Start-Up Act and the Need for Innovation Recovery
There is nothing wrong with regulation, but over-regulation will stop budding entrepreneurs from ever reaching their potential. In our current economic state, it is true that entrepreneurs are going to be the most successful at growing the economy, and it is measures such as those proposed in the Start-Up Act of 2011 that will allow entrepreneurs to make an impact. Read more on the Start-Up act here. Tweet This...
Read MoreWe Are More Connected Than You Think
Facebook’s data team has come out with information proving that most Facebook users are only separated by four degrees. “Facebook researchers pored through the records of all 721 million active users, who collectively have designated 69 billion “friendships” among them. The number of friends differs widely. Some users have designated only a single friend, probably the person who persuaded them to join Facebook. Others have accumulated thousands. The median is about...
Read MoreNew Website Revolutionizes Giving
A new website, GiveBack.org, has evolved philanthropic gift giving to the point where every purchase is an act of charity. The site provides cash back to give to charity for any item bought from its nearly 500 national online retailers. The shopper can donate the money at any time to their favorite cause or causes, even one in their own community. Shoppers can choose their charity recipients from the IRS database of 501 (3) (c) corporations, about 1.2 million organizations. Popular retailers...
Read MoreHow to be a Smart Giver
Americans give away $300 billion each year, but how effective is that money? As more people have become engaged in philanthropy in the past fifteen years, there are now thousands of foundations in America, twice as many as existed ten years ago. The authors of “Give Smart” listed six questions that smart givers should ask: What are my values and beliefs? What is success and how can it be achieved? What am I accountable for? What will it take to get the job done? How do...
Read MoreCreating Sustainable Philanthropy
There are as many ways to help another human being as there are people in need of help. For some, the urgent need is as basic as food and water. For others, it is an opportunity to develop a talent, realize an idea, and reach one’s full potential. Helping people get what they need most in life is at the heart of successful philanthropy. However, you can’t simply give money away without thinking deeply about how and where the money will go and why you’re doing the giving. You need to...
Read MoreiPhone App Detects Cancer Cells Using Scanner
Credit: Center for Systems BiologyJust when you thought your Smartphone couldn’t get any smarter, a new app has successfully been tested to detect cancer. How? First you use a special scanner, developed by Harvard and MIT researchers, to extract cells using a tiny needle. Then you hook it up to your Smartphone, which analyzes the cells and delivers a diagnosis within an hour. The most surprising thing about this gadget is the cost- only $200. Tweet This...
Read MoreNaveen Jain
Naveen Jain, who grew up in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, saw firsthand how families struggle under the burden of poverty. He vowed to make giving back to the community an essential part of his business ventures. As the CEO of Intelius, Naveen supports various nonprofit aid groups that focus on medical care, education, and family development.
Together with his wife Anu Jain, who works for Intelius as the vice president of community relations, he involves Intelius in many of his philanthropic efforts. The United Way of King County, Bellevue Life Spring, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Treehouse, and Hopelink are just some of the many organizations that have been recipients of Naveen Jain's support. The Puget Sound Business Journal ranked Intelius as among the top 15 corporate philanthropists in the United States.
Naveen and Anu Jain invite you to join them in their efforts to make metro Seattle and the world a better place.
