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Two Sides of the same coin?

by | Feb 13, 2009 | US Philanthropy

With both Canada and the U.S. passing new federal stimulus packages, it has been interesting to hear from the respective non-profit sectors on how pleased they are with the outcomes.  The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that a congressional compromise will include...

Should Government Remake the Sector?

by | Jan 26, 2009 | US Philanthropy

Following my previous and optimistic post of a new era for community service, I’m now going to flip the argument.  While I straddle both U.S. and Canadian philanthropy in this financial downturn and watch as both governments “turn on the taps” and run deficit budgets...

2009: Scale and Support

by | Jan 4, 2009 | US Philanthropy

I’ve enjoyed the philanthropy chatter of the past two weeks, the year-end reviews and the predictions for 2009.  While nodding along with the jargon we’d like to see banished, contemplating pitfalls of new philanthropists, and musing on how Madoff worked out his whole...

2008 Philanthropy In Review

by | Dec 1, 2008 | US Philanthropy

Summary One of the greatest attributes of philanthropy is that you can slice it so many ways.  There are so many perspectives, so many lens through which to view, it is nearly impossible to get bored and certainly impossible not to learn something new. 2008 was no...

Country Profile: China

by | Nov 25, 2008 | US Philanthropy

What form does philanthropy take outside of the U.S.?  In upcoming “Country Profile” posts, I seek to illuminate a country’s history, current trends, and future questions surrounding international philanthropy. History:  Like many countries, philanthropy in...

Rating Social Investments

by | Nov 14, 2008 | US Philanthropy

The convergence of business and the non profit sectors in recent years has sparked an interesting conversation around the use of business lingo and methods in the social sector.   Regardless of your preferred term – venture philanthropy, philanthrocapitalism,...

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