Thanks for stopping by! This is the personal blog of Sean Stannard-Stockton. Sean is the director of tactical philanthropy at Ensemble Capital Management, a wealth management firm that serves philanthropists. In addition to writing the Tactical Philanthropy blog, Sean authors the Financial Times column On Philanthropy — the only regularly published philanthropy opinion column appearing in a major daily newspaper. Sean holds a degree in economics from the University of California, Davis as well as the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) designations.
You can read Sean’s full bio here.
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Search the blog archives: Are you looking for something in particular? Try using the search box that can be found in the right-hand column of any blog page. We’ve covered a lot of ground since our launch in 2006 and might have addressed what you’re looking for. If not, just shoot Sean an email.
Read other philanthropy blogs: Blogging about philanthropy is a relatively new phenomenon. But the number of new blogs is growing all the time. Try checking out the blogs listed under “Blogs I Read Everyday” to see the blogs Sean reads on a regular basis. You can find this list on the right-hand side of every blog page.
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