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The Full Circle Fund, a giving circle of engaged, young philanthropists, is hosting their annual Forum in San Francisco. Great group and a great event.
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Mitch Nauffts examines a the correlation between the stock market and charitable giving (going back to 1955) and shows how a falling stock market DOES NOT indicate that charitable giving will fall.
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Laura Starita looks at the results of the first randomized controlled impact evaluation on a micro-credit program. The study suggests a lot of what we believe about microcredit is a myth.
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Social Edge starts their own discussion about FORGE.
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The highly transparent Irvine Foundation is releasing their investment performance and comments on how they will approach grantmaking during the current financial crisis.
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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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