Is Your Philanthropy Ginger or Mary Ann? Sort of an absurd question, isn’t it?* To me, the question is as absurd as the continuing debates regarding “checkbook philanthropy” vs. “strategic philanthropy” and “big system-changing grants” vs. “small grassroots grants.” The debates seem to have picked up again in the philanthropy media this fall. Just a [...]
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Whom do you trust to lead community improvement?
Whom do you trust to lead community improvement? This question keeps rolling through my head as I’m participating in the Growing Social Impact for a Networked World conference. It’s not an easy question. It gets to the heart of a person’s values, upbringing, work history, own sense of self-control, and more. And, it’s a tough [...]
What I Learned About Networks at Summer Camp
What do funders really want from networks? I heard one set of honest answers to this question this summer as I wrapped up consulting for the Lumina Foundation for Education. "Camp" was actually the session “Funder Perspectives on Investing in Networks” that I had the honor to facilitate for Lumina’s partners and grantees in its KnowHow2 [...]
Off Hiatus
I took a hiatus from blogging as I settled into my job as executive director of the Roy A. Hunt Foundation earlier this year. I continued commenting on the world of philanthropy through on Twitter and LinkedIn. I'll continue to use those outlets more frequently but will pick back up on occasional blogs. My viewpoints on all [...]
Tony Macklin 