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Does Your Philanthropy Suffer From A Scarcity Mindset?

Practical Tips for Philanthropists / Kris Putnam-Walkerly

Take this short quiz to find out. It’s philanthropy’s Achilles heel. Foundation leaders, donors, professional athletes, corporate executives—-all philanthropists—-want to be good caretakers of their charitable wealth. They want their assets and profits to grow, so there’s more wealth to give. They also want to reduce their philanthropic costs and save money, so there’s more […]

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Grantmaking Trends for 2021

Practical Tips for Philanthropists / Kris Putnam-Walkerly

Volatility is the new status quo. Eight philanthropy experts were invited by Submittable, a submission management platform, to share their insights on grantmaking trends to expect in 2021. I am honored to be one of them. Below I’ve re-posted the trends I foresee. Be sure to read the full blog post to learn what Edgar

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Rapidly Implement Your Strategy In 10 Easy Steps

Practical Tips for Philanthropists / Kris Putnam-Walkerly

Many funders fail at this. Are you one of them? In my last newsletter of 2020, Don’t Let Your New Strategy Fail in 2021, I shared five reasons why strategic plans rarely get implemented. I also promised to share with you 10 steps to implement anything quickly– whether it’s creating a new funding initiative, implementing

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5 Ways To Make Your Giving Transformational

Practical Tips for Philanthropists / Kris Putnam-Walkerly

Is your philanthropy set up for maximum impact? If you want your philanthropy to help change the world, you might need to change how your funding is structured. In addition to disrupting longstanding power dynamics between grantor and grantee, the way you structure your funding should align with the type of impact you wish to

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The Best of the Best — A Year in Review

Practical Tips for Philanthropists / Kris Putnam-Walkerly

As we turn the page on 2020, I thought I would share my most popular articles of the year that most engaged readers like you and span the best of the my blogs, Forbes articles and other publications. I’m often told that my articles are provocative AND practical, and help readers with the exact issues

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Don’t let your new strategy fail in 2021!

Practical Tips for Philanthropists / Kris Putnam-Walkerly

Strategy most often fails in implementation. With all the effort that went into developing your new strategy and writing your strategic plan, the hardest part is making the darn thing work! Donors, foundations and corporate giving programs should have a clear, agile strategy to determine the impact they want to have in the next 12

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Does Your Philanthropy Suffer From A Scarcity Mindset?

Grantmaking Trends for 2021

Rapidly Implement Your Strategy In 10 Easy Steps

5 Ways To Make Your Giving Transformational

The Best of the Best — A Year in Review

Don’t let your new strategy fail in 2021!

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