Social Innovation Insights with Pamela Hawley

Social Entrepreneurs: What’s In a Revenue Stream?

Published: 2 months ago | 0 comments

Social entrepreneurs understand the importance of steady revenue. Yet there is a difference between ‘funding sources’ and revenue streams. I have a pretty high standard on what I consider a revenue stream. A startup venture would identify startup capital (funding) and sales from a product/service (revenue). They wouldn’t count startup capital as revenue. Both are valuable financial resources, but they are categorized differently. Funding is to allow you to start-up. Revenue is to sustain and

Want To Volunteer? Three Things To Ask

Published: 3 months ago | 0 comments

How do you pick the right volunteer experience for you? It’s important to be diligent in your choice of organizations when volunteering. Ask yourself the following questions to determine which experience best fits your goals. What cause is important to you? Identify your greatest passions. What is a problem you want to solve? Who are people you want to connect with? If you don’t have answers to those questions, don’t worry. Sometimes you know, and

Why Germany is Not the Only Gold Star of the Syrian Crisis

Published: 7 months ago | 0 comments

Germany has been the gold star of helping Syria. The country accepted more than 500,000 refugees, and became the largest advocate for continuing to open the borders to help the refugee crisis. (The Guardian) Despite refusal from other European nations to comply and the emergence of some national push back to the presence of the refugees, Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel publicly endorses a policy of open doors and has created programs to help and integrate

The Top Three Things Your Team Expects From a Leader

Published: 9 months ago | 0 comments

Written by Pamela Hawley, Founder and CEO of UniversalGiving “The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.” – Max Depree As a nonprofit leader, you have a lot of responsibilities. One is to raise funds. Set the vision. Ensure great, not just good, hiring takes place. Win clients. Establish superior client service. And keep the focus. Isn’t that enough?

How to Choose the Cause That’s Right for You

Published: 10 months ago | 0 comments

By: Pamela Hawley Volunteering can be a life-changing experience. That’s why I founded UniversalGiving®, which connects people with trusted organizations so they can volunteer and donate effectively. Now, volunteers can do everything from helping street children in Peru, caring for rescued animals in Thailand, constructing a community center for the Maasai tribe of Kenya. The world wants us to help. Even if you’ve identified your cause, locating a nonprofit that fits your criteria can be

If it’s UNACCEPTABLE – Then Change It  

Published: 10 months ago | 0 comments

I’ve often spoken about my journey founding UniversalGiving, a global website that enables giving for the masses. I’ve been a social entrepreneur for 20 years now and in that that time I’ve learned the importance of serving the world with the heart and the head. It takes both. My journey to being a social entrepreneur started early. At the age of 12, I was on a family vacation in Mexico. We were in a typical tourist square in Mazatlan:

Pamela Hawley

Published: 10 months ago | 0 comments

Pamela Hawley is founder and CEO of UniversalGiving, an online nonprofit organization whose vision is to “create a world where giving and volunteering are a natural part of life.”

Based in San Francisco, UniversalGiving focuses on matching volunteers and donors with global opportunities, as well as raising money for international charities through its web-based marketplace. She is also the co-founder of VolunteerMatch, a nonprofit has paired over two million volunteers with non-profits. In her free time, she enjoys doing improv acting.