Lucy Bernholz, one of my favorite philanthropy consultants (and self-described Philanthropy Wonk) just published her Top 10 Philanthropy Buzzwords list. She annually tracks the words and phrases that are picking up steam in the philanthropy, nonprofit, and social enterprise arenas. If you look at her past lists, most have stuck around and/or evolved. To pay [...]
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Is Your Philanthropy Ginger or Mary Ann?
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 [...]
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 [...]
Creating Shared Value Between Grantmakers and Grantees
I just read the Harvard Business Review article “Creating Shared Value” by Michael Porter and Mark Kramer (also here) and highly recommend it. (Thanks to Paul Shoemaker at Social Venture Partners for the tip.) The article makes the case for businesses to create shared value – “policies and practices that enhance the competitiveness of a [...]
Tony Macklin 