, California Association of Nonprofits, and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations. They've done a great job of making a research-based case that arbitrary, low overhead rates don't capture the true cost of delivering non-profit programs and services. I think that there are a couple of common-sense things that funders and nonprofit leaders can do to keep this debate at the forefront of people's minds.
First, prepare real budgets. If the funder tells you, "You can only have $25,000 for this project," that's fine. That's their budget. But submit a budget for the full cost of the project, including your personnel, facilities, and other costs of doing business. Let them see what their funding covers, and what it does not. Be honest if you do not know where the rest of the money will come from. At least it will spark a good conversation with your funder about the gap, and about your real costs. Most funders do not penalize honesty. If the funder does penalize honesty, their money probably is not worth your trouble.
Second, define what goes into your overhead rate, and stick with it. Many funders have a "rule" about acceptable overhead; 15 percent, 10 percent, even 5 percent. But most do not have a standard definition for what's included in that rate. You should have one. Define it, calculate it, and then defend it.
Nell: Philanthropy is a very personal and values-driven thing, but at the same time we need to funnel more philanthropic money towards the most effective solutions. Do you think it's possible to get more philanthropists to give based on results rather than interests and values, or can we somehow better combine the two drives?
Kathy: I think combining values and a focus on results is not just desirable — it's essential. None of us goes into social change work with a completely cool, dispassionate lens. We go in with passion. We want to make a difference. We bring our whole selves to this work. That's what makes it wonderful, and that's why we stay in it.
At the same time, resources are limited — money, people, time — and we have to be sure they're being well-spent. Ideally, we want to make sure those resources are being better-spent than they could be on other endeavors.
At the Packard Foundation, we try to craft a balance. Our mission—to improve the lives of children, families, and communities, and to restore and protect our planet—derives directly from the values and beliefs of our founders. The way we go about that work is deeply rooted in five core values, which also come from our founding family — integrity, respect for all people, belief in individual leadership, commitment to effectiveness, and the capacity to think big. But we also are committed to scientific rigor, evaluation, and most importantly, learning. We care not only about what grant funds accomplish, but also about how we do that grantmaking, engage with grantees and improve over time. You can read about some of what we've accomplished over the years on our new digital timeline.
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How Do We Scale Social Change?
This week I attended the 5th annual Social Impact Exchange Conference in New York City. It was an interesting gathering of funders, change makers and intermediaries all grappling with how to reach and sustain scaled social solutions.
"Scale" is such a challenging concept, and as I mentioned earlier, there are many entities struggling with exactly what scale means. According to Heather McLeod Grant (author of Forces for Good) whose keynote address kicked off the conference, "scale" is no longer about growing individual organizations or addressing individual issues, but rather about building movements and networks.
The idea of a networked approach to social change is not a new one (see the great Stanford Social Innovation Review article from 2008 by Jane Wei-Skillern and Sonia Marciano on this approach), but Heather underlined the importance of a more integrated and aligned approach to creating social change. I would have liked to see this idea taken further, perhaps with some of the Transformative Scale discussion that is happening elsewhere, included in this discussion.
There were some real highlights of the conference for me. First was the luncheon panel on the Black Male Achievement Movement and President Obama's My Brother's Keeper initiative. Tonya Allen of The Skillman Foundation was a hard hitting moderator of Shawn Dove, from the Campaign for Black Male Achievement, William Snipes from Pipeline Crisis/Winning Strategies, and Andrew Wolk from Root Cause.
The group had a fascinating conversation about the movement to address "a whole generation of young men being pushed to the side." As Snipes so eloquently put it, "This is a problem about who we are as a society, whether or not we are going to survive. The road we are on is not sustainable. We cannot continue to incarcerate one third of a community. This is an impractical way to run a society."
The panel described and debated the complexity of addressing a huge systemic problem and how they have launched a movement to do just that. It was a candid and thought-provoking exchange.
Another highlight was GuideStar CEO Jacob Harold's talk on their exciting efforts to transform the nonprofit information landscape (Jacob is describing this landscape in the picture at the left).
GuideStar's goal is to address the "two elephants in the philanthropic room:" 1) some nonprofits are better than others (they create more impact per dollar spent), and 2) some donors are better than others (they create more impact per dollar given).
To address these "elephants," GuideStar is collecting and analyzing deeper information about nonprofits and then distributing that information so that donors make better investments. (More on this next month when I interview Jacob as part of the Social Velocity Interview Series.)
The other real highlight of the conference for me was the keynote address on financial sustainability from Antony Bugg-Levine, head of the Nonprofit Finance Fund. Antony defined financial sustainability as "Repeatable and reliable revenue that exceeds ongoing operating costs, coupled with the ability to fund periodic investment in adaptation and growth." In other words, a financially sustainable nonprofit brings enough reliable revenue in the door and can, when needed, raise capital for change and growth.
And that capital piece is often overlooked by nonprofits and funders. Antony described 5 types of capital helpful to nonprofits:
- Change Capital to position an organization for growth.
- Working Capital to handle fluctuations in cash flow.
- Recovery Capital to address shocks to an organization (natural disaster, fire, etc.)
- Risk & Opportunity Capital to develop a new program or different approach.
- Endowments which can provide some unrestricted money, but should not be considered reliable revenue.
Antony also described 5 things that funders do and 5 things that nonprofits do to derail sustainable growth (pictured at right.)
I also enjoyed participating in the "Business Models for Sustainability at Scale" panel with my colleagues Dana O'Donovan from Monitor Institute, Megan Shackleton from the Einhorn Family Trust, Heidi Shultz from the Helmsley Charitable Trust and Craig Reigel from the Nonprofit Finance Fund. We had a great discussion with very thoughtful and engaging audience questions about how to create sustainable financial models and how philanthropy can help move that forward.
