Dean Dietrich of the University of Nevada, Reno gives advice for those of us returning from APRA, or from any conference, on how to retain enthusiasm and engagement when back in the office.

https://dfdietrich.wordpress.com/2015/07/24/returning-from-a-conference-six-steps-for-avoiding-post-conference-let-down/

Inspired by Jennifer MacCormack's APRA Talk at the recent APRA conference, Helen Brown talks of the importance and amazing generosity of prospect research allies in our field. 

http://www.helenbrowngroup.com/gravity-assist/

Inside Philanthropy lists some "huge, audacious ideas" currently being funded by philanthropists. 

http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/tech-philanthropy/2015/7/28/sci-fi-lanthropy-when-giving-boldly-goes-where-no-one-has-go.html

As the official Google blog intimates that Google+ as a social network is more or less dead, Mashable interviews more than a dozen Google insiders about the company's efforts to overtake Facebook. 

http://mashable.com/2015/08/02/google-plus-history/

Check out the 2015 list of influential nonprofit leaders published by the The NonProfit Times. 

http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/the-2015-power-influence-top-50/

Forty percent or 47.1 million of the $115 million raised by the Ice Bucket Challenge for the ALS Association has been spent or allocated to initiatives to better the lives of those fighting Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Here is a report by CNN on where the money has gone so far, a year after people across the nation were dumping buckets of ice water on their heads. 

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/15/health/one-summer-after-the-als-ice-bucket-challenge/index.html

Ade Adeniji of Inside Philanthropy talks about the growing focus on fostering entrepreneurship . 

http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/alumni-giving/2015/7/1/a-growing-niche-in-alumni-giving-nurturing-entrepreneurs-on.html

Josh Birkholz, author of Fundraising Analytics and principal at Bentz Whaley Flessner, shares his thoughts on the "good weird" behavior of major gift donors that can be in opposition to the "big business" of development. 

http://joshbirkholz.com/post/124671893088/major-giving-is-irrational

New York Times financial writer Paul Sullivan looks at heirs to business fortunes who are steering their philanthropy into the communities where their forebears amassed their riches. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/18/your-money/when-impact-investing-stays-local.html

Is technological innovation creating a better world, or just making lots of money for a few people? Read six different viewpoints on this topic in this New York Times "Room for Debate" collection of articles. 

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/07/22/is-silicon-valley-saving-the-world-or-just-making-money