Comments on: I’m Moving to Erie PA! http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/11/i%e2%80%99m-moving-to-erie-pa Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:10:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sean Stannard-Stockton http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/11/i%e2%80%99m-moving-to-erie-pa#comment-1488 Sean Stannard-Stockton Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:35:22 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/11/i%e2%80%99m-moving-to-erie-pa#comment-1488 The more that impact can be demonstrated, the more that it will be the feedback people need. Everyone still will want to be thanked (never forget that donors are simply giving away hard earned money) and thanked publicly, but demonstrated impact does a lot to help donors feel like their donation did something. The more that impact can be demonstrated, the more that it will be the feedback people need. Everyone still will want to be thanked (never forget that donors are simply giving away hard earned money) and thanked publicly, but demonstrated impact does a lot to help donors feel like their donation did something.

]]> By: Amy Sample Ward http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/11/i%e2%80%99m-moving-to-erie-pa#comment-1483 Amy Sample Ward Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:31:13 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/11/i%e2%80%99m-moving-to-erie-pa#comment-1483 Great comments, Dorian- Re: Anonymity I think that "modern philanthropy" does not require the names and the baggage that comes with it. Perhaps the traditional philanthropy enjoys the badge of honor in seeing a person or institution's name on a wall/plaque/buildling; but, people are now becoming more analytical and reflective, not wanting to buy a product because it is tied somewhere to a cause or another product they do not like or only donating to organizations that can prove exceptionally low administrative costs taken from donations. If there is no name, no tie, no baggage, then it is simply the program and organization that are in the spotlight. And who better to be on the news than the organization on the front line providing services? Giving away the money shouldn't be the news, but what that money is doing certainly should! Great comments, Dorian-

Re: Anonymity
I think that “modern philanthropy” does not require the names and the baggage that comes with it. Perhaps the traditional philanthropy enjoys the badge of honor in seeing a person or institution’s name on a wall/plaque/buildling; but, people are now becoming more analytical and reflective, not wanting to buy a product because it is tied somewhere to a cause or another product they do not like or only donating to organizations that can prove exceptionally low administrative costs taken from donations. If there is no name, no tie, no baggage, then it is simply the program and organization that are in the spotlight. And who better to be on the news than the organization on the front line providing services? Giving away the money shouldn’t be the news, but what that money is doing certainly should!

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