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    Talent for Giving: Building the Team to Help You Do Good

    Center for High Impact Philanthropy Jul 31, 2022

    Learn how high net worth donors can identify people and networks to help create more impact with their giving. The Center for High Impact Philanthropy’s Katherina Rosqueta, Dick Henriques, Neha…

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    Foundation Board Members … It’s Not Your Money

    Camelback Ventures

    Repeat after me: “It’s Not Your Money.”  One more time: “It’s Not Your Money.”  If you work in the world of philanthropy, have you ever said that sentence out loud…

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  • Key Stakeholders for Effective Succession Planning and Leadership Transition

    India Development Review Jul 22, 2022

    Succession planning in the social sector, or rather the lack of it, is increasingly being discussed in the development sector. In 2017, The Bridgespan Group, in partnership with Omidyar Network surveyed 250 leaders from…

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  • Building Strong Board Nomination Processes

    Blue Avocado Jul 19, 2022

    It is not uncommon for nonprofit executives and staff to complain about our boards of directors. How often do we become frustrated with a perceived (or real) lack of interest…

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    Getting Started: Practices for Board Diversity

    BoardSource Jul 9, 2022

    Leading with Intent: National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices reveals some troubling information about the diversity of today’s nonprofit boards: We’re making little progress in diversifying our boards, are dissatisfied with…

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  • Cultivating Leaders for Public Good

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Jul 7, 2022

    Between 2017 and 2019, I researched the culture and curriculum of elite business schools by interviewing students and graduates; speaking with professors; attending classes, and reviewing course materials and other…

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    The Importance of Criticism for Board Chair Partnerships

    BoardSource Jul 7, 2022

    Chief executives and board chairs should serve as each other’s chief champions — and critics. But giving and taking criticism is hard for many of us. Here are some tips…

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  • What Does Leadership in Social Change Work Look Like?

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Jul 6, 2022

    We see moral courage as the single most important attribute that social change leaders can possess. Moral courage is the commitment to act upon one’s values regardless of the difficulty or…

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    Foundation Recordkeeping: A Quick Guide

    Exponent Philanthropy Jul 1, 2022

    Without a doubt, giving plenty of time and thought to your foundation recordkeeping system will pay off in the long run. In general, you should keep most foundation files of…

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    Succession Planning for Foundations and Boards

    The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI) Jun 19, 2022

    A leadership succession plan is an essential source of guidance, and a commitment to organizational stability, when foundation transitions occur. Specifically, this written document identifies a course of action for…

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  • Gaining a Better Understanding of Potential Climate Solutions

    The Aspen Institute Jun 16, 2022

    There has never been a more important time to talk about the climate and its effect on the planet we call home. Multiple high-profile reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…

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    Re-Purposing Foundation Boards

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Jun 15, 2022

    Philanthropy is not like investing. Nonprofits are not like business. Even the most casual reader of this blog or occasional follower of CEP’s work has heard me make this argument many times…

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