The Social Impact Exchange assembled a smart, talented group of people to grapple with how we fund and grow solutions to the wicked problems we face. It was a thought-provoking couple of days.
Can We Move Beyond the Nonprofit Overhead Myth?
Ever since last year's Letter to the Donors of America from GuideStar, Charity Navigator, and BBB Wise Giving Alliance there has been a growing movement to debunk the "nonprofit overhead myth," the notion that donors should evaluate nonprofits based on the percent they spend on "overhead" (fundraising and administrative) costs.
More and more articles (a most recent one here) are cropping up explaining the overhead myth and highlighting donors who overcame it. And even fundraising journal Advancing Philanthropy is devoting their entire Spring issue to the topic.
But at the same time we have very obvious examples of the continuing strength of the overhead myth. The latest is nonprofit darling Charity:Water, which is often held up as the gold standard of innovative fundraising and nonprofit strategy, claiming that 100% of their donations go "directly to the field." And thus the overhead myth lives on.
Will we ever be rid of the idea that nonprofits can somehow achieve a nirvana where very little (or no) money goes to boring things like salaries, technology, infrastructure, fundraising, leadership development, planning, R&D?
I wonder if we could gain more traction by talking less about the negatives of an overhead myth and talking more about the positives of nonprofit organization building.
For example, one of the things that is often considered "overhead" and rarely gets funded is nonprofit leadership development. But in the for-profit sector, leadership development is viewed as an incredibly important and worthy investment. According to a recent article by the Foundation Center, the business sector spent $12 billion on leadership development in 2011, whereas the nonprofit sector spent $400 million, or viewed another way, businesses spent $120 per employee on leadership development, whereas the nonprofit sector spent $29 per employee.
And leadership development can have such a positive return on investment. A stronger nonprofit leader can:
- Recruit, train and manage a more productive and effective staff
- Engage a more invested board of directors
- Use money and other limited resources more strategically
- Open a nonprofit to bigger and better networks
- More effectively manage to outcomes
- Create an overall more highly performing nonprofit
So what if we refocused the overhead myth discussion on the power of nonprofit organization building? Beyond leadership development, investing in nonprofit organization building means money for things like: talented, effective fundraising staff; smart long-term planning; performance management systems; effective technology.
At the core, organization building is about creating a smart, strategic nonprofit that can actually realize the outcomes it was set up to achieve. Organization building can make the difference between a nonprofit that is just getting by and a nonprofit that is actually solving problems.
If you want to learn more about funding nonprofit organization building, download the Power of Capacity Capital E-book or the Raising Capacity Capital Webinar.
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Shifting More Money to Social Good
I'm really excited to announce that, as promised, I'm starting to move the Social Velocity Interview Series to video interviews, via Google Hangouts (for those interviewees who are willing). I launch next week with an interview, on the Social Velocity Google+ page, with Hope Neighbor, CEO of Hope Consulting and author of the Money for Good reports exposing an $15 billion opportunity to direct more private money to high performing nonprofits.
In 2010 and 2011 Hope, and her team of partners (like GuideStar and Charity Navigator) and funders (like The Gates Foundation and The Hewlett Foundation), conducted comprehensive studies of donor behavior, motivations, and preferences for charitable giving in order to understand how to effectively influence giving behaviors.
Money for Good I found that 90% of donors say how well a nonprofit performs is important, but only 30% of donors actively try to fund the highest performing nonprofits. So there is a disconnect.
In Money for Good II, Hope and her team set out to figure out what it would take to change donor behavior and direct more money to high performing nonprofits. What they found is that more information about performance and more "Consumer Reports" style reporting could encourage more donors to switch their giving to higher performing nonprofits.
This is all fascinating and helps inform the on-going question, "How do we funnel more money to social change?" Needless to say I have lots of questions for Hope.
Here is my list of questions for Hope, but I imagine since it's a conversation the questions will evolve:
- With Money for Good you are hopeful that we can change donor behavior and shift more money to high performing nonprofits. But what will it take beyond providing more (and better information) to donors? How do we create incentives for donors to change?
- Money for Good estimates that $15 billion could shift to high performing nonprofits, but that is only 5% of the total private money flowing to nonprofits. And only 12% of all money flowing to the nonprofit sector comes from the private sector, so we are really only talking about shifting 0.6% of all the money in the sector to high performing nonprofits. Is that piece of the pie worth the kind of donor behavior change effort required? What about expanding the overall pie (only 2% of the annual Gross Domestic Product has historically gone to the nonprofit sector)? Is there any hope of growing the 2%?
- Where does impact investing fit in all of this? Typically only 5% of a foundation's money is directed to social change efforts. What about the opportunity to encourage foundations to tap into their corpus and do more program-related and other mission-related investing?
- How do we ensure that more information means better information? What if low performing nonprofits simply start mimicking high performing reporting? How do we ensure that accurate performance evaluation is conducted and reported across the sector? And how do we fund that?
- What about the problem of donors misconstruing information? For example, if nonprofits provide more financial information, and donors still have a bias against overhead spending, could that just shift more money to nonprofits with lower overhead, not necessarily higher performance?
Watch for the interview on the Social Velocity Google+ page next week.
And stay tuned for more video interviews soon!
