A Mentor for All Jun 05, 2012 “Wouldn’t it be great if every student had a mentor?” I can’t remember who said it, but I’m certain we were all thinking it. Several of the TPI program staff recently had an opportunity to sit down... Transitions May 24, 2012 I am pleased to announce that TPI is about to embark on a search for a new Managing Partner. In January, we were thrilled to announce our merger with the Boston Foundation, a partnership that... What Business Do Community Foundations Have In Business? May 10, 2012 What business does a community foundation have hawking for-profit deals to its donors and other community members? How does it improve the quality of life in their community? How does it promote the... Exploring the roles for philanthropy between soccer balls and coffee beans Apr 26, 2012 In my last blog we looked at Tony Blair’s view on philanthropy’s role in repairing the fraying social contract. The former prime minister cited philanthropy as risk capital and the means by which one... Philanthropy, government and our fraying social contract Apr 19, 2012 Jane Wales opened The Global Philanthropy Forum this week with the idea that today’s social contract is fraying – but also evolving. The social contract she speaks of is the means by which societies... What is going on here? Apr 17, 2012 Below is the introduction to a talk that Peter Karoff presented recently at a breakfast hosted by The Boston Foundation and The Philanthropic Initiative. Download the full text . For many good and... Yo Yo Ma – A Gifted Giver Apr 09, 2012 Last week Yo Yo MA was in Santa Barbara as part of the UCSB Arts & Lectures series, and while his 300-year-old cello was on the stage, what the audience mostly got was a remarkable creative,... Road Blocks on the Path to Strategic Giving Mar 22, 2012 Given all the opportunities donors have to move themselves to a higher level of strategic thinking and giving, why do some donors never get there or get stuck, particularly at the “getting it” stage... Off the beat path - what else to consider Mar 20, 2012 Every donor takes a different strategic journey and, though many pass through similar stages, there are important factors that defy categorization by stage because they can be influential at so many... Could John Wayne be the world’s most effective philanthropist? Mar 16, 2012 Earlier this week, Jim Coutre attended the 2012 GEO National Conference in Seattle, which discussed new ideas for smarter grantmaking and greater impact. Below is a guest post he wrote for Beth... « first ‹ previous … 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 … next › last »
A Mentor for All Jun 05, 2012 “Wouldn’t it be great if every student had a mentor?” I can’t remember who said it, but I’m certain we were all thinking it. Several of the TPI program staff recently had an opportunity to sit down...
Transitions May 24, 2012 I am pleased to announce that TPI is about to embark on a search for a new Managing Partner. In January, we were thrilled to announce our merger with the Boston Foundation, a partnership that...
What Business Do Community Foundations Have In Business? May 10, 2012 What business does a community foundation have hawking for-profit deals to its donors and other community members? How does it improve the quality of life in their community? How does it promote the...
Exploring the roles for philanthropy between soccer balls and coffee beans Apr 26, 2012 In my last blog we looked at Tony Blair’s view on philanthropy’s role in repairing the fraying social contract. The former prime minister cited philanthropy as risk capital and the means by which one...
Philanthropy, government and our fraying social contract Apr 19, 2012 Jane Wales opened The Global Philanthropy Forum this week with the idea that today’s social contract is fraying – but also evolving. The social contract she speaks of is the means by which societies...
What is going on here? Apr 17, 2012 Below is the introduction to a talk that Peter Karoff presented recently at a breakfast hosted by The Boston Foundation and The Philanthropic Initiative. Download the full text . For many good and...
Yo Yo Ma – A Gifted Giver Apr 09, 2012 Last week Yo Yo MA was in Santa Barbara as part of the UCSB Arts & Lectures series, and while his 300-year-old cello was on the stage, what the audience mostly got was a remarkable creative,...
Road Blocks on the Path to Strategic Giving Mar 22, 2012 Given all the opportunities donors have to move themselves to a higher level of strategic thinking and giving, why do some donors never get there or get stuck, particularly at the “getting it” stage...
Off the beat path - what else to consider Mar 20, 2012 Every donor takes a different strategic journey and, though many pass through similar stages, there are important factors that defy categorization by stage because they can be influential at so many...
Could John Wayne be the world’s most effective philanthropist? Mar 16, 2012 Earlier this week, Jim Coutre attended the 2012 GEO National Conference in Seattle, which discussed new ideas for smarter grantmaking and greater impact. Below is a guest post he wrote for Beth...
