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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Investing in yourself and your giving today will reap rewards tomorrow! Too many funders have a scarcity mindset. Are you one of them? In last week’s newsletter, I shared eight ways you can ditch your scarcity mindset, and instead embrace a mindset of abundance. Even better, none of them will cost you any money! But
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Here are 8 sure-fire indicators to find out! Many people assume that wealthy people, foundation leaders, and corporate donors, and celebrity activists feel abundance. And we assume their mindset reflects this abundance. After all, they have big money, big ideas, and often big passion. While it’s true that they do have an abundance of resources
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As we turn the page on 2021, I thought I would share my most popular articles of the year that most engaged readers like you and span the best of my blogs and articles published in Forbes, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Stanford Social Innovation Review and Family Office Magazine. I’m often told that my articles are
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Sharing some exciting news! I wanted to share some exciting news with you — that my global philanthropy advising firm, Putnam Consulting Group, has won not 1, not 2, but 7 awards this year! I’m truly honored. I advise and coach funders because I truly believe in the power of philanthropy and the difference that
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Are you looking for juicy and outrageous stories about bad philanthropists? Many people bought my second book, with its title Delusional Altruism, because they were looking for scandals. Juicy, outrageous, and unseemly stories about bad philanthropists. Look, I love a gossipy tidbit just like everyone else, but that’s actually not what the book is about.