Debunking the Nonprofit Overhead Myth: An Interview with Laura Zumdahl
In this month's Social Velocity blog interview, I'm talking with Laura Zumdahl, Vice President of Nonprofit Services at Donors Forum. Donors Forum provides networking, education, leadership and advocacy for philanthropists and nonprofits in Illinois. Laura provides leadership to Donors Forum's efforts to strengthen nonprofits. I wanted to talk to Laura and Donors Forum primarily because of their innovative work bringing nonprofits and philanthropists together to talk about the real costs (including administrative costs) of creating social change through their Real Talk about Real Costs effort I highlighted earlier this year.
You can read past interviews in the Social Innovation Interview Series here.
Nell: What was the impetus for Real Talk about Real Costs and what is your ultimate goal with the project?
Laura: We've long known "overhead" has been a challenge in the nonprofit sector. Over the past few years, we've been engaged in some conversations and education about overhead and the "starvation cycle" that encumbers nonprofits, but it had been in fits and spurts.
In 2012 Donors Forum decided we needed to do more to directly address the issue with our membership and see what kind of change we could make locally on this tough issue. So we launched a "Community of Practice" focused on bringing together a group of dedicated funders and nonprofit leaders to tackle the issue over the course of a year through education, sharing of stories, and collective action to move the needle on funding nonprofit overhead.
Ultimately, we want to see change in the sector related to funding the full cost of service delivery. We want nonprofits to be able to understand and articulate their true costs of delivering their missions, and we want funders to understand those costs and fund organizations accordingly. We want funders to invest in the impact they can have with their dollars, not just a limited portion of a program that doesn't include the real costs. For nonprofits to have a greater impact, they need to have their mission fully-funded.
Nell: The underlying assumption behind Real Talk about Real Costs is that it is possible to get nonprofits and funders to talk openly and honestly with each other. But that is something that rarely occurs in the sector because of the power imbalance between grantor and grantee. How do you overcome that imbalance and get to open, honest, productive conversation?
Laura: The power dynamic you articulated is often a huge barrier for authentic, productive conversations between grantors and grantees. We recognize that as part of the challenge of this work and know that we are only going to make change by helping people to shift that in their own work and experience so they can understand the perspective of the "other".
When we first started this effort we formed a community of practice comprised of about 30 leaders – half grantors and half grantees. This community spent a year coming together every six weeks or so to learn more about overhead cost issues, hear each others' stories about the challenges related to their work, and develop relationships. We intentionally focused on helping them to create a trusting and safe space where they could understand and learn from each other. It's not easy to get to open and honest conversation when power dynamics are at play, but we saw this happen when we were deliberate about getting a commitment from participants to engage in this way and create a space for them to develop relationships and trust to allow these conversations to take place.
Nell: What are your plans, or do you have any plans, to take these conversations to a national level? How do we encourage these conversations beyond Illinois?
Laura: We do! We are continuing to work with our national partner, The Bridgespan Group, on the ongoing conversations at the local level in Illinois. We plan to launch another community of practice later this year, which will continue this work that has evolved over the past few years. We also are working with other great national partners, such as Guidestar and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO), to take the conversations to a national level and encourage change in other locations, not just Illinois.
We need to encourage these conversations across the country – and that happens when people take the risk to build relationships that enable authentic conversations so stories can be shared and nonprofits and funders can work together to make change on how we address the issue of overhead costs in the sector.
Nell: What do you make of Guidestar, Charity Navigator and BBB Wise Giving Alliance's recent Pledge Against the Overhead Myth? How do you think their efforts will affect donor actions?
Laura: We were thrilled to see Guidestar, Charity Navigator, and BBB Wise Giving Alliance make such a strong statement to the donors of America. Their recognition of how overhead rates can be wrongly used as a measure of effectiveness helps to raise awareness about this misconception and the importance of donors investing in impact.
Their leadership on this issue and the pledge that they've asked donors to commit to is an important step in helping to clarify the myths that have long surrounded overhead costs. They are looked to by many donors for signs of what to consider when selecting nonprofits to invest in, and their plea to donors to consider the real cost of outcomes and impact of an organization – not just a ratio that doesn't tell the whole story – is a clear directive that we hope will affect both individual and institutional donors substantially.
Nell: What do you think it will take to really move the needle and get a majority of donors to recognize and invest in real nonprofit costs?
Laura: Change is hard when you are trying to affect behavior in a whole sector, so it's not going to happen overnight. It's a long process of affecting change in some areas that can build and eventually influence others to reconsider how they invest in real costs. We believe that if we can take the lead on making change in Illinois and share that experience with others, it'll eventually help to influence behavior in other geographic areas across the country – hopefully leading to a wide-spread sector shift somewhere.
Several years ago nonprofits and funders weren't talking about this issue together – and now, in some small pockets – they are. That's a step in the right direction. And those of us in the sector need to support this work by making a personal commitment to address the myths around overhead whenever we can so we are part of making change happen.
Revolutionizing Online Philanthropy: An Interview with Brian Sasscer
In this month's Social Velocity blog interview, I'm talking with Brian Sasscer, Senior Vice President of Strategic Operations at The Case Foundation. Brian is responsible for the Case Foundation's web presence strategy and overseeing the Foundation's operations. His passion for his job is fueled by a desire to continually push new technologies and for-profit thinking into the nonprofit sector.
I wanted to talk to Brian because of the very exciting new Giving Graph project they announced last March at SXSW. The Giving Graph would help the social sector use data and technology to connect people to causes they are passionate about in a seamless way.
You can read past interviews in the Social Innovation Interview Series here.
Nell: When you presented about the Giving Graph at SXSW last March it was just an idea. Where does it stand now? Is the Case Foundation moving forward to execute on the concept?
