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An EXCELLENT discussion of the fundamental shifts occurring within philanthropy. Susan Raymond delivers as always.
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Gerry Fabrikant at the NY Times looks at the growth of donor advised funds.
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A good post on how nonprofits who don't like the way donors are measuring them (for instance, by looking at overhead expenses), should reframe the discussion and start internally measuring the things that are important. This is what publicly traded companies do all the time.
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Steven Wright on why the "teach a man to fish" paradigm is breaking down.
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A free, downloadable 30 min lecture by marketing guru Seth Godin for nonprofits that want to grow.
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Peter Manzo asks foundations to "Fail Faster, Succeed Sooner". The phrase is credited to IDEO founder David Kelley. If for-profit companies think failing (fast) will help them make more money, why don't foundations (who can't really go out of business unless they want to) embrace the same ethic?
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ABOUT SEAN STANNARD-STOCKTON
Sean Stannard-Stockton is the president and chief investment officer of Ensemble Capital Management, located in Burlingame, CA, midway between San Francisco and Silicon Valley. From 2006 through 2012, Sean authored the Tactical Philanthropy blog and wrote regular philanthropy columns for both the Financial Times and the Chronicle of Philanthropy. In 2012, Sean officially ended the blog to focus on growing Ensemble Capital.
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