It's said that John D. Rockefeller was asked how much money would be enough, and he replied, "Just a little more."
That's probably true for most people and most institutions - they believe they need more.
Even Harvard says it needs more, and it has $30 billion.
I'm sure their development staff can make a case for that.
But I wish we could evolve the educational model of the entire human race.
I think we humans have outlived the concept of keeping knowledge away from each other.
It doesn't make sense that knowledge - helpful information - is available only for a price, only to certain people.
Here's my dream suggestion to the new Harvard president, Drew Gilpin Faust.
Put every class at Harvard on the web for free.
Let's face it - going to Harvard, physically GOING to Harvard, interacting personally with generations of the priceless network of Harvard graduates, that's worth the tuition.
I wish every educational institution, every teacher, could find a way to share some of what they have to impart at no cost to the rest of the world.
It seems to me it's in our best interest as a species to help each other get as smart as possible, all the time.
That's what I'm trying to do.
I love to find and share sources of useful information, especially that which can be shared for free without breaking rules or cheating anyone out of anything.
In my work, I'm often asked for information and ideas about helping nonprofits.
If your organization needs to raise more or spend less, here's a terrific FREE resource.
The Fieldstone Alliance is a nonprofit that freely shares tools to help other organizations operate more effectively.
http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/client_pages/tools.cfm
Scroll down to the Finance section and click on "185 Cutback Strategies."
You'll find dozens of ideas and they'll inspire you to think of at least one thing you can do TODAY to raise or save more money.
It's free, thanks to The Fieldstone Alliance and the Wilder Foundation.
http://www.wilder.org
Action idea:
Teach somebody something for free today
