The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness. – Jesse Owens The April 2015 issue of the Chronicle of Philanthropy provided an interesting study in contrasting approaches to giving and fundraising. The Chronicle covered the release of ethicist Peter Singer’s new book The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism is [...]
Category: philanthropy
Signals from the Future? (part 1)
Over the summer, I read a number of reports and articles that tracked trends in philanthropy. These “signals from the future” are the basis for a small series of blog posts. In June, the Monitor Institute released the What’s Next for Community Philanthropy toolkit for community foundations and their peers. The toolkit kicks off with [...]
I attended Grassroots Grantmakers' "On the Ground" event in Cleveland this past week. The Cleveland Foundation's Neighborhood Connections program served as a terrific case study for engaging everyday people in community improvement. Its approach draws heavily from the community engagement and network leadership practices developed by Bill Traynor and Frankie Blackburn of Trusted Space Partners. [...]
Meet the Normal Foundations
Foundation Source recently released its third annual report on the activities of private foundations. It is based on the transactions of 714 foundations that use Foundation Source's administrative services. Its 2012 report showed that its foundation clients were a pretty good proxy for the larger field of foundations under $50 million in assets. Fundraisers should pay [...]
Tony Macklin 