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 […]
Category Archives: Lightbulb:Ideas
Bright, shiny, brilliant new products, programs and other implementable ideas.
Paying Your Taxes to Uncle Sam — and the Indigenous People Where You Live
Every year during tax season, I make two payments: one to the state/federal government, and the other is a “shuumi tax” to the Lisjan Ohlone people of the occupied land […]
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 […]
Why Would I Seat This Waiter Next to Bill Gates on a Philanthropy Panel?
To everyone who says, “Maybe someday when I’m rich like Bill Gates I’ll give back to people in need,” consider this man. Look at his face and know that you […]
The “Native Spring”? Indigenous Communities Using Social Media in Fight for Social Justice
The Arab Spring captured the world’s attention in a well-documented wave of protests and social activism fueled by new media across the Middle East, but is there another “Spring” happening […]
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 […]
How One Backpack Could Change the World
This post was originally published in the Council on Foundations January 28, 2013 edition of Re:Philanthropy. In this version, I have included at the bottom a number of relevant links, […]
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