If you’ve written a grant proposal, you know the drill. You send it off to the funder. If you’re lucky, the funder asks you some questions after reading the proposal. If you’re really lucky, the funder comes on-site to see your great work in action. They’ll also likely drill you for details of your financial [...]
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Right Money, Right Time, Right Purpose
or...All You Need is Cash Ages ago, I took economic development finance and nonprofit finance classes. I now can’t run a detailed pro forma if you stuck a loaded spreadsheet to my head. But the basic concepts have been tugging at my brain as I’ve followed news about three issues. First, the United Way of [...]
A new jargon for philanthropy? Or even a new culture?
Hacked solution. Maker culture. Artisan. DIY. Dorkbot. Citizen-powered. Decentralized. Open brand. Flamethrowers vs. Orphans Paradox*. Are these terms in the vocabulary of your giving or of the foundations you know? They weren’t for me until I attended the first Awesome Summit in Boston this month. The three-day event was the first gathering of the rapidly-expanding [...]
The Philanthropy Forecast is Mixed, with a Heavy Chance of Bummer
Ahhh…June…. Ice cream trucks started rolling. Pools opened. Gardens grew (at least before the heat waves). And the philanthropy world celebrated its annual wave of data geekery. Unfortunately, the data showed a mixed forecast for philanthropy, with a heavy chance of bummer. Giving USA 2012 reported overall charitable giving only rose 0.9% in 2011 when [...]
Tony Macklin 