Comments on: Philanthropy Debate Questionnaire http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/06/philanthropy-debate-questionnaire Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:01:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bruce Trachtenberg http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/06/philanthropy-debate-questionnaire#comment-341 Bruce Trachtenberg Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:31:04 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/06/14/philanthropy-debate-questionnaire/#comment-341 Glad to hear about the increased readership and that more of your readers are coming from foundations. Clearly we all have to keep pushing in our respective spheres of influence so the ideas being presented here and elsewhere get some traction. Glad to hear about the increased readership and that more of your readers are coming from foundations. Clearly we all have to keep pushing in our respective spheres of influence so the ideas being presented here and elsewhere get some traction.

]]> By: Sean Stannard-Stockton http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/06/philanthropy-debate-questionnaire#comment-340 Sean Stannard-Stockton Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:38:12 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/06/14/philanthropy-debate-questionnaire/#comment-340 Bruce, While this blog isn't yet a high traffic site, the readership is growing quickly and includes many high profile foundation employees. I think that the conversation that we're having is already "in front of those in a position to act" and will only be more so as the readership continues to grow. That being said, action is not always the result of conversation. So how can this conversation be designed to spur action is an important question. Bruce,
While this blog isn’t yet a high traffic site, the readership is growing quickly and includes many high profile foundation employees. I think that the conversation that we’re having is already “in front of those in a position to act” and will only be more so as the readership continues to grow.

That being said, action is not always the result of conversation. So how can this conversation be designed to spur action is an important question.

]]> By: Gerry http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/06/philanthropy-debate-questionnaire#comment-339 Gerry Fri, 15 Jun 2007 22:51:00 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/06/14/philanthropy-debate-questionnaire/#comment-339 It would be nice to move from challenge, competition and conflict to more collaborative approaches. Part of the divide over what organization models are appropriate comes down to how important you make cooperation vs. competition in the process. I claim that collaborative approaches are provably more effective and efficient with the gap widening at larger scales. It would be nice to move from challenge, competition and conflict to more collaborative approaches. Part of the divide over what organization models are appropriate comes down to how important you make cooperation vs. competition in the process. I claim that collaborative approaches are provably more effective and efficient with the gap widening at larger scales.

]]> By: Bruce Trachtenberg http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/06/philanthropy-debate-questionnaire#comment-338 Bruce Trachtenberg Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:19:37 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/06/14/philanthropy-debate-questionnaire/#comment-338 Well, we've now proven we're not afraid of debating, discussing, even challenging each other. But where do we go from here? How do we turn this into more than interesting, even illuminating exercise and move the conversation beyond our limited circle of commentators so that these thoughts/suggestions are put in front of those in a position to act on them? Well, we’ve now proven we’re not afraid of debating, discussing, even challenging each other. But where do we go from here? How do we turn this into more than interesting, even illuminating exercise and move the conversation beyond our limited circle of commentators so that these thoughts/suggestions are put in front of those in a position to act on them?

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