updates & stories

Tonight I received an email from my friend, Peggy Dolan, who is Executive Director of the Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund. She wrote: “We...

Most of the time I write about positive trends and stories in the philanthropy space. This time I am writing about a failure. I am not...

From time to time I will reference one of the pledges and share with you some valuable insights. I am going to start with Eli and Edythe...

Atlantic Philanthropies recently released a fantastic report called, “Turning Passion Into Action: Giving While Living.” The report...

I just read a good article in Private Wealth magazine written by Jan Alexander called, “Maximum Impact Philanthropy.” The crux of the...

I have been spending a lot of time reading about and thinking about social impact. Social impact is defined as the effect of an activity...

I listened in on a conference call hosted by The National Center for Family Philanthropy on Thursday, July 8th. The topic of discussion...

They are looking to create a new culture of “great giving” by providing knowledge and resources to allow families to create their own...

Charlie Rose interviewed the Gateses and Buffet. It is an excellent discussion and explanation of The Giving Pledge. If you have 55...

“They may not have reached a decision about that, but they have for sure thought about it. The pledge that we’re asking them to make will...

I came across a term that I really like – Network Weaver. I read about this term at a blogspot – http://networkweaver.blogspot.com. ...

Charles w. Collier of Harvard published a second edition of his book, Wealth in Families. The second edition was released in 2006. I...

I was reading an article by H. Peter Karoff who is the founder of The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI). Check out www.tpi.org for more...

There are a number of service and software providers out there that I have been researching which support grantmaking. I believe the...

After working for the same firm for 15 years, I am now experimenting on my own following the birth of our third child. It has been a...

My husband and I made the decision to wait to make a more substantial contribution in support of post-earthquake Haiti. After a lot of...

The Council on Foundations is hosting its annual conference this week. Thanks to the Internet, those of us who could not attend are able...

It has been some time since I have written. I started classes to obtain the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy designation. I am taking...

At the Haiti Post-Quake Donor Conference held on March 30, 59 United Nation member states, international institutions and NGO coalitions...

I just read about the 2010 International Femtor Awards. A Femtor is “a wise and trusted woman providing knowledge, inspiration and...