Three simple questions to begin a joyful process to amplify your impact. Over the last 10 months, the world has been watching and experiencing how systemic racism and injustice magnifies personal hardship and undermines recovery. At the same time, more and more people wonder how they can change the relentless reality of inequities and oppression, […]
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How to effectively navigate change and shockproof your organization. We’ve entered a new era for civil society. Nothing is as it was, and no two funders or nonprofit situations are the same. While some philanthropic and nonprofit organizations are thriving and innovating, others are beleaguered, shuttering programs, and furloughing staff. But regardless of your circumstances,
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Five Potential Pitfalls for Next-Gen Philanthropists Some of the most common traps advisors can help younger clients avoid. No doubt as a wealth advisor, you know that over the next 25 years, nearly 45 million U.S. households will transfer over $68 trillion in assets to heirs and charity. And you realize that this wealth
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Four Almost-Free Things You Can Do To Help Nonprofits After You’ve Spent Your Grant Budget If you are like most of my philanthropic clients, when COVID-19 hit, you jumped into action. You heroically provided additional funding to grantees, created or joined local crisis response funds to coordinate resources, extended grant deadlines, eliminated funding restrictions, and
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5 Ways to Re-Charge Your Giving With the pandemic dragging on longer than we anticipated and crises that keep on coming, have you thought about putting your philanthropy on hold till next year while you and your team regroup? You may be reeling from the negative financial impact on your giving or your family. Not
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Nobody ever chooses the hard road, but it has a way of finding us. And when it does, sometimes the only choice we have is in how we respond. Interestingly, we never know exactly what we’re capable of until we’re tested. So, especially for philanthropists and other change-makers, during this new world of head-spinning challenges,
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