tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19423670595338090512024-09-10T01:50:17.540-04:00Musings on how to make a philanthropic web a realityDoug Yeagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02357563338172842662noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942367059533809051.post-75785940906420893052010-02-09T11:40:00.000-05:002010-02-09T11:40:31.475-05:00

A question came up recently on a technology bulletin board (for SalesForce) that was innocent enough: someone was looking for a template spec to use in their pro bono work with a nonprofit. My response (perhaps not so innocent?) follows: the asymmetry between the powerhouse that is SalesForce and the context of a nonprofit seeking pro bono assistance has major implications for any "

Doug Yeagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02357563338172842662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942367059533809051.post-15850032334608296512009-09-30T16:37:00.000-04:002009-09-30T16:37:21.040-04:00

Consider this a message from the latest car show by a friend thunderstruck by a new wonder machine.  On the one hand you know he is dazzled, but on the other hand a part of you wished you could play too - and this friend knows cars... so you listen, even if the friend is a bit tongue-tied.  Remember the first time you saw the Google search engine?   One

Doug Yeagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02357563338172842662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942367059533809051.post-36471606927697044992009-08-25T16:38:00.001-04:002009-08-25T16:40:09.500-04:00

This an update to my comments on the pending acquisition of MicroEdge by Vista Equity Partners: (for my original post, see http://tinyurl.com/luzo5y) Responsiveness : the new administration scored points right away by reaching out to me and offering conversation to discuss my concerns, and this by a lead director. As a symbolic action, it speaks to a change that is welcome. Caveat: as

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Is the sale of MicroEdge, Inc. to Vista Equity Partners an important event for your foundation? (in case you missed it, here is a link to the MicroEdge announcement: http://tinyurl.com/MicroEdgeSold). If you, like most foundations, are highly dependent on FIMS, FoundationPower or GIFTS, then the answer can only be '

Doug Yeagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02357563338172842662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942367059533809051.post-19434529535560498962008-01-28T07:26:00.001-05:002008-01-28T09:22:56.633-05:00

Choosing which provider has the best CRM solution is a technology decision, right? Wrong.  It is a business decision (informed by technology). Think of it more like choosing a car... Ask a young man to choose a car, and he will likely choose the fastest, beefiest, baddest set of wheels they can get their hands on. Ask a cheapskate, and you'll end up with a $500 car (that ends up

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You ever see something that is so obvious that it is elusive?  Philanthropy has its very roots in community:  from the Greek phil - having a strong affinity or love for, and anthrop- human. But "Philanthropy" has come be about money, egos, status, power and elitism, about institutional empire building, relationship dependency,  con artists and sycophants.  Yes,

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