Working at the intersection of meaningful giving and community results
I’ve admired other philanthropic advisors and consulting firms who release annual reports. So I’ve taken a stab at my first annual report. It includes the work I performed in 2024 as an independent philanthropic advisor and through my consulting partnerships with Daylight (new in 2024), Ekstrom Alley Clontz & Associates (started in 2016), and the [...]
The words philanthropy and Pittsburgh are often linked. A Gift of Belief: Philanthropy and the Forging of Pittsburgh describes how individuals, families, companies, congregations, giving groups, and funders of many shapes and sizes defined and pursued the public good to benefit the Pittsburgh region. Published by The University of Pittsburgh Press in June 2021, the [...]
“How much should we spend?” It’s a fundamental question for founders and boards of private foundations. Finding an answer becomes more complex and emotional during an economic downturn, natural disaster, or other unexpected crisis or opportunity that increases demand for funding. The best answers come from thoughtfully balancing: your foundation’s purpose, conditions and trends facing [...]
Data Analysis by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 ImageCreator The late summer and early fall were a bounty harvest of new information useful for advisors, consultants, and staff to wealthy philanthropic families. I've already been quoting the data in presentations and proposals. Social Impact in Hundred-Year Family Businesses: How Family Values Drive Sustainability Through Philanthropy, [...]
Tony Macklin 