Bridging the Opportunity Gap
Let’s start off this post with a cartoon: This cartoon brilliantly illustrates two points about the American Educational System: 1) Treating every …
Give Together for Education
Give Together is live! And our opening feature issue is Education. We have three projects that significantly help both teachers and students …
3…2…1…RELAUNCH!
Today is re-launch day at Jolkona, and we are ecstatic to share our new website and new program Give Together. If you …
It’s About Impact: What Makes a Gift Transformational
One of the big questions around philanthropy, is how much money really makes a difference? Most of us are aware of the …
Jolkona’s New Giving Program: Give Together – Coming Soon!
Change is in the air – and has been for quite a while at Jolkona HQ here in downtown Seattle. We’ve been …
Want to Donate to a Nonprofit? There’s an App for That
Google has taken a break from mapping the world, making cars drive themselves, and creating glasses which capture of every. This time …
Global Donors Conference: Innovation in Philanthropy
The Pacific Northwest Global Donor’s Conference was held on May 17th, as a forum to promote global philanthropy. As this is a …
Social Media Changes the Question of Anonymous Vs. Public Giving
An enduring question in the non-profit sector has been the decision of how anonymous a donation should be. A recent article from …
Music, Art, and Fighting for Educational Opportunity for All
“I wouldn’t change a thing, because that would change everything,” are the iconic lyrics that the Black Stax’s hit single “I love …
UN World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
We live in a world of ever increasing connectivity, where we have access to as much information as we want, from around …
Words from West Africa: Play Lights Up It’s Way
Written and Illustrated by Suejin Kim Visiting Schools with Empower Playgrounds After a beautiful canoe ride to an island, we walked into …
Prosthetic Limbs: Hope for the Injured of Savar
Twisted. Mangled. Buried. Crushed. As the bodies seem to defy gravity, so too does the photo seem to defy belief. The devastating …
The Listening Post Project: Why Non-profits Matter
As we have discussed before, the nonprofit sector has been facing difficult financial challenges ranging from budget cuts, to the loss of market …
Words from West Africa: Pendjari, The Other Safari
When people talk about African safari, 99.99% of the time they are talking about the parks in Kenya and Tanzania or the …
Social Media and Philanthropy
Chances are, if you are reading these words, social media brought you to our blog. It is a trend that has transformed …