Impact at First Love Jul 25, 2012 By Stefan Lanfer, Knowledge Officer, Barr Foundation There is a lively debate in the social sector about effectiveness. In April, Peter Karoff jumped in to debate with a post on this blog called, “... Remember Social Capital? Jul 17, 2012 It’s back. Suddenly I am seeing social capital everywhere and thinking a lot about how philanthropy can cultivate or kill it. I first noticed it at Associated Grantmakers’ Annual Meeting a few weeks... CSR Rule #1: Do No Harm Jun 25, 2012 Social impact, social change, and social innovation – these are aspirational concepts in themselves reflective of a movement, but how do we define them? In 1970, the sociologist James Taylor defined... Why Don’t We Make a Scene? Together. Jun 21, 2012 We can do a lot alone, but we can do so much more together. This is not a new concept by any means, yet there seemed to be a sense of urgency at the Social Impact Exchange Conference last week to... 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... « first ‹ previous … 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 … next › last »
Impact at First Love Jul 25, 2012 By Stefan Lanfer, Knowledge Officer, Barr Foundation There is a lively debate in the social sector about effectiveness. In April, Peter Karoff jumped in to debate with a post on this blog called, “...
Remember Social Capital? Jul 17, 2012 It’s back. Suddenly I am seeing social capital everywhere and thinking a lot about how philanthropy can cultivate or kill it. I first noticed it at Associated Grantmakers’ Annual Meeting a few weeks...
CSR Rule #1: Do No Harm Jun 25, 2012 Social impact, social change, and social innovation – these are aspirational concepts in themselves reflective of a movement, but how do we define them? In 1970, the sociologist James Taylor defined...
Why Don’t We Make a Scene? Together. Jun 21, 2012 We can do a lot alone, but we can do so much more together. This is not a new concept by any means, yet there seemed to be a sense of urgency at the Social Impact Exchange Conference last week to...
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...
