This paper is the culmination of five years’ work evaluating Ford Foundation’s portfolio of grants, “Community Philanthropy and Racial Equity in the American South.” It is based on reflective, focused, and appreciative conversations with nearly 100 philanthropic organizations operating in both African American and White American settings. […]
How? Grants can be made for the following purposes: Strengthen Organizations and Networks Listening, reflecting, learning – and shaping improved efforts Strengthening personal, leadership and organizational skills Developing organizational vision and priorities for enhancing RE/SJ […]
I went to see “12 Years a Slave” the other night, but was a little apprehensive about going, given what I’d heard. To keep it together I decided to take notes as your faithful scribe […]
In his TED talk, “The way we think about charity is dead wrong,” Dan Pallotta, activist and fundraiser, makes many interesting and provocative points about the dysfunctional nature of our society’s “philanthropic market.” I cheer […]
I’ve always thought George Soros deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for the work of his Open Society Foundations. Here’s a good video on the work of this network, which I had the chance to look […]
Good question. And what do “success” and “progress” look like? These are two questions we at Effective Communities pursued over five years, with support from the Ford Foundation. Pathways to Progress: Focusing Philanthropy on Racial […]
Anyone reading my post attempting to define Social Justice might think political philosophers could spend their lives defining the ideal of a perfectly just society without coming to any practical understanding of how to create […]
Panhandlers on the street worry me. I never know what to do. I don’t know what my responsibility is. Even if I did, I don’t know what my choices are for making a meaningful difference. […]
Some of you have asked what is meant by social justice. I’m challenged to define it, as is everyone else who ventures into this arena. The term social justice is a hot one, drawing anger […]
Where is “the confluence of philanthropy, justice, and evaluation” where I say I’m blogging from? Those three themes are huge, and the three flowing together carve out some big territory. I imagine it like one […]
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