Brian: The Case Foundation has been thrilled by the positive response we've received since introducing the concept of the Giving Graph in March. We've had multiple conversations with folks from the tech and social good community that have surfaced some exciting opportunities to help advance the project. For example, we were approached by Rayid Ghani, who served as Chief Data Scientist from the 2012 Obama for America campaign. He is spearheading The Erich & Wendy Schmidt Data Science for Social Good Summer Fellowship program at the University of Chicago. This new program is bringing together 36 aspiring students in the fields of computer science, programming and statistics to seek out opportunities to use data science as a tool to solve complex social issues. The Giving Graph was selected as one of the projects collaborators and these students will experiment with over the summer.
Through conversations with other nonprofits, for-profits, foundations and technology companies, we've made great connections and relationships that have helped us understand the possibilities the graph could provide for a stronger infrastructure within the social good sector. Specifically, we have opened dialogue with the Gates Foundation, as well as Guidestar CEO Jacob Harold. Michael Lewkowitz of Igniter is another individual who has done an exceptional job of exploring the concept of an impact graph, and understanding the landscape of this data play in the social good sector.
We also reached out to other organizations such as Network for Good and Global Giving in an effort to survey the space and understand the big data players in social good data. There are a number of talented individuals who share our vision of helping to further develop a concept that supports and encourages growth in the social sector. As for the Graph itself, we will continue our discussions and experimentation with the University of Chicago fellows assigned to the project with a goal to produce key findings from the experiment sometime in the fall.
Nell: You have sought a good deal of public input on the concept of the Giving Graph. How has that input altered the initial concept?
Brian: We have received excellent feedback from the public related to the SXSW presentation and our blog post. The majority of the input we have received is from thought leaders, nonprofits and foundations, for-profits, and other individuals already working in the data space as it relates to the social sector. Their feedback has validated the need for a tool like this for the sector. The first part of the Giving Graph concept itself was focused on identifying the key players in the data space for social good, understanding the space, and analyzing data location in the social good sector. Through research and discussions with other organizations, we have concluded that our end vision and goal is aligned with the goals of numerous other projects.
We found one project that is working to reform the sector from an information infrastructure point of view, another is helping to facilitate data-sharing amongst organizations, and another is working to match social good opportunities to an individuals interests. Each project can support and build off the others, propagating the number of resources available for the social good sector. From our findings, we have validated our concept and identified different projects out there that satisfy different components of our vision. The hope is to bring these different initiatives together and see this concept come life.
Nell: Do you think something like the Giving Graph could cause an appreciable increase in the amount of philanthropic dollars available in the sector, or would it simply alter where philanthropic dollars get spent?
Brian: We think the Giving Graph concept has the potential to drive both outcomes – both shifting of philanthropic dollars, as well as increasing the overall dollars being given to philanthropic causes. We believe the Giving Graph could help identify new spaces for social good and new campaigns and programs to live in those spaces – leading to potential shifting of philanthropic dollars, as well as bringing in new audiences that would help bring more dollars to the space. And by leveraging data to more effectively connect individuals with causes and organizations that are relevant to them, we can increase the potential for both financial contributions as well as people to give back in other ways – whether spreading the word about a particular campaign or organization, or volunteering in some capacity.
Nell: A huge challenge of any new social media application is getting a critical mass of people to actually start using it. How do adoption rates factor into your plans?
Brian: That is absolutely correct – the Giving Graph concept will be a collaborative effort in many ways. One aspect is the data. In addition to tapping into different data sources, partnerships among additional organizations will be necessary. We need a series of nonprofits, for profits, cross-sector foundations, and other companies to contribute and share information into this graph to maximize the potential. This can be a challenging component, as data in today's world is very valuable. Nevertheless, we have started conversations with various organizations about sharing data for the benefit of the graph and we're optimistic. We're at a turning point in data sharing, as organizations are becoming less reluctant to share than they have been in the past.
Another aspect of the project is end-users, and they appear in various ways. It could be a program manager at a nonprofit who is identifying a program to implement at her organization. In another instance, it is a college student trying to find out a local seminar to attend based on his charitable interests. For individuals, we are not going to put a front end on this database. The idea is that applications/platforms will be able to tap into this graph and ultimately provide users the ability to plug in their information, and for platforms to then integrate this information into the larger graph.
So absolutely, critical mass from both a data and usage point of view will play an important role in this project. It will take a lot of relationship building and trust, especially around data. The web is transforming into an experience that truly knows the end-users. The Giving Graph is unique because it not only represents another way for the web to understand end-users, it also provides the ability to give insight into and improve the entire social sector as well.
Nell: Why did the Case Foundation decide to spend time and resources on creating a new technology for the overall philanthropic sector? How does this effort fit into the Foundation's larger and longer-term goals?
Brian: Our founders Steve and Jean Case were responsible for bringing America online decades ago. They believe in the potential of technology, and particularly the Internet, to connect people together to drive positive social change. The Case Foundation has a storied history of investing in and leveraging new technology platforms for social good – from our investments in online giving platforms like Network for Good, Causes and MissionFish, to programs like the Make it Your Own Awards and America's Giving Challenge. Our intent is not to create the graph ourselves, but rather to seed the conversation and collaborate with our partners to provide the sector with a new tool in their tech for good arsenal. We think this Graph concept has the potential to change online philanthropy and revolutionize the sector, sparking innovation in ways akin to the commerce and entertainment industries.
10 Great Social Innovation Reads: June 2013
June was all about attacking some pretty fundamental roadblocks in the way of social change. From the pivotal "Pledge Against The Overhead Myth," to a new database for all nonprofit organizations, to moving philanthropists from innovators to capacity builders, to ideas for growing the level of giving, it seems June was about putting everything on the table and exposing what stands in the way of progress.
