There’s a lot of complaining going on in the field of philanthropy lately. It feels like philanthropy whack-a-mole. One new idea pops up and everyone loves it. Then it gets whacked down and a new one pops up. The new idea is admired for a while, then the mallet comes to whack it down. And […]
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Every philanthropist needs a strategy. It’s a framework to guide decision making. It gives you clarity on what you want to accomplish with your charitable giving, and direction on how to best accomplish it. Unfortunately, too many strategies are never implemented because funders ask consultants to summarize plans into well-written, well-designed and lengthy documents. This
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As we embark on a new year, I wanted to share with you my top 10 articles that most engaged readers like you over the past year. I’m often told that my articles are provocative AND practical, and help them with the exact issues they are focusing on in their philanthropic efforts. And if you
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Here’s a failproof way to get stuff done! We have about two weeks left in 2019. Take away weekends and a few holidays, and that’s about seven working days. Right about now many people are feeling: Overwhelmed Panicked Guilty Are you one of them? Are you feeling overwhelmed at the sheer volume of year-end goals
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Think about all the assets you can bring to the table to advance your cause. Then deploy them! If philanthropists have anything, they have money. In fact, they have so much money that after taking care of themselves, their family, and their businesses, they’ve determined they have plenty left over to give away to help
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Nothing creates heart pounding ghoulish fear in the minds of a grantee like hearing from their funder: “We’re about to start strategic planning.” A funder undergoing strategic planning can put the nail in the coffin for grantees…at least temporarily. Philanthropic strategy development seems to last forever. During this time, and often behind closed doors, the
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