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Aug 26, 2011
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PSIJ Health Edition Launch

Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal welcomes you at an informational evening to celebrate the launch of the fall special Health...

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

Aug 23, 2011
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Become a Smart Donor

Have you ever given to a nonprofit organization and were not entirely sure how your contribution was used? Are the nonprofit...

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

Jul 7, 2011
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Do More Than Give

Do More Than Give by Crutchfield, Kania and Kramer is about catalytic philanthropy. The idea behind catalytic philanthropy starts with...

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

Jun 16, 2011
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The Philanthropy Column

The latest edition of The Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal has been released! The Summer edition focuses on Partnerships Toward...

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

May 31, 2011
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First Loan to a Kiva Borrower

I just made my first loan through Kiva (www.kiva.org). I lent money to a woman farmer named Maricel. Marciel lives in the Philippines...

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

May 26, 2011
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Bolder Giving: Great Teleconference with Diane Feeney

I participated in a teleconference call today sponsored by Bolder Giving and featuring Diane Feeney. Diane’s father is Chuck Feeney, the...

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

Mar 23, 2011
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Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal: Spring Edition

The Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal edition “Innovations in Education” featuring over 50 local, regional, and national...

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

Mar 16, 2011
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Japan and Catastrophic Gifting

We’ve all been captivated and struck by the devastation in Japan. Glued to our televisions and computers we can’t help but watch and...

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

Mar 2, 2011
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Some nice press

harp-weaver LLC was just featured in Chestnut Hill magazine, Life on the Hill. It provides a good overview of services provided and bit...

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

Feb 17, 2011
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ImpactBase

ImpactBase is a new online search tool, created to bring greater information and efficiency to the marketplace for impact investing...

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

Feb 15, 2011
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Valentine’s Day…Love Shared

Today is Valentine’s Day. It is a day meant to celebrate love shared. On this Valentine’s Day I write about loved shared between two...

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

Feb 1, 2011
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"Productizing" Social Impact Investing

I have been researching and meeting with people involved in social impact investing and I am convinced that this emerging asset class is...

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

Jan 19, 2011
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Next Billion

I love to explore. I love seeing where one Google search takes me. I love how watching one TED talk by the founder of the Acumen Fund,...

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

Dec 23, 2010
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Aimee’s Bulletin

Over the course of the past couple of weeks I have come to know two wonderful women – Abigail Sandler and Sue Hoag Badeau. These two...

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

Dec 16, 2010
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The Need For Philanthropic Advice

New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) and Global Partnership presented the results of a philanthropy survey sent to over 600 single and...

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

Nov 30, 2010
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"It is important for women to inform themselves."

Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement in Kenya to encourage rural women and farmers to plant trees to protect the environment...

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

Nov 2, 2010
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Chasing Miracles

Last night I had the opportunity to watch the movie Extraordinary Measures and meet John Crowley, activist and entrepreneur. ...

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

Oct 19, 2010
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Fresh from 3-Day

Philanthropic journeys come in different forms. I participated in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day For The Cure in Philadelphia this past weekend....

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

Oct 12, 2010
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Kiva

They are looking to leverage their structure – technology, donors, relationships – to address other social problems. The idea is that...

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Teresa Araco Rodgers

Sep 28, 2010
1 min

Women are Essential to Achieving Millennium Development Goals

Five years away from 2015 members of the United Nations met last week in New York for the Millennium Summit. There was an outcome...

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