Below are my 10 favorite social innovation reads in June. But, as always, add your favorites to the list in the comments below. And if you want to see my expanded list, follow me on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Google+.
You can see the 10 Great Reads lists from past months here.
- The big news in June was GuideStar, Charity Navigator and BBB Wise Giving Alliance's Open Letter to the Donors of America and their kick-off of the Pledge to End the Overhead Myth. The three nonprofit review organizations are on a quest to expose the destructive nature of the overhead myth.
- This exciting announcement was followed quickly by some great articles. Kjerstin Erickson's (former Executive Director of FORGE) eye-opening post about how the overhead myth can ruin a great nonprofit. And Ann Goggins Gregory (most famous for the seminal Nonprofit Starvation Cycle article in a 2009 Stanford Social Innovation Review that arguably started the entire overhead debate) great post about what nonprofits can do to speed adoption of the idea of overhead as myth. And Phil Buchanan from the Center for Effective Philanthropy chimes in with what foundations can do. And writing on the Grantmakers in the Arts blog, Janet Brown seems to agree, arguing that "with more efforts for honest assessment and honest communication between funders and nonprofits, we can stop dancing solo and begin dancing as real partners."
- Antony Bugg-Levine, from the Nonprofit Finance Fund, gets down to brass tacks, gleaning 3 things that funders can do to help nonprofits from the NFF's most recent State of the Sector survey.
- Echoing these same themes, Dan Cardinali, President of Communities in Schools, argues in the Huffington Post Impact blog that "Philanthropists…must come to grips with their new role as capacity builders rather than innovators." Amen to that!
- But the reality is that foundations aren't using innovative tools already available to them. A recent study by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy found that only 1% of US foundations are using PRIs (program-related investments), which I think is an enormous missed opportunity.
- Keeping with their ultimate goal of building the data infrastructure necessary for social change to thrive, Markets for Good announces the new BRIDGE project, which assigns all nonprofits a "numerical fingerprint" so that we can eventually understand the global social sector at scale.
- The annual unveiling of philanthropic giving numbers shows the same result, giving as a share of Gross Domestic Product has not strayed far from 2 percent over the past four decades. Suzanne Perry offers some reasons why, past failed attempts to grow the figure, and new ideas for moving the needle.
- The Dowser blog interviews Patrick Dowd, founder of the Millennial Trains Project, a ten day transcontinental train journey where each of the 40 Millennial riders profiles a crowdfunded project to build a better nation.
- If you wonder whether social media can actually move social change forward, check out this fascinating case study. A Facebook app encouraging organ donation resulted in an initial 2000% increase in organ donor sign ups. Who knows if those rates will continue, but the experiment definitely demonstrates the power of social media.
- There is a lot of hype in the world of social innovation, and two contrarians offer some thought-provoking perspectives about digging beneath the hype. First Daniel Ben-Horin is fed up with social entrepreneurs who don't realize what a long haul social change is, when he notes "This making a difference stuff, it turns out, can be a real grind." And Cynthia Gibson argues that we need to create a culture within the social change space that "encourages healthy skepticism."
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Autodesk has announced that it has purchased Tinkercad and it's core technology to resurrect the browser based 3D modeling app from the dead.
Several weeks ago Tinkercad killed the popular 3D modeling app, closing new users and announcing a slow death for existing users from the free to the pro accounts. Today's news that Autodesk is saving Tinkercad is even sweeter as it has unlocked all of the pro features so you now have unlimited designs as well as access to the 'superscripts' that take the relatively simple 'drag and drop' assembly of geometry to a greater level of 3d modeling complexity.
The Autodesk team are also planning to continue to develop the 3D modeling app further with more import and export options and it may even find it's way into the already impressive 123D range of apps that are perfect to design for 3D printing with Shapeways.
Thank you Autodesk, Long Live Tinkercad…
Fridays at 5 is our regular Google hangout where you get to ask Shapeways Engineers your questions about 3D Printing with Shapeways. Last week we talked about the upcoming launch of our new elasto material, how we 3D print our high detail acrylic and we set fire to a couple of Nylon and Full Color 3D prints to prove they are not suitable to put into a kiln.
Today we have launched the first stage of the Shapeways Educational Program with an awesome 10% discount on 3D printing for all students and educators with a Shapeways account registered with an .edu email address.
This is our first step at helping students and educators have better access to high quality 3D printing through Shapeways. We will be rolling out more features as part of the Shapeways Education Program so that everyone from elementary to post graduate students can use 3D printing to help them learn, understand and communicate their ideas whether they be technical, artistic or conceptual.
Register for the 10% discount on all 3D printing by visiting the Shapeways Education page and activating your email. The 10% discount will automatically be applied at checkout unless you have another discount code you wish to enter. You can still use Shapeways credit and your student discount at the same time.
We will continuously monitor and review the educational discount so that we can optimize it to students needs which may involve a change in the terms under which we offer the discount. We will keep all of those registered for the education discount updated on any changes and/or additions to the program. We will also work to include other educational institutions that do not have an .edu domain for their emails in the near future.
Please pass on the details of the discount to your friends, fellow students and teachers, the more people that are registered and use the educational discount, the more incentive there is for Shapeways to develop the educational program further.
If you have any other ideas you would like to see implemented into the Shapeways educational program please email email@example.com
Team Mixee would like to congratulate Erin on her engagement!! Erin made 3D printed Mixee for her and boyfriend-now-fiancé for their anniversary. Two minutes later, her PROPOSED!!!
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We are so happy for the couple, and wish them all the best.
