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Holden Karnofsky offers a solid analysis of the unsolicited donations to the Gates Foundation. Some of the debate on this event has centered around disclosure of the donors' names. Note that, as required by law, the Gates Foundation lists names of all donors who give them over $5,000 in their 990-PF form available on the Foundation Center website.
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The Philanthropist TV show comes out this fall and Matthew Broderick is currently staring in The Philanthropist on Broadway. Pretty funny that in Broderick's play the philanthropist in question finds his generosity, "winds up destroying his own credibility in the twisted world of academia…and in the bedroom! "
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy reviews my posts and others on the implications of the Gates Foundation receiving unsolicited donations.
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The San Francisco Business Times profiles Great Nonprofits. The article quotes me commenting on their potential and the big hurdle they face.
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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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