"June 2006" Archive

[ June 26, 2006 ] Article in San Francisco Chronicle:
As I shuttle from a meditation retreat to a "evolutionary role of philanthropy" conference in Colorado to a youth conference in NY, life feels serenely eventful. :) Today, SF Chronicle did an interview with Guri and I. Unlike the usual...

[ June 16, 2006 ] Chocolate Insanity:
A "sweet" story from HelpOthers.org: It was a routine trip. We, my wife and I, are walking back home from the grocery store when we spontaneously decide to walk into a coffee shop. As my wife orders a small cup...

[ June 16, 2006 ] Burning Questions:
I was invited to spend a week to 30 interesting folks to discuss the "role of philanthropy". Everyone is asked to submit a bunch of "burning questions" and I penned down a few that have created some good conversations: Is...

[ June 16, 2006 ] Tigers Updates:
Every month that I'm running CharityFocus, I write an internal newsletter called 'Tigers Update'. From the April Tigers Update: Guri and I were to invited to a conference recently. It was quite fancy with many world-class speakers; at lunch, a...

[ June 16, 2006 ] The Google Story:
Jayeshbhai recently gave me 'The Google Story' book; although the Google Guys are in the commerical context, they are trying to "change the world". Below are some intriguing factoids about Google....

[ June 16, 2006 ] Sunflower and a Frog:
He took it out from around his neck and leaned down a bit, his eyes looking straight into mine. "Would you mind?" he asks. Looking at him through his eye glasses, I smile and say, "Of course not, Lee. It...

[ June 16, 2006 ] Organic Organizational Growth:
[One of the organizations I volunteer for was recently looking for leadership. Lot of people felt that the organization needed to spend more money to grow more, attract more talent, and work wonders in the world. I felt a little...

[ June 16, 2006 ] Miles of Smiles:
"Right on. This is my kind of protest," he says while going past me. I hadn't thought of it way before. But perhaps it is a protest for lack of smiles in the world. About 15 of us gathered earlier...

[ June 16, 2006 ] Cause of Poverty: Greed or Ignorance?:
One of my friends recently asked me: What do you think is more responsible for poverty, greed or ignorance? And no cheating and saying greed is a form of ignorance. :) If the question is, what causes poverty, we first...

[ June 16, 2006 ] Wear Smiles!:
In the middle of lunch, we get a phone call. "Sir, I've got a special package for you." "Special package? Um, ok, I'll come down to get it." "This is for you," the slim, twenty-something guy says with a mischevious...