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A seriously scary account of the realities of health care on the ground in Haiti. An orthopedic surgeon from New York city shares his experience on the ground of good intentions gone awry. He writes, "We were incredibly naïve."
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An interesting psycho-social analysis of why donors response to strongly to disaster relief. Highlights the role of philanthropy in community connectedness. The article also highlights the Boston Foundation Haiti fund that I pointed to last week.
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Bill Gates releases his second annual letter and says that Warren Buffett's advice to him on philanthropy was “Don’t just go for safe projects. You can bat a thousand in this game if you want to by doing nothing important. Or you’ll bat something less than that if you take on the really tough problems.”
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Betsy Brill, writing in Forbes, argues that nonprofit CEOs are worth every dime that they are paid. She pushes back against people who think nonprofit CEOs don't deserve to be paid well. I couldn't agree more.
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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is out with their advice on how donors can help in Haiti.
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The Miami Herald offers advice on helping Haiti and quotes Sean.
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The Foundation Center, whose Philanthropy In/Sight tool lets you map giving by large foundations, is now tracking grants to Haiti in real time. This is a great tool for donors wanting to understand which organizations highly informed donors are supporting.
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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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