Fridays at 5 in the Factory (NYC time) is a Google Hangout to give you an opportunity to ask the Shapeways 3D printing engineers your questions about Shapeways materials, processes and how to design for success. We had an impromptu hangout last Friday that included a brief introduction to some of the Shapeways team along with a shaky, noisy virtual tour of the factory.
Register on Google+ to Fridays at 5 in the Factory or just virtually drop in to listen, ask questions and give feedback.
Please note this is a virtual hang out as we cannot yet host people in the factory, those events will come once we have finished building out the site and all of the machines are safe in their cages.
We are looking forward to seeing you online and talking 3D printing with you.
While looking for a way to recycle our excess Nylon powder we found a way for anyone to 3D print at home with an iPhone and a magnifying glass.
At Shapeways we recycle most of the Nylon powder from our industrial 3D printing process but sometimes the powder does not meet the standard required for use in our 3D printers. We were looking at the testing process when we made a really exciting discovery, with a tightly focused beam of light you can solidify the Nylon powder into a solid.
We did some experiments and discovered a way that anyone can 3D print at home using an iPhone and a magnifying glass with our Nylon powder. Take a look at the simple video below and email firstname.lastname@example.com and we can send you (for the cost of shipping) some of our excess Nylon for you to try at home.
In a relatively simple step by step process that almost exactly replicates the way in which our industrial 3D printers work it is easy to 3D print a basic form with an iPhone with a 'Torch' app, a strong magnifying glass, a ruler and some fine Nylon powder.
Take a look at the video below to see our results, if you want to try this yourself at home contact us email@example.com and we can send you some Nylon (for shipping costs) so you can try this at home too.
Connecting to the Shapeways 3D Printing API the iOS Stand Creator is an app that makes it easy for anyone to customize a stand for their iPhone and 3D print it with Shapeways.
Usually when we think of iPhone apps we think of applications within the iPhone but this application makes it easy for anyone without 3D modeling skills to create a customized stand in just a few mouse clicks.
What makes this app really interesting is that it uses 3D printing to make functional, not decorative items. Most of the apps so far plugging into the Shapeways 3D Printing API on the Create page are making sculptural, cosmetic products or jewelry while there is a huge potential in making 3D Printing apps that connect things to things.
If you want to 3D print a custom product but do not know how to 3D model the iOS Stand Creator App is a great way to get started, if you are a designer and/or developer interested in getting into the 3D printing app market this is a great example of how to make a customizable, functional product. Take a look at some of the stands made so far that are now ready to 3D print.
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Nijiiro Ramen (彩虹拉面)Posted: April 22, 2007 Filed under: manga Leave a comment
A young guy, 神太阳,who have not eaten ramen in his whole life before, joined a Ramen Club after taking a bowl of ramen which let him see rainbow after eating. I guess that's what the title is about, "Rainbow Ramen".
So after joining the club, the Ramen Club helps to run the ramen shop of the old master who taught神太阳 how to cook ramen. But life was not that peaceful for long. They came in contact with 神龙寺集团, which is a very big organization that controlled almost the whole of the Japan's ramen industry.
The story later revealed that the head of the organization was actually 神太阳 father. There's also how master is related to his father and such. Of course, what would a food manga be without competition? There's inter-school's ramen competition, and also the competition between 神太阳 and his father.
It's really interesting to see that the characters in the manga seeing something after eating nice food. It make them feel as though they are brought into another world. This type of metaphor type is now being commonly used in alot of food manga and anime.
The storyline I would say is not something new, it is similar to those typical food manga. But what interest me the most is it showcase the different types of ramens – pork bone ramen, salted flavor ramen and such. Make me have the urge to go out and have a big bowl of ramen after reading the manga.
The manga I read is in Chinese, you can go to this link to read it online if you're interested.


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"The L Word" Recaps: Episode 6.04 "Leaving Los Angeles"
Control: What Bette still desperately craves.
Max: The worst of all the wasted opportunities of The L Word.
THIS WEEK'S GUESTBIANS: Elizabeth Berkley wants to be noticed; Roger Cross listens carefully; Mei Melançon charms everyone; Alexandra Hedison rolls with the punches.
THREAT COUNT: Thus far, three characters have threatened Jenny's life: Niki, after Jenny made the "showmance" comment; Tina, when she thought Jenny had stolen the negative; and Max (this episode; read on).
The Planet — Max, Tom, Alice and Tasha are sharing some food and conversation. Hmm, that's an interesting pair of couples. I think I'd actually like to hang out with them. But maybe not today, since the topic of conversation is Shane and Jenny — who are indulging in a little PDA nearby.
Alice: They're still on each other.
Tasha: Like white on rice.
Tasha says this so adorably (like she says most things), but Alice is more interested in substance than style.
Alice: You just gossiped!
Tasha: That was an observation. Jeez.
Alice: You don't have to get defensive. We're developing similar interests.
Yes: grasp at every straw of possible connection! I'm hoping against hope that you two are gonna make it after all.
Jenny and Shane stroll over and sit down. So are they "out" as a couple or not? I never know who knows what or how much time has passed since the last episode or what time of day it is. The producers should really get Kiefer Sutherland to do a voice-over at the beginning of each episode: "The following occurs between the hours of Something A.M. and Otherthing P.M., or maybe slightly before or after. Events occur in unreal time."
Jenny breaks the ice with a sledgehammer:
Jenny: [to Max] How is the beautiful mother-to-be?
Max flips her off. And really, isn't that the only possible reply? But as usual, Jenny clings to her version of reality.
Jenny: What was that for?
Tom: [with an implied "duh"] He doesn't like being referred to as "mother."
