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GiveWell announces an innovative new model for charity research funding.
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The SoCap08 conference is getting great buzz. Quite a list of speakers. I’ll be in attendance.
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Bill Schambra demonstrates once again what an effective speaker he is in this debate with Phil Buchanan of the Center for Effective Philanthropy.
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I expand on a recent post of mine for the Stanford Social Innovation Review.
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Patty Stonesifer, the first chief executive of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be the guest on the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s online chat on July 29 at noon eastern time.
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The president of the Minnesota Council on Foundations (self identified curmudgeon) wonders if they are wasting their time with their own blog. He calls many blogs “opinionated and uninformed” (he means opinionated as a slight). But he’s asking for input.
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Recent Comments
- Randy Newcomb: Well done. So much of the discussion about measuring impact gets lost in its own vernacular....
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- Patrick: Hi Peter, I liked your post, very well written. I agree with you, I think the future of Philanthropy,...
- Dave Clark: Sean, Thanks so much for your comments on our new mapping tool, Philanthropy In/Sight. We are thrilled...
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Press Coverage
- 6/10/09 – Chronicle of Philanthropy: Parsing Giving USA’s Numbers: a Calamity or a Relief? The Chronicle of Philanthropy highlights Sean’s analysis of the newly released national charitable giving statistics for 2008.
- 6/9/09 – Chronicle of Philanthropy: Gates Foundation and Unsolicited Gifts The Chronicle of Philanthropy quotes Sean on his take on the implications of the Gates Foundation receiving unsolicited donations.
- 6/2/09 – Alliance Magazine: 2009 Council on Foundations conference Sean wrote a brief report on the 2009 Council on Foundations conference with input from Dien Yuen.
- 6/1/09 – Journal of Financial Planning: Charitable Giving in Down Times Sean is quoted in this story on why charitable lead trusts are good planning tools in a bear market.
- 5/8/09 – San Francisco Business Times: Web site promotes candid reviews of nonprofits A profile of the charity review web site Great Nonprofits quotes Sean commenting on their potential and one big hurdle.
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