Making Your Donations Really Count
Photo source: Seth Wenig/Associated Press Making Your Donations Really Count Headlines about disasters often serve as a call to action, prompting huge outpourings from sympathetic and concerned...
View ArticleKeeping it Local: Philanthropy Must Start at Home
Keeping it Local: Philanthropy Must Start at Home Stories of billionaire mega-donors with ambitious plans to wipe out disease and hunger seem to dominate today’s philanthropic discussions. While we...
View ArticleDue Diligence and Innovation Are as Important as Ever
Due Diligence and Innovation Are as Important as Ever Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos made headlines earlier this year by promising, via Twitter, a massive charitable donation to a cause that he has...
View ArticleWhen a Trip of a Lifetime Takes a Deeper Meaning
When a Trip of a Lifetime Takes a Deeper Meaning Last summer we took the family trip of a lifetime – a safari to Kenya and the Dominican Republic of Congo. The memories of the majestic natural beauty...
View ArticlePhilanthropy in the Classroom
Philanthropy in the Classroom Degree programs are empowering a generation to take on an ever-changing world This article was originally published on ThriveGlobal.com Attitudes formed and lessons...
View ArticleEducation is the Ultimate Impact Investment
New approaches to persistent problems may evoke a new dawn for global education This article was originally published on ThriveGlobal An investment in education is not just a monetary commitment, but...
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Not All Philanthropies Are Universally Appealing
Not All Philanthropies Are Universally Appealing The combination of massive wealth accumulation and the growing priority of doing good is creating a proliferation of charities addressing a diverse...
View ArticleThere’s No Debate — Philanthropy Can Be Both Strategic and Empathetic
There’s No Debate — Philanthropy Can Be Both Strategic and Empathetic Giving is in a tug-of-war between strategy and empathy, but the best kind of philanthropy is one that incorporates both....
View ArticleIf Not Now, When?
If Not Now, When? As our community, state, country and the world grapple with the Coronavirus and its destructive ramifications on multiple fronts, I am drawn to the wisdom of one history’s greatest...
View ArticleWe Can’t Be A Bystander
We Can’t Be A Bystander The horror and heartache emanating from the senseless murder of George Floyd shook us to our core. Like many others, the onslaught of emotions that we felt watching this...
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