(This is a guest post from Beth Reiter, VP for Communications & Marketing, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, who is covering the Council on Foundations Conference for Tactical Philanthropy) By Beth Reiter I attended a session this morning that was billed as “cross-sector engagement” (you can see the description and presenters here) It was actually about [...]
Category Archives: COF2008
Introducing Carla Javits
May 5, 2008 – 10:35 am
(This is a guest post from Carla Javits, President of REDF, who is covering the Council on Foundations Conference for Tactical Philanthropy) By Carla Javits I’m Carla Javits, President of REDF (formerly the Roberts Enterprise Development Fund). I’m especially interested in the conference because there’s a full track on workforce development. Those two words have [...]
Social Entrepreneurship: New Approaches to Changing the World
May 5, 2008 – 10:27 am
(This is a guest post from Taylor Ansley, a fellow at Z Smith Reynolds Foundation, who is covering the Council on Foundations Conference for Tactical Philanthropy) By Taylor Ansley This panel featured a number of perspectives on social entrepreneurship, social enterprise, and social venture investment. Gregory Dees, of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, described [...]
You’re Not the Only One… with Mixed Emotions
May 5, 2008 – 10:20 am
(This is a guest post from Chris Cardona, of the NYC Venture Philanthropy Fund, who is covering the Council on Foundations Conference for Tactical Philanthropy) By Chris Cardona With apologies to the Rolling Stones, that’s how I’m feeling after a whirlwind first day at the CoF summit. It’s great to see old friends (although some [...]
Who’s At The Table? Probably Who You’d Guess
May 5, 2008 – 10:13 am
(This is a guest post from Sara Melillo, Program officer, McCormick Tribune Foundation, who is covering the Council on Foundations Conference for Tactical Philanthropy) By Sara Melillo This morning’s breakfast plenary kicked off with an interesting polling exercise to find out who exactly was attending the conference (or at least who woke up in time [...]
The Davos of Philanthropy: First Impressions
May 5, 2008 – 7:20 am
(This is a guest post from Peter Deitz, Founder of Social Actions, who is covering the Council on Foundations Conference for Tactical Philanthropy) By Peter Deitz The Davos of Philanthropy: First Impressions I find myself on the edges of what could easily be called the “Davos of Philanthropy.” Roughly three thousand attendees have flown in [...]
Partner or Savior?
May 5, 2008 – 6:48 am
(This is a guest post from Peter Manzo, board member of National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, who is covering the Council on Foundations Conference for Tactical Philanthropy) By Peter Manzo It can’t be easy running an organization as large and diverse as the Council on Foundations and, certainly, planning a huge event like the Philanthropy [...]
Tactical Philanthropy Un-Reception
May 4, 2008 – 9:33 pm
At the COF conference there are tons of “receptions” hosted by various groups, where you get to have a glass of wine and mingle with other people interested in a certain topic or interested in the community of people around a specific organization. I often find I learn more at these events than I do [...]
DonorEdge
May 4, 2008 – 9:04 pm
(This is a guest post from Roxie Jerde, of DonorEdge & Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, who is covering the Council on Foundations Conference for Tactical Philanthropy) By Roxie Jerde So here gathered on the shores of the Potomac River are a few thousand folks from the world of foundations hoping they will be inspired [...]
Susan Berresford on Philanthropy
May 4, 2008 – 5:40 pm
I attended the “Emerging Leaders Salon with Susan Berresford” today. Susan ran the Ford Foundation until retiring recently. A lot of ground was covered, so I’ll present my thoughts in no particular order. In talking about the value of having work/life balance and how pursuing your interests makes you a better philanthropist, Susan said, “You [...]
