Comments on: New Year’s Resolution http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/12/new-years-resolution Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:09:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Tony Searight http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/12/new-years-resolution/comment-page-1#comment-5791 Tony Searight Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:57:27 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/?p=1203#comment-5791 Philanthropy is the core principle to reach the hearts of others. I say,"Reach The Heart Of A Child Then You Can Teach The Heart Of That Child!" Tony Searight & Youth Investors Philanthropy is the core principle to reach the hearts of others.

I say,”Reach The Heart Of A Child Then You Can Teach The Heart Of That Child!”

Tony Searight & Youth Investors

]]> By: Emily Rushing http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/12/new-years-resolution/comment-page-1#comment-5743 Emily Rushing Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:29:22 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/?p=1203#comment-5743 Sean, let's not start the new year with such a blank slate. There are many agreed upon best practices and ways to evaluate a charity, starting with good accounting practices that are standard in both for-proft and non-profit fields. Few would argue that the structure of the board and staff, how much they are paid and open reporting of what gets done are also ways to evaluate charities (again, just as we are accustomed to see in the for-profit world). I don't see "philanthropy" as so mysterious an entity, nor do I see standards or measurements in and of themselves as the answer to making charitable gifts effective. After all, we thought we knew how to evaluate financial institutions and look where we are today. That said, all fields of endeavor need advocates who push for "more and better," and I wish success to all who try to do that. In the meantime, we all need to stay informed about changes in EVERY part of our world, not just what seems to fall in the category of "philanthropy." The pace of life is too fast and our world is too interrelated to allow anyone to be complacent that they know all there is to know about the best way to do ANYTHING. Sean, let’s not start the new year with such a blank slate. There are many agreed upon best practices and ways to evaluate a charity, starting with good accounting practices that are standard in both for-proft and non-profit fields. Few would argue that the structure of the board and staff, how much they are paid and open reporting of what gets done are also ways to evaluate charities (again, just as we are accustomed to see in the for-profit world).

I don’t see “philanthropy” as so mysterious an entity, nor do I see standards or measurements in and of themselves as the answer to making charitable gifts effective. After all, we thought we knew how to evaluate financial institutions and look where we are today.

That said, all fields of endeavor need advocates who push for “more and better,” and I wish success to all who try to do that. In the meantime, we all need to stay informed about changes in EVERY part of our world, not just what seems to fall in the category of “philanthropy.” The pace of life is too fast and our world is too interrelated to allow anyone to be complacent that they know all there is to know about the best way to do ANYTHING.

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