I have a friend who emails me every time I complain that big foundations are not more innovative to say “But Sean, look at the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation!” He’s right. I first heard EMCF CEO Nancy Roob speak at a Council on Foundations meeting. She co-presented with Clara Miller of the Nonprofit Finance Fund [...]
Category Archives: Venture Philanthropy
Lessons for New Philanthropists (and old ones)
December 11, 2007 – 3:59 pm
Paul Shoemaker of Social Venture Partners is publishing “Ten Things We’d Like to Tell Every New Philanthropist.” Paul notes in the intro: This is written in the spirit of sharing knowledge and helping philanthropists be more effective. Every mistake articulated here has been made by all of us. The intent is not to preach a [...]
Slingshot Fund & Philanthropic Innovation
October 29, 2007 – 9:51 am
We’ve debated recently on this blog whether innovation for the sake of innovation is valuable in the philanthropic sector. I originally said that it was not, but then quickly came around to the idea that since innovation is not rewarded the way it is in the for-profit sector (where most innovations fail, but the few [...]
