What Might a Balanced Approach—One That Honors Both Heart and Mind—to Due Diligence Look Like? Nov 29, 2010 The final section of a recent Nonprofit Quarterly article by Cynthia Gibson and Bill Deitel—in which they called for more of a balance between the art and science of philanthropic decision-making—... The Giving Pledge Stutters Nov 11, 2010 When my husband read aloud my quote in today’s New York Times article on the Giving Pledge , I groaned, “Oh no, does it look like I’m against the Giving Pledge ? How can a philanthropic advisor to... Leadership, Legacy and Life Oct 27, 2010 I recently returned from my first L3 retreat and saw the middle of a sandwich. L3 is a new organization, standing for Leadership, Legacy and Life, whose members share a commitment to “ enjoy a life... Do Young People Lack Empathy? Oct 25, 2010 We’ve all heard the complaints about “those young people”—that they’re “slackers,” “narcissistic,” and “entitled.” Now, here comes a new one: They lack empathy. So says a recent article that appeared... (We Always Knew That) Women Give More - Now We Have the Numbers to Prove it Oct 21, 2010 The Women’s Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy (on whose Board of Visitors I sit) – just released its first WomenGive research report . There is finally some decent... Not your Father’s Foundation Oct 15, 2010 Same old… Same old… That’s what I figured I’d see at ASF’s conference this week. Sure, there would be those perennial and thorny issues faced by highly engaged family foundations from all the years I... Tapping our Collective Superhero Oct 06, 2010 The spotlight is once again shining on the need for urban school reform, thanks to the $100 million pledge by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to the Newark Public Schools and the release of the... I Found the Globe in my Backyard Oct 06, 2010 Just in case you fell asleep thirty years ago and didn’t notice, we are a truly global society and even the most local philanthropist ignores that reality at her own peril. Just to be clear – I am... Finding a Balance Sep 29, 2010 Last week, I posted some comments about an article that Bill Dietel and I wrote for Nonprofit Quarterly about whether and to what extent the quantitative or “technocratic” elements of philanthropy... What Do Donors Want Anyway? Sep 22, 2010 That seemed to be the question behind grants recently made by the Gates Foundation to two consulting firms for developing tools and sharing best practices that will help donors make better investment... « first ‹ previous … 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 next › last »
What Might a Balanced Approach—One That Honors Both Heart and Mind—to Due Diligence Look Like? Nov 29, 2010 The final section of a recent Nonprofit Quarterly article by Cynthia Gibson and Bill Deitel—in which they called for more of a balance between the art and science of philanthropic decision-making—...
The Giving Pledge Stutters Nov 11, 2010 When my husband read aloud my quote in today’s New York Times article on the Giving Pledge , I groaned, “Oh no, does it look like I’m against the Giving Pledge ? How can a philanthropic advisor to...
Leadership, Legacy and Life Oct 27, 2010 I recently returned from my first L3 retreat and saw the middle of a sandwich. L3 is a new organization, standing for Leadership, Legacy and Life, whose members share a commitment to “ enjoy a life...
Do Young People Lack Empathy? Oct 25, 2010 We’ve all heard the complaints about “those young people”—that they’re “slackers,” “narcissistic,” and “entitled.” Now, here comes a new one: They lack empathy. So says a recent article that appeared...
(We Always Knew That) Women Give More - Now We Have the Numbers to Prove it Oct 21, 2010 The Women’s Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy (on whose Board of Visitors I sit) – just released its first WomenGive research report . There is finally some decent...
Not your Father’s Foundation Oct 15, 2010 Same old… Same old… That’s what I figured I’d see at ASF’s conference this week. Sure, there would be those perennial and thorny issues faced by highly engaged family foundations from all the years I...
Tapping our Collective Superhero Oct 06, 2010 The spotlight is once again shining on the need for urban school reform, thanks to the $100 million pledge by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to the Newark Public Schools and the release of the...
I Found the Globe in my Backyard Oct 06, 2010 Just in case you fell asleep thirty years ago and didn’t notice, we are a truly global society and even the most local philanthropist ignores that reality at her own peril. Just to be clear – I am...
Finding a Balance Sep 29, 2010 Last week, I posted some comments about an article that Bill Dietel and I wrote for Nonprofit Quarterly about whether and to what extent the quantitative or “technocratic” elements of philanthropy...
What Do Donors Want Anyway? Sep 22, 2010 That seemed to be the question behind grants recently made by the Gates Foundation to two consulting firms for developing tools and sharing best practices that will help donors make better investment...
