leadership

Trustees: Support Your Leaders or Lose Them

Philanthropy CEOs are looking for new jobs due to a lack of support from trustees In the past year, I’ve advised, coached, and spoken with hundreds of philanthropy executives and one theme has emerged: Frustration and disappointment with unsupportive and obstinate trustees. As a result, many foundation CEOs are beginning to look elsewhere – for

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Putnam Wins Award Family Wealth Report!

Putnam Consulting Group Wins Award in the “Philanthropy Advice” Category at theFamily Wealth Report Awards 2022 Program   For Immediate Release CLEVELAND, May 17, 2022 — Putnam Consulting Group, one of the industry leaders, has been handed the honor of winning the ‘Philanthropy Advice’ award in the 9th Annual Family Wealth Report Awards 2022 Program. Held in

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Create Aerodynamic Funding and Increase Your Impact

If You Believe in Your Philanthropy, Then Speed is of the Essence. Do you believe your work matters? I do. You’re giving people in rural communities greater access to mental health services. You’re strengthening economic expansion in Africa. Your foundation is not only sending aid to help Ukrainians but thinking ahead toward long-term recovery. Your

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LOVE the Communities You Serve

Follow These 5 Steps to Lead With Clarity and Focus Let’s not forget that we’re all philanthropists because we all have a robust love for humanity. The communities we serve benefit from strong philanthropic leadership. The disruption we’ve experienced over the last two years requires philanthropy to continuously adapt to an evolving set of new realities. Now

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Strategy Development Shouldn't Frighten Your Grantees

How to Really Frighten Your Grantees

Spine-chilling fear can be invoked in the hearts and minds of grantees when they hear their funder say, “We need to start our strategic planning.” Strategy development is important. It helps philanthropists clarify what they want to accomplish and offers a roadmap. It should lead to change. And strategies themselves should change rapidly, as conditions

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