There are many reasons why philanthropy should streamline – excessively long strategic planning processes, grant proposals that take 8 months to be funded, board meeting
I was sitting in a workshop last week with some of the world’s leading business consultants. We were advised that in this time of rapidly
No matter what your political leanings, I think we can all agree that this year’s election cycle has been one of the most tense and
Many quip that once you work for or serve on a foundation board, you never have to pay for lunch and everyone laughs at your
Say you’re part of a new foundation, or one that is re-inventing itself, or even one that’s been around for a bit but has gotten
This is a guest post by Angela Glover Blackwell, CEO of PolicyLink. Equity is a big, dynamic idea. The field — the universe of
I’ve been thinking small lately. To be specific, I’ve been thinking about small foundations and the immense power they hold. I’ve just finished presenting at
Last week, I used this space to repost an article about the definition of equity that my colleague, Betsey Russell, and I published on the
This is a guest post by Michael Funk. It was originally published on the csba blog, and is reposted here with his permission. Which
This post was originally published on the Stanford Social Innovation Review, and is co-authored by Elizabeth Russell. A clear definition of equity would seem
This is a guest post by Allen Smart, vice president of programs, Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust. In a New York Times opinion piece earlier
Last week, I wrote about the small – but troubling – culture of disrespect that I’ve observed bubbling up in the field of philanthropy. In