Highway markers, we’ve discovered, make great reading. Posted by state and regional historical societies all along State, US, and Federal highways, they provide lessons and insight into what happened right there, where you’re standing, in […]
If there really were a growing trend of partnership between nonprofits and grantmaking foundations, what would we notice? A partial list includes: More cooperation between those with money to fund good work and those with […]
There has long been perceived a kind of class warfare between foundations who have the money, and nonprofits who beg for the money. This is summed up by one of my favorite quotes, “Ah, philanthropy, […]
In developing our Stakeholders Union, an independent philanthropy testing service, we’ll need to develop a testing process. But first we’ll need to decide what kind of philanthropic service we want to test – our neighborhood […]
In response to a comment on the subject of “pay for performance in the social services” I suggested that rather than have government workers police the cost of outcomes, it would be useful to form […]
There is a certain allure in the many kinds of legislative proposals that link pay to performance in the social services. Some are getting serious consideration at state and federal levels, but we should be […]
In “Making a Difference #3” we talked about how a charitable organization with such a straightforward mission as “serve those most in need” gets to report as its bottom line, “pounds of food distributed.” Actually, […]
What to look for as evidence of impact We concluded the last post (Making a Difference #2) with the notion that evidence of impact of your gift or grant can best be found near the […]
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