links for 2008-06-27

Do Good Well

An interesting new blog with very intelligent, sharp writing. Definitely one to watch.

(tags: philanthropy)
Brad Pitt Gives Back to The Big Easy - Hamptons Plum

Plum TV has launched Giving, a new series that profiles high-profile philanthropists.

(tags: philanthropy)
The Raiser’s Razor: The Seven Faces of Philanthropy

Jeremy Gregg discusses the excellent book The Seven Faces of Philanthropy and links a well known person with each profile. What kind of philanthropist was Mr. Rogers?

(tags: philanthropy)
California Foundations Back Compromise to Defeat Diversity-Disclosure Measure - Philanthropy.com

The proposed California law to make foundations disclose the diversity of their staff and that of their grantees has been dropped.

(tags: philanthropy)
The Children’s Investment Fund and Its Nonprofit Twin - NYTimes.com

The NY Times profiles the interesting financial arrangements of the Children’s Investment Fund (a hedge fund) and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation. Sounds like dirty dealings, but actually is quite intriguing.

(tags: philanthropy)

This entry was written by Sean Stannard-Stockton and posted on June 27, 2008 at 12:31 am. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.

Jeremy Gregg

Posted June 27, 2008 at 6:18 am | Permalink

Thanks for linking to my site — I appreciate you!

Jeremy Gregg, Editor
The Raiser’s Razor
http://theraiser.blogspot.com/
Nathaniel Whittemore

Posted July 1, 2008 at 10:40 am | Permalink

Thanks for the link Sean! I appreciate it and look forward to some good philanthropy e-banter.
Sean Stannard-Stockton

Posted July 1, 2008 at 11:32 am | Permalink

You’ve got some great posts going. Keep it up!