Three strikes and then what? Jun 06, 2011 “While we do not want to place undue burdens on the organizations we support, we do feel it is essential that we know the people to whom we give grants and have assurances of their management... What the Dog Saw Jun 02, 2011 Some people call it “putting yourself into their shoes.” A guy named D.M. Berger says it’s "the capacity to know emotionally what another is experiencing from within the frame of reference of that... Beyond Tuition: What Does it Take to Graduate? May 26, 2011 This past weekend, four young people from New York City became college graduates. While that is not particularly remarkable in the context of this season of caps and gowns, it is remarkable for these... Beware of Mythical Lands May 13, 2011 I just finished reading the complete text of Jon Krakauer’s whistle blowing expose of Greg Mortenson and his best-selling book, Three Cups of Tea ( Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson,... What do – and don’t – we know about Millennial donors? Apr 21, 2011 By Maureen O’Brien & Cynthia Gibson Last week Achieve and Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates (JGA) released the 2011 Millennial Donor survey analyzing giving trends among nearly 3,000... Is Zuckerberg Representing Millennials? Apr 13, 2011 By now everyone has heard. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, recently donated $100-million to the public school system in Newark, NJ. It’s quite a donation and is already making waves. The gift has... What Do Funders Themselves Give To? Mar 02, 2011 While recently participating in the opening plenary of the annual conference of a state grantmakers association, I and others in the room were quite surprised by a question one brave funder posed to... Rethinking the State of the Sector Feb 14, 2011 It’s got to be about more than the money. After two and a half years lamenting the continuously shrinking resources available to finance the nonprofit sector, it’s simply time to move beyond this... Philanthropic Vehicles – As in Most Things, Form Follows Function Feb 14, 2011 Last week’s New York Times carried an article by Paul Sullivan under the headline “ Weighing the Best Vehicles for Charitable Giving .” It raises good questions and makes good points. But like most... Caught up in Kumbayah: Are There Limits to Collaboration? Dec 06, 2010 I love to collaborate. The more, the merrier, I say. I’m excited by the “crowdsourcing” taking place in our politics, commerce, education, and social spheres. But, recently, I’ve started to wonder... « first ‹ previous … 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 … next › last »
Three strikes and then what? Jun 06, 2011 “While we do not want to place undue burdens on the organizations we support, we do feel it is essential that we know the people to whom we give grants and have assurances of their management...
What the Dog Saw Jun 02, 2011 Some people call it “putting yourself into their shoes.” A guy named D.M. Berger says it’s "the capacity to know emotionally what another is experiencing from within the frame of reference of that...
Beyond Tuition: What Does it Take to Graduate? May 26, 2011 This past weekend, four young people from New York City became college graduates. While that is not particularly remarkable in the context of this season of caps and gowns, it is remarkable for these...
Beware of Mythical Lands May 13, 2011 I just finished reading the complete text of Jon Krakauer’s whistle blowing expose of Greg Mortenson and his best-selling book, Three Cups of Tea ( Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson,...
What do – and don’t – we know about Millennial donors? Apr 21, 2011 By Maureen O’Brien & Cynthia Gibson Last week Achieve and Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates (JGA) released the 2011 Millennial Donor survey analyzing giving trends among nearly 3,000...
Is Zuckerberg Representing Millennials? Apr 13, 2011 By now everyone has heard. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, recently donated $100-million to the public school system in Newark, NJ. It’s quite a donation and is already making waves. The gift has...
What Do Funders Themselves Give To? Mar 02, 2011 While recently participating in the opening plenary of the annual conference of a state grantmakers association, I and others in the room were quite surprised by a question one brave funder posed to...
Rethinking the State of the Sector Feb 14, 2011 It’s got to be about more than the money. After two and a half years lamenting the continuously shrinking resources available to finance the nonprofit sector, it’s simply time to move beyond this...
Philanthropic Vehicles – As in Most Things, Form Follows Function Feb 14, 2011 Last week’s New York Times carried an article by Paul Sullivan under the headline “ Weighing the Best Vehicles for Charitable Giving .” It raises good questions and makes good points. But like most...
Caught up in Kumbayah: Are There Limits to Collaboration? Dec 06, 2010 I love to collaborate. The more, the merrier, I say. I’m excited by the “crowdsourcing” taking place in our politics, commerce, education, and social spheres. But, recently, I’ve started to wonder...
