Comments on: Make ‘em Squirm, Make ‘em Listen http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/05/make-em-squirm-make-em-listen Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:28:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ani http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/05/make-em-squirm-make-em-listen#comment-3230 Ani Mon, 05 May 2008 19:45:08 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/05/make-em-squirm-make-em-listen#comment-3230 Hey Beth: I think your first instinct was right. As long as there are people who "got" and people who don't, there will be givers and receivers. I don't think that changing the culture has much to do with it. It's changing a system that allows a $3 billion payday for a hedge fund manager and let so many subsist on a buck a day. Even if we became a "movement," philanthropy, as Michael Edwards suggests, arises from that system. Hey Beth: I think your first instinct was right. As long as there are people who “got” and people who don’t, there will be givers and receivers. I don’t think that changing the culture has much to do with it. It’s changing a system that allows a $3 billion payday for a hedge fund manager and let so many subsist on a buck a day. Even if we became a “movement,” philanthropy, as Michael Edwards suggests, arises from that system.

]]> By: Sean Stannard-Stockton http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/05/make-em-squirm-make-em-listen#comment-3227 Sean Stannard-Stockton Mon, 05 May 2008 19:38:47 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/05/make-em-squirm-make-em-listen#comment-3227 Thanks Jennifer, Would you mind reflecting on the experience of "having a hoop" a bit more? Lots of readers here are not on the foundation side and might benefit from understanding why you are asked to raise a hoop and why you don't like it. Thanks Jennifer,
Would you mind reflecting on the experience of “having a hoop” a bit more? Lots of readers here are not on the foundation side and might benefit from understanding why you are asked to raise a hoop and why you don’t like it.

]]> By: Jennifer http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/05/make-em-squirm-make-em-listen#comment-3226 Jennifer Mon, 05 May 2008 19:36:00 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/05/make-em-squirm-make-em-listen#comment-3226 Thank you for posting. I'm not at CoF this year and greatly appreciate getting to hear about the sessions this way. In my 2 years so far in philanthropy after 10 years at nonprofits, I don't like this feeling of having a hoop - but as a Program Officer I am asked to raise it every docket cycle. Thank you for posting. I’m not at CoF this year and greatly appreciate getting to hear about the sessions this way.

In my 2 years so far in philanthropy after 10 years at nonprofits, I don’t like this feeling of having a hoop - but as a Program Officer I am asked to raise it every docket cycle.

]]> By: Sandra http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/05/make-em-squirm-make-em-listen#comment-3222 Sandra Mon, 05 May 2008 18:25:40 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/05/make-em-squirm-make-em-listen#comment-3222 Hey Beth I was at the same session and was impressed as well. I think Charles Benton passionate plea that Michael push to have something similar as a general session was pretty moving as well. Hey Beth

I was at the same session and was impressed as well. I think Charles Benton passionate plea that Michael push to have something similar as a general session was pretty moving as well.

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