Jenny: Why? You should be proud that you're a mother.
Max: I'm not a mother, OK, Jenny? Can you get that?
OK, little lost Gibb, but whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother, you're stayin' alive. But that's not necessarily a good thing, considering how they've assassinated your character.
Jenny can't really "get" Max at all. She makes faces that say, "Gah, what's her problem," which irks Tom:
Tom: Jenny, stop it.
Max: What'd she do?
Jenny: I was doing absolutely nothing. I'm simply saying that you look beautiful. You have these breasts now, you know? You have hips and you're curvaceous, and you're becoming womanly now.
Shane: [making a face, shaking her head and putting her hand up] Uh, Jenny, Jenny, Jenny, Jenny.
Jenny: I'm not trying to be insulting. I'm just saying you should be proud to be a mother. A beautiful mother, you know? The fact of the matter is, most women look terrible when they're pregnant.
Max leaves the table, prompting Jenny to ask, "Why is she so sensitive?"
Ugh. The bigger question is why is Jenny so insensitive? It doesn't really make sense. I know she's had her issues with Max, but shouldn't she be the first one to understand the importance of words and names? And shouldn't she, of all people, know how much support you need from your friends when you're struggling to be who you are? I give up. Tom's right when he declares the whole thing "really unbelievable" and stomps off after Max.
Max is in the bathroom, sobbing over a sink. Tom tries to comfort him.
Max: I hate her. I hate it; it's these f—ing hormones; I hate these hormones. And I hate these tits, and I hate these f—ing hips, and I hate Jenny Schecter!
Well, he didn't actually use the word "kill," but I think it still counts as a threat. The mere presence of the word "hormones" counts as a threat to a lot of people — if you throw in "tits" and "hips," you can expect someone to bust out the hazmat suits.


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Drug and alcohol treatment expert Henry R. Kranzler, MD, of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, says the finding points to a strong placebo effect in the treatment of alcohol dependence.
Kranzler tells WebMD that the study also sends a clear message that naltrexone is the first-line drug therapy for the treatment of alcohol dependence.
"Right now, if physicians are prescribing drugs they are probably prescribing SSRI antidepressants," he says. "They should be prescribing naltrexone."
The study also sends the message that there is more than one effective treatment approach for alcohol dependence.
While studies show that intensive group treatment programs like Alcoholics Anonymous can be very effective, many people struggling with alcoholismalcoholism want little to do with group therapy, he says.
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"Mad Men" recap: "Get out while you can"
A severed body part, a sanitarium -- last night was "Mad Men"'s most incoherent episode yetMonday, May 12, 2014 12:59 PM UTC 0
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As Don assumes the role of obedient underling, everything he does feels like an omen of our national demiseMonday, May 5, 2014 1:09 PM UTC 0
Stop calling this TV's golden age. It's still the Idiot Box, even if you like "Girls," Jon Stewart and "The Wire"Monday, May 5, 2014 11:45 AM UTC 0
Talking revolution with Lewis Lapham -- and how capitalism manages to keep coming out on topSunday, May 4, 2014 11:00 AM UTC 0
The Pixies frontman discusses his new graphic novel, rare Pixies demos and why he can't catch up with "Mad Men"Saturday, May 3, 2014 8:00 PM UTC 0
Don's back at the agency with new rules, new allies and new enemies. Will he be allowed to do his job?Thursday, May 1, 2014 7:00 PM UTC 0
In last night's episode, Don experiences rejection and Megan only wants to be understoodMonday, Apr 28, 2014 12:16 PM UTC 0
The series has been heaped with honors and awards. But there's a reason the critical world turned against itSunday, Apr 27, 2014 6:00 PM UTC 0
The novelist who named Gen X on Nirvana, interviewing Morrissey, a "Law & Order" obsession and his wild new novelFriday, Apr 25, 2014 10:59 PM UTC 0
The time is (almost) right for Draper to get back in the gameThursday, Apr 24, 2014 5:30 PM UTC 0
There was no consent in a brutal "Game of Thrones" scene. It's time for rape to stop being cable's narrative deviceMonday, Apr 21, 2014 11:00 PM UTC 0
In last night's episode, Don bonds with Sally, and tries to pull himself out of a slump VIDEOMonday, Apr 21, 2014 12:20 PM UTC 0
Two of the show's black characters make light of their own invisibilityMonday, Apr 21, 2014 11:51 AM UTC 0
People aren't consciously trying to be jerks. So why can't they control themselves from talking about King Joffrey?Sunday, Apr 20, 2014 4:00 PM UTC 0
Everybody hates Lou Avery, and rightly so. But maybe Peggy isn't ready for the big chair just yetThursday, Apr 17, 2014 4:12 PM UTC 0
In the Season 7 premiere, Peggy breaks down and Don's escapism begins to get oldMonday, Apr 14, 2014 11:47 AM UTC 0
The ad man's descent into darkness has ruined the characterSunday, Apr 13, 2014 9:00 PM UTC 0
Modern men aren't allowed the narcissism of "Mad Men" -- but Don Draper's not exactly a '60s guy, eitherFriday, Apr 11, 2014 11:00 PM UTC 0
How the rise of cable TV made depictions of masculinity like "How I Met Your Mother's" seem laughable and outdatedFriday, Apr 4, 2014 6:55 PM UTC 0
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Creepy Labour tactics in Whanganui
Chester Borrows has an alarming Facebook post where it appears that Labour bully boys re following people around, recording their registration numbers and taking photos of attendees at political meetings.
Why would they do this?
We are supposed to live in an open democracy but but seems that the worse aspects of third world politics are now infesting the country and mostly on the left.
