Quote: The Role of the Artist (& Philanthropist)
There are, forever, swamps to be drained, cities to be created, mines to be exploited, children to be fed. None of these things can be done alone. But the conquest […]
Category Archives: Foundations
Philanthropy: It’s Not (Just) About the Money
I recently received a call from the president of a major foundation about to launch a $45 million dollar collaborative giving initiative with some other foundations. He was noodling through […]
Rage, Love + Justice at the Council on Foundations
When I cry at “rubber-chicken dinner” social impact conference plenaries, it’s usually from boredom at the self-congratulatory pablum which is standard fare at do-gooder mega-convenings. However, last week as protests swept […]
Should you “Africanize” your philanthropy? Notes from the African Philanthropy Forum
In one of the more substantive trends in global philanthropy, African philanthropists are pushing the envelope to design methods of social investment more relevant to their cultures, contexts and needs. […]
Hold Your Horses — Rodeo Philanthropy in Texas
I was at a benefit tonight for the fantastic SCENARIOS USA which uses writing and filmmaking to foster youth advocacy and self-expression in students from marginalized communities across the country. […]
African Philanthopists on the Move — the new African Philanthropy Forum
Prominent African philanthropists and business leaders have launched the African Philanthropy Forum, a new peer-learning philanthropy and social investing forum. Global Philanthropy Forum plans to incubate this new African forum […]
Caveat Funder: The Limits of Big Data
Many in the international charitable sector are grappling with the potential and the perils of big data as it applies to their work and the work of their grantees. Measurement […]
Are you maximizing “altruistic capital” in your work?
Harvard B-School professor and behavioral economist Nava Ashraf travels the world researching the human desire to help others. She calls this urge “altruistic capital,” distinct in economic parlance from financial […]
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