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Amid Today’s Deep Social Anxiety, Philanthropists Must Recognize Their Blind Spots

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In philanthropy circles, people very rarely, if ever, call each other out for being delusional. And that’s exactly why I wrote my book Delusional Altruism: Why Philanthropists Fail To Achieve Change and What They Can Do To Transform Giving.  Briefly, the book is about human behaviors we’re not even aware of that get in the way […]

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6 Mistakes Philanthropists Make During a Crisis (and What to Do Instead)

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Don’t let ‘delusional altruism’ stop you from being an effective giver.   Crises bring massive social, health and economic uncertainties, challenges and hardships. They also unleash unprecedented philanthropic leadership and opportunities for transformational social change. But being an effective philanthropist requires letting go of what I call “delusional altruism”—modes of thinking and behavior that get

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Are You Too Overwhelmed to Take Your Next Step?

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6 Ways Philanthropists May Feel Overwhelmed   A serious, but largely overlooked, problem in philanthropy is feeling overwhelmed. You know what I’m talking about. You might have woken up this morning feeling overwhelmed by the day ahead of you. You may feel overwhelmed by learning to use new technology, while suddenly working from home and

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4 Ways Fear Can Paralyze Philanthropy

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Banish these common fears that undermine your impact   As a warning mechanism, we’d all agree that fear can come in handy. But what happens when it becomes debilitating, or even delusional? Today, more than ever, philanthropists need to find ways to recognize the difference and effectively move forward. Philanthropy has enough challenges right now

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How Delusional Altruism Thwarts Philanthropic Impact

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Don’t let misguided thinking prevent you from creating change.    As philanthropists seek to change the world, many need to get out of their own way. Too often, philanthropists see the change they want to create but prevent themselves from acting on it. And what’s worse, most don’t even realize they’re doing this. That’s because

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