How To Ask For Money In Three Simple Steps Liberal Democrats On Philanthopy, Part II – Asking for Money On Philanthropy, Part I – Giving Money Away Book Review: Master Math; Business and Personal Finance Math The Meaning of Jon Corzine Another worrywart post on Financial Sustainability On asking for money, in a simple three step process. Warning: Metaphor in use. Step 1. Find a donor. Step 2. “Oh, hi, it’s you. Listen, can I ask you a favor? Can you hold my baby for a minute?” Step 3. In a few moments, donor not only cuddles baby – but ends up nose-to-nose whispering nonsense noises – and then “I love you.” If you’re trying to raise money for your organization, repeat steps 1 through 3. Asking for money is no more difficult than “I love you.” If you can say that, and inspire someone else to say that, you can raise all the money you’ll ever need for your worthy … [Read more...]
Goldman exec finds humanity after 12 years and writes resignation OP-ED in NYT
SEO is not a major concern after the long article title, but SEO cannot capture the surreal nature of the following story. Greg Smith leaves Goldman Sachs after 12 years, and he is given an OP-ED opportunity at the New York Times to publicly call everyone an inhumane jackal. I was a former Vice President and Market Executive in the banking industry for 13 years, and I did exit the industry a short period of time after the 2008 financial crisis. I rather make less money or dig ditches than to compromise my core principles and values to uphold policies and actions that were completely wrong. I did not have a four year hiccup in making my decision to exit. This individual does wait a period of four years after the crisis to explode across the OP-ED pages of the New York Times as the righteous soul to criticize his former employer. I do not doubt that Goldman has issues, and I have no doubt about some of the business practices in the name of profit....... However, … [Read more...]
