This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from “a young foundation staffer”. The author is “a recent college graduate who has interned with an operating foundation, a venture fund at a community foundation, and now a family foundation.”
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The work philanthropists and foundations is inherently controversial.
Decisions to grant money to a [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Why Philanthropy Should Embrace Controversy
November 30, 2007 – 2:30 pm
More on Mergers, Ms. Miller!
November 30, 2007 – 2:23 pm
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Jean Butzen. Jean runs Mission Plus Strategy consulting, specializing in mergers and alliances in the Chicago area.
By Jean Butzen
More on Mergers, Ms. Miller!
“Let’s go for two, Clara Miller,” I said to myself, paraphrasing the famous words of legendary Cubs first man Ernie Banks. Ms. Miller, CEO [...]
We Gotta Have Scale!
November 30, 2007 – 2:19 pm
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from “another nonprofit professional”: “I’m a long-time nonprofit professional (think its a decade now), based in Washington DC, who dances between domestic and international programs. I focus on economic development empowered by technology and have a serious alergic reaction to trumped up claims of impact, even though [...]
links for 2007-11-30
November 30, 2007 – 12:22 am
Left Brain, Right Heart
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What’s it Like to Work for a Family Foundation?
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Volunteers Who Do Not Show
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Not Just “Grant” Making
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Not Just “Grant” Making
November 29, 2007 – 12:07 pm
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Amy Sample Ward. Amy is a Communications and Learning Associate at the Meyer Memorial Trust. She authors MMT’s New Media Blog as well as a personal blog devoted to nonprofit technology.
By Amy Sample Ward
As the holiday season is now in full swing and many organizations are [...]
Volunteers Who Do Not Show
November 29, 2007 – 11:52 am
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Chrissy Weeks. Chrissy is a paralegal at the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (“AVLF”) and President of the Georgia Association of Paralegals.
By Chrissy Weeks
“The world is run by those who show up!” This is not my quote I got it from somewhere and have to admit I am not [...]
What’s it Like to Work for a Family Foundation?
November 29, 2007 – 11:44 am
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Elizabeth Miller. Elizabeth works as a Program Associate for The Overbrook Foundation, a New York City-based family foundation established in 1948 by Frank and Helen Altschul. Its mission is to improve the lives of people by supporting projects that protect human and civil rights, advance the [...]
Left Brain, Right Heart
November 29, 2007 – 11:12 am
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Randy Ottinger. Randy is the author of Beyond Success: Building a personal, financial and philanthropic legacy. He is the founder of LMR Advisors, which provides strategic philanthropy and legacy advisory services to individuals, wealth advisory firms, and social enterprises. A longer version of this post is [...]
links for 2007-11-29
November 29, 2007 – 12:20 am
I’m Moving to Erie PA!
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Don’t Be Evil 2.0
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Philanthropy Is Not Just A Word
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The Futures of Philanthropy, Fundraising, and Advertising
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The Futures of Philanthropy, Fundraising, and Advertising
November 28, 2007 – 12:50 pm
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Peter Deitz. Peter writes a blog called About Micro-Philanthropy and is the founder of Social Actions, a community website that aggregates person-to-person fundraising campaigns and helps people to start their own. Deitz also works as a consultant to nonprofits and philanthropists interested in leveraging the [...]
