Re: [silk] BLR Silk Meet?

2013-04-09 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On 09-Apr-13 10:04 AM, Naresh wrote: Do yu guys want to do a BBQ on my office terrace? Centre of town ! Sounds good. Thursday 18th, 7pm? Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))

Re: [silk] BLR Silk Meet?

2013-04-09 Thread Andy Deemer
On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: On 09-Apr-13 10:04 AM, Naresh wrote: Do yu guys want to do a BBQ on my office terrace? Centre of town ! I'm in! Andy -- Curiosity in Asia: http://asiaobscura.com Strange things: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-deemer

Re: [silk] BLR Silk Meet?

2013-04-09 Thread Naresh
Andy will yu organize the BBQ incl the grill..I can handle drinks Naresh Narasimhan Sent from my Phone On 09-Apr-2013, at 11:53 AM, Andy Deemer andydee...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: On 09-Apr-13 10:04 AM, Naresh wrote: Do yu

Re: [silk] BLR Silk Meet?

2013-04-09 Thread Andy Deemer
On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Naresh xxx...@yahoo.com wrote: Andy will yu organize the BBQ incl the grill..I can handle drinks Asking around about a grill offlist, but if anyone has one we could borrow for the night, would be amazing! (I'd happily arrange the edibles.) Andy

Re: [silk] BLR Silk Meet?

2013-04-09 Thread Chew Lin Kay
Fire pit! /ahem http://atablefortwo.com.au/2013/03/learn-about-earth http://atablefortwo.com.au/2013/03/step-by-step-on-how-to-lay-a-hangi On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Andy Deemer andydee...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Naresh xxx...@yahoo.com wrote: Andy will yu

Re: [silk] Dan Pallotta: The way we think about charity is dead wrong | Video on TED.com

2013-04-09 Thread Deepak Shenoy
On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 3:28 AM, ashok _ listmans...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 9:03 PM, Deepak Shenoy deepakshe...@gmail.comwrote: appropriate comparisions. When I complained (and continue to complain) of acquisition costs - not overhead, but just the costs of acquiring donations

Re: [silk] Dan Pallotta: The way we think about charity is dead wrong | Video on TED.com

2013-04-09 Thread Ingrid Srinath
In a) I care about the cost of making hte investment. The more that's taken by a middleman (say 2% entry load into a mutual fund or commissions when I buy a property) the less the money that goes into whatever I've invested in. A 2% entry and exit load or commission means what I invest has

Re: [silk] Dan Pallotta: The way we think about charity is dead wrong | Video on TED.com

2013-04-09 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Oh, it depends. There is a tipping point beyond which a charity does need to focus on grassroots work rather than on management and logistics. And before that tipping point is reached, just ramping up staff, processes etc to the level where they need sophisticated management and marketing in

Re: [silk] Dan Pallotta: The way we think about charity is dead wrong | Video on TED.com

2013-04-09 Thread Charles Haynes
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Ingrid Srinath ingrid.srin...@gmail.comwrote: Charity J: Spends virtually nothing on donor acquisition... Deploys virtually the entirety of the small sums they collect to feed starving children. Saves their lives but does nothing to expand the number of lives

Re: [silk] Dan Pallotta: The way we think about charity is dead wrong | Video on TED.com

2013-04-09 Thread Deepak Shenoy
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Ingrid Srinath ingrid.srin...@gmail.com wrote: Deepak, Here are a couple of devil's advocate scenarios: Charity J: Spends virtually nothing on donor acquisition, brand building, policy advocacy, professional staff, technology or monitoring and evaluation.

Re: [silk] Dan Pallotta: The way we think about charity is dead wrong | Video on TED.com

2013-04-09 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
The corporate social responsibility heads at various corporations .. well, a lot of them just like being on the boards of dozens of charities, and spray and pray - gives them lots more publicity, seems like a lot of time well spent. And very similar with a certain breed of professional charity

Re: [silk] Dan Pallotta: The way we think about charity is dead wrong | Video on TED.com

2013-04-09 Thread Biju Chacko
Unfortunately, in my experience a lot of talk of charity overheads is just a way of rationalizing tight fistedness. Quick bit of math: 10 bucks to a charity with 90% overheads has one buck worth of value more than sitting on a 100 bucks waiting for the ideal charity. I, for example, could

Re: [silk] Dan Pallotta: The way we think about charity is dead wrong | Video on TED.com

2013-04-09 Thread Deepa Mohan
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.netwrote: The corporate social responsibility heads at various corporations .. well, a lot of them just like being on the boards of dozens of charities, and spray and pray - gives them lots more publicity, seems like a lot