Comments on: The Importance of Language http://www.tacticalphilanthropy.com/2009/06/the-importance-of-language Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:42:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: George Overholser http://www.tacticalphilanthropy.com/2009/06/the-importance-of-language/comment-page-1#comment-7176 George Overholser Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:01:29 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2009/06/the-importance-of-language#comment-7176 Thanks for the feedback, Sean. It is indeed hard to name things. And SEGUE has become something of an NFF thing. With SEGUE we were originally attempting to come up with a generic name that was in the same category as a PRI (Program Related Investment). I feel like Sustainable Enhancements is what Philanthropic Equity is all about. More recently, I've also liked "Philanthropic Equity" quite a bit as the generic name for this stuff, despite the for-profit-like baggage. Thoughts? Thanks for the feedback, Sean. It is indeed hard to name things. And SEGUE has become something of an NFF thing.

With SEGUE we were originally attempting to come up with a generic name that was in the same category as a PRI (Program Related Investment). I feel like Sustainable Enhancements is what Philanthropic Equity is all about.

More recently, I’ve also liked “Philanthropic Equity” quite a bit as the generic name for this stuff, despite the for-profit-like baggage.

Thoughts?

]]> By: Sean Stannard-Stockton http://www.tacticalphilanthropy.com/2009/06/the-importance-of-language/comment-page-1#comment-7167 Sean Stannard-Stockton Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:31:59 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2009/06/the-importance-of-language#comment-7167 Hmm. kschnee I can see your point. I liked ROPE because it was not simply an attempt to use a financial metric and give it a nonprofit spin. But "rope" doesn't seem to relate to what George's meaning is. George, I like SEGUE as an NFF "product" name. But I'm not sure it is a good choice for a standard word to mean an philanthropic equity grant. Naming things is really hard. I know. I've just recently been trying to name something. Hmm. kschnee I can see your point. I liked ROPE because it was not simply an attempt to use a financial metric and give it a nonprofit spin. But “rope” doesn’t seem to relate to what George’s meaning is.

George, I like SEGUE as an NFF “product” name. But I’m not sure it is a good choice for a standard word to mean an philanthropic equity grant.

Naming things is really hard. I know. I’ve just recently been trying to name something.

]]> By: George Overholser http://www.tacticalphilanthropy.com/2009/06/the-importance-of-language/comment-page-1#comment-7159 George Overholser Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:48:47 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2009/06/the-importance-of-language#comment-7159 I wonder what folks think about "SEGUE", (short for "Sustainable Enhancement Grant"). These are the words we use at NFF to identify our Philanthropic Equity methodology. It is pronounced "segway", and, of course, also means "smooth transition". I wonder what folks think about “SEGUE”, (short for “Sustainable Enhancement Grant”). These are the words we use at NFF to identify our Philanthropic Equity methodology. It is pronounced “segway”, and, of course, also means “smooth transition”.

]]> By: kschnee http://www.tacticalphilanthropy.com/2009/06/the-importance-of-language/comment-page-1#comment-7156 kschnee Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:10:34 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2009/06/the-importance-of-language#comment-7156 Sean, I also believe in the importance of language, and I believe in being careful about being caught up in clever acronyms. When I saw the suggestion of ROPE as a term of art, my first thought was of the old idiom "If you give a man enough rope he will hang himself," which doesn't do us any good, does it? ;-) Sean,

I also believe in the importance of language, and I believe in being careful about being caught up in clever acronyms. When I saw the suggestion of ROPE as a term of art, my first thought was of the old idiom “If you give a man enough rope he will hang himself,” which doesn’t do us any good, does it? ;-)

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