Studying philanthropy and fundraising

Philanthropy and Fundraising

 

The Centre on Philanthropy at Indiana University

http://podcast.iu.edu/Portal/PodcastPage.aspx?podid=e96bfb97-ecf5-4f89-a8ad-1e87f9eae95a

The Centre on Philanthropy at Indiana University is a leading academic centre dedicated to increasing the understanding of philanthropy and improving its practice through research, teaching, public service and public affairs.  The website is rich of information, and the podcasts are informative and engaging.

MIT Sloan School of Management

http://mitsloan.mit.edu/newsroom/podcasts.php

This is where it all started: downloadable podcasts about lectures held at MIT available free of charge. Despite the fact that there is a plethora of subjects covered, they mainly have a scientific or technological focus. The MIT Sloan School of Management however, offers a few podcasts on socially responsible investing and CSR.

 

WGBH Forum

http://forum.wgbh.org/category/categories/Philanthropy

A good collection of lectures about Philanthropy and CSR, mainly financed by PBS and NPR.

 

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

http://philanthropy.com/media/audio/socialgood/

Monthly podcasts and links with practical ideas about fundraising for non-profit organisations, including comments and suggestions by leading experts and managers from well-known non-profit organisations. Apart from the podcasts, the website offer several other resources and ideas. It mainly caters for an American crowd though.

 

TED

http://www.ted.com/index.php/

TED stands forTechnology, Entertainment, Design. It started out as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader.This site makes the best talks and performances from TED available to the public, for free. More than 200 talks – including microfinance and philanthropy – are available free of charge from their website.