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.
Some readers expressed skepticism when I suggested that charitable giving would hold up OK in the current economic environment. The Foundation Center has released an excellent study of foundation giving levels during tough economic times.
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Why is it everytime I’m searching for something I can always find it here. Thanks so much for this, Sean.
Glad to be of help!