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The Chronicle of Philanthropy rounds up the different opinions on the grant decisions of the Social Innovation Fund.
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Sasha Dichter wonders if the idea that resources are allocated less than optimally in the nonprofit sector is wrongheaded.
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The Puget Sound Business Journal reporter covering the Unitus story has published a blog post linking to his source documents.
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Clay Holtzman, the reporter who broke the Unitus news, is still digging on the story.
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Phil Buchanan urges philanthropy to reject false dichotomies. In a comment, I agree but also warn of philanthropy's tendency to reject all recognition of the real tensions between different approaches.
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Linda Wood writes about candor in funder-grantee relationships and the notion of "radical transparency" as demonstrated by the group Forge.
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Kathleen Enright, head of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, calls on the Giving Pledge billionaires to fund organizations, not just their projects.
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Charity Navigator has begun rolling out their new rating methodology. I'll write more about this soon. (Disclosure: I am a member of their rating methodology advisory board.)
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Nathaniel Whittemore talks about the tension between innovation and effectiveness in the Social Innovation Fund and wishes the fund had made different choices.