Posted by: Paul Dunn in TIME Magazine, Microsoft, insight, effective giving, creativity, Creative Capitalism, corporate, contribution, charity, business, Bill Gates on
Aug 22, 2008
In TIME Magazine recently, Bill Gates wrote a keynote piece on giving. It's 'required' reading for all of us here at B1G1.
The accompanying diagrams with the article showed how giving 'started' in the 19th century (funnily enough with Cadburys!) and then really picked up in pace since 1960 when people like Dave Packard (of HP fame) were making statements about Corporate Responsibility.
The
Like many, I have what some describe as a love/hate relationship with Microsoft. Sometimes I think ‘WOW, that’s cool’. Other times I think “Oh boy, that didn’t work out so well” (And yes, Vista fits in that last category which I why I’m now such a passionate Mac user!)
In any event, I saw something recently in the ‘cool’ category. In fact, more than just ‘cool’, this was almost exactly Buy1GIVE1
Right now I’m on a plane from Australia’s Gold Coast to Melbourne.
And as always, being on a plane is a great time for reflection. Today it’s more than just reflection in some ways. I’m actually heading off for what we might call a ‘high-level’ meeting with one of Australia’s major retailers.
So I’ve done the background. And it’s interesting. This particular retailer gave just over $10
Why do we always talk about ‘sharing the joy of giving’? Isn’t B1G1 a new form of 'effective giving' program? Isn’t it about raising the profile of the company and creating socially responsible image while making sure the money we donate is effectively used? What is it to do with joy?
Well, these are actually some of the end results that our giving and sharing can lead us to. These just happen.
Posted by: Paul Dunn in vision, ONE, kids, Google, Fast Company, corporate, contribution, charity, business, Apple, Air Asia on
Jun 24, 2008
Last Thursday I took a flight on AirAsia from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. And when I fly, I like to read what the Chief Executive is saying in the in-flight magazine.
You can tell so much about the company from the CEO’s articles. Read the QANTAS one and it always strikes me as ‘stuffy’. Read the VirginBlue one from CEO Brett Godfrey and it’s ALWAYS upbeat, always focussed on the customer
Posted by: Paul Dunn in Presidential Campaign, ONE, Obama, McCain, effective giving, creativity, corporate, contribution, charity, business on
Jun 24, 2008
If you’re like me, you can’t help but get fascinated with the ups and downs of American politics. And, if you’re like me, you were pleased to see Barrack Obama come through as the Democratic candidate.
So what does this have to do with Buy1GIVE1?
Simply this. I was on a plane from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur this morning reading my favourite newspaper (the International Herald Tribune) before
An article in today’s Straits Times raised some interesting thoughts.
The article is about so called ‘Flag Days’ where volunteers have tins and rattle them when you’re walking or shopping to get donations.
Here’s a direct quote: ‘ … Singaporeans growing disdain for the army of volunteers waving tim cans in their faces each weekend. Teacher Coen Ching has had students tailing him on the
One of the biggest pieces of luck this week (there is so much magic happening right now), was meeting with the general manager of one of the biggest ratail chains in Australia at their Sydney headquarters to discuss how we could work together.
To be honest, before meeting this wonderful gentleman at the remarkable new office in the outskirt of Sydney, I had a feeling that working with a company
