by mfg | Apr 19, 2010 | Canadian Philanthropy, Philanthropy
Among the many topics at the Skoll World Forum, the question that has swirled around my head is “can you have your cake and eat it too?” posed in relation to social good with market returns. The most interesting answer to this question came as “Well, it depends on if...
by mfg | Mar 31, 2010 | Int'l Philanthropy, US Philanthropy
Two articles have been sitting on my desk for weeks now and I’ve spent a number of afternoons mulling over what to write about them. The first Doing God’s Work from the Wall Street Journal takes another look at the success of Islamic finance funds and ask how well...
by mfg | Feb 15, 2010 | US Philanthropy
Two months ago, the provincial government where I live asked some of its disability service providers to help pay the provincial deficit – by returning a portion of money from previously signed government contracts. It was a particularly callous move being two...
by mfg | Feb 5, 2010 | Calgary, Canadian Philanthropy
Over the course of the past year, it has become routine in the sector to hear of funding cuts and shortfalls in fundraising efforts. While there have been some bright spots, for the sector-at-large and for the foreseeable future, funding is weighing heavy on the...
by mfg | Jan 25, 2010 | US Philanthropy
What is the human instinct when tragedy strikes outside of your immediate circle? (I use the term ‘circle’ quite loosely and encourage self definition). For the past two weeks, I’ve been in keen observation mode. Watching Anderson Cooper on CNN, reading various and...
by mfg | Jan 7, 2010 | US Philanthropy
Halfway through Dambisa Moyo’s Dead Aid, I find myself with many of the same thoughts that plagued me during my graduate studies – how could so many smart people get this so entirely wrong? Regardless of whether you agree with the intensity of Moyo’s criticism,...
