Philanthropy Daily Digest

  • Nonprofit leader Robert Eggers of DC Central Kitchen (he's no recent MBA transplant to the social sector who thinking nonprofits need to be more "business-like") argues that nonprofits ARE businesses and ignoring that is shortchanging America.
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  • Bruce Trachtenberg, who runs The Communications Network the major affinity group for foundation communications professionals, argues in favor of information sharing in the philanthropic sector and highlights how web based sharing is difficult for for-profits but just great news for philanthropy.
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  • My sister Jessica follows up on her post suggesting that companies might NOT want to give so much cash to charity with an interview of McKesson Foundation president (and Tactical Philanthropy reader) Carrie Varoquiers that highlights McKesson's own "comparative advantage" approach.
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  • The Ford Foundation launches a $50 million mission related investment to fund a "stabilization trust" that will buy foreclosed homes in order to stabilize neighborhood home prices.
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