Boycotts of advertisers for daring to advertise where the eyeballs are, shooting down political opposition, and now voter intimidation.


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The puzzle of Chinese political power
Authors: Peter Drysdale, EAF, and Ryan Manuel, ANU
When Xi Jinping ascended to the Chinese presidency, he, Premier Li Keqiang and their streamlined seven-person Politburo Standing Committee faced serious economic challenges at home as well as increasingly complex issues to manage abroad.
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It's October 1st (well 2nd now, but who's counting) which means INKTOBER is upon us!! And I've been watching Walking Dead lately, so here's my zombified entry for Day 1.
I know the fad is over, but the disease sure ain't! Here's my contribution to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. No nominations, just donate if you feel like supporting. bit.ly/1oRcKBC
Rocket Raccoon - final inks! Been a while since I've inked something on dead trees. Felt a bit rusty, but I love the texture and limitations.
Rocket - line art. Did a cleanup drawing of the little space-varmint.
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Kirby vs. Kirby - the ultimate suckfest.
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Here's my Squirtle - trying a more angular style on this one:)
My take on Charmander; turnin' up the heat with his tail-blazing dance moves.
My all-time favorite grass Pokemon, ready to whip-up some trouble…
Finally getting up to speed on the latest Pokemon, and I've come to the conclusion that CHESPIN IS ADORABLE!
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Wanted to do a super cartoony Batman/Joker, and sketched this out this week. I liked the sketch, so I decided to paint it. Posted a little process for y'all too:D
It's nearing Halloween, and I've got goblins and pumpkins on the brain…
Did a quick submission for a fan art contest for the "Shantae: 1/2 Genie Hero" game at Crunchyroll. Had fun with it, but man, had no time to think. Just pooped it out as fast as humanly possible. :/
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Getting back in the swing of things with an illustrated tribute to Haechi, the mascot of Seoul.
"Headless Ned", or "Deaddard Stark". Had a frustrating travel mishap, so this more or less summed up how I felt. But had a wonderful time in Toronto for the weekend, and now off to Seoul!


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Witnessing Alzheimer's: A Caregiver's View
I began this blog in November 2008. I thought I'd end it after my husband's death – June 15, 2010 – but my life with Abe continues …
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Pamela Hobart Carter on Listening to Mozart: Poems of Alzheimer's
Pamela Hobart Carter of the Seattle Star: Seattle's Journal of Culture and Politics has written an intriguing review of my collection of poems, Listening to Mozart: Poems of Alzheimer's. It would never have occurred to me to refer to the work as an "abstract representation" or as an example of "How memory works." I re-print it here […] [Read More]
On Book Publishing & Postpartum Depression
A few years ago a friend of mine published a book of poems. For the next two years, he couldn't write. Eventually he published another book, but the depression he experienced lost him time. Or, perhaps, it gave him the time he needed to think and assimilate his feelings about having a work of his appear in […] [Read More]
Beacon Bards & Into the Storm
I'm reading at two hot spots this week: Beacon Bards Poetry Reading Series on Seattle's Beacon Hill and Elliott Bay Book Co. on Capitol Hill. Here's what's happening. Tomorrow night, Wednesday March 12th, I'll be reading from Dear Alzheimer's for the Beacon Bards, along with poet Ann B. Hursey. If you haven't heard Ann read, you're in for […] [Read More]
Dear Alzheimer's News
In addition to print format, Dear Azheimer's is now available as an e-book through Two Sylvia's Press. Founded in 2010 by Kelli Russell Agodon and Annette Spaulding-Convy, "the name of the press is inspired by the poetic literary talent of Sylvia Plath & the editorial business sense of Sylvia Beach." I'm honored to be a part […] [Read More]
Reading Dear Alzheimer's
"DEAR ALZHEIMER'S: A CAREGIVER'S DIARY & POEMS READING" – SUN. NOV. 17, 2013 – 4. PM. Ravenna Third Place Books It's been almost a month since I stopped here. In the meantime, I've been working on my next book and giving "Dear Alzheimer's" readings, once at the Greenwood Senior Center, another at a retirement home. I didn't know what […] [Read More]
Alzheimer's as Thief
You can't stash Alzheimer's away, not in a drawer, not up on a shelf. You can't pretend Alzheimer's is an old memory – put it out of your mind and expect it to stay there. Before you know, AD will move to the forefront and you're stuck with it again, never mind your husband or wife has […] [Read More]
Lake Tapps resident wins "Dear Alzheimer's" Book Giveaway
Thanks to the folks at alzheimers.net , Sue Johnson of Lake Tapps, Washington won a copy of Dear Alzheimer's. "Tomorrow would have been our 38th wedding anniversary," Sue wrote in a September 20th email to the editors of alzheimer.net, "and this is a welcome surprise." Sue wrote to me: We were married 38 years ago yesterday […] [Read More]
Thank you Elliott Bay Book Company
The "Dear Alzheimer's" Sept. 8th Book launch was a delight. Thanks to Karen, Rich and the Elliott Bay Book Company for hosting, with special thanks to Kenny for making my time at the podium not just easy but fun. A huge thanks to the stellar Seattle reading audience – including my family and publisher – who filled […] [Read More]
Dear Alzheimer's: A Caregiver's Diary & Poems
BOOK LAUNCH SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8th, 2013 3 P.M. ELLIOTT BAY BOOK COMPANY Dear Alzheimer's: A Caregiver's Diary & Poems by Esther Altshul Helfgott Dear All, My poems and essays about Alzheimer's Disease are now available in a beautiful volume published by Cave Moon Press. Please join me September 8th for the […] [Read More]
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