Flying Under the Radar in Iowa: Giving Incentives that Work Mar 13, 2013 I’ve had the pleasure of visiting Iowa for the last nine years through some Annie E. Casey Foundation work and some strategy planning with the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation . They are doing... Who’s driving that river of money? Feb 07, 2013 The great news is out – 2012 giving was saved at the finish line. In recent articles around the country, we heard that Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund saw gifts to charitable accounts jump 24 percent... Why I Love Minneapolis! (And why charitable giving won’t fall off a cliff) Dec 19, 2012 I am in Minneapolis. I love Minneapolis and have from my first visit in the late 80’s when we were putting together The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI). I came to town with a question, a very big... The Art of Love in Philanthropy Dec 17, 2012 This blog originally appeared on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog . Dennis Litky, co-founder of Big Picture Learning , and a charismatic and inspired educator, has found that the single... The First Rule of Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not What You Think Dec 11, 2012 This blog originally appeared on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog . For some, the very notion of corporate social responsibility remains an oxymoron. For example, the push-back that I get... Why the Art of Philanthropy Trumps the Science Dec 11, 2012 This blog originally appeared on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog . There is a natural tension between art and science: Science is associated with certainty and effectiveness, and art with... Moving Towards Strategic Family Philanthropy Nov 09, 2012 This is the second post in a series by Ellen Remmer on strategic family philanthropy. Read her first post, Strategic Family Philanthropy – an Oxymoron? I’m a big believer in strategic philanthropy;... Strategic Family Philanthropy – an Oxymoron? Oct 23, 2012 I have a confession. I’m a prosetelyzer and I’m an evangelist…for strategic family philanthropy. I caught the bug when my own family discovered the joys of working together on our family foundation,... One Less Hurdle to International Giving Sep 27, 2012 I have a piece of good news. There is an exciting effort underway to reshape the international grantmaking process . Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stole the show earlier this week with an... When Donors Do More Harm Than Good Sep 19, 2012 Back in June I wrote a piece for the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog which argued that the first rule of corporate philanthropy is to do no harm. I still believe this to be true, but I want to... « first ‹ previous … 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 … next › last »
Flying Under the Radar in Iowa: Giving Incentives that Work Mar 13, 2013 I’ve had the pleasure of visiting Iowa for the last nine years through some Annie E. Casey Foundation work and some strategy planning with the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation . They are doing...
Who’s driving that river of money? Feb 07, 2013 The great news is out – 2012 giving was saved at the finish line. In recent articles around the country, we heard that Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund saw gifts to charitable accounts jump 24 percent...
Why I Love Minneapolis! (And why charitable giving won’t fall off a cliff) Dec 19, 2012 I am in Minneapolis. I love Minneapolis and have from my first visit in the late 80’s when we were putting together The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI). I came to town with a question, a very big...
The Art of Love in Philanthropy Dec 17, 2012 This blog originally appeared on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog . Dennis Litky, co-founder of Big Picture Learning , and a charismatic and inspired educator, has found that the single...
The First Rule of Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not What You Think Dec 11, 2012 This blog originally appeared on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog . For some, the very notion of corporate social responsibility remains an oxymoron. For example, the push-back that I get...
Why the Art of Philanthropy Trumps the Science Dec 11, 2012 This blog originally appeared on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog . There is a natural tension between art and science: Science is associated with certainty and effectiveness, and art with...
Moving Towards Strategic Family Philanthropy Nov 09, 2012 This is the second post in a series by Ellen Remmer on strategic family philanthropy. Read her first post, Strategic Family Philanthropy – an Oxymoron? I’m a big believer in strategic philanthropy;...
Strategic Family Philanthropy – an Oxymoron? Oct 23, 2012 I have a confession. I’m a prosetelyzer and I’m an evangelist…for strategic family philanthropy. I caught the bug when my own family discovered the joys of working together on our family foundation,...
One Less Hurdle to International Giving Sep 27, 2012 I have a piece of good news. There is an exciting effort underway to reshape the international grantmaking process . Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stole the show earlier this week with an...
When Donors Do More Harm Than Good Sep 19, 2012 Back in June I wrote a piece for the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog which argued that the first rule of corporate philanthropy is to do no harm. I still believe this to be true, but I want to...
