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It’s only fair that since we ended last week with a timely warning against traditional/transactional fundraising (TTF) that we begin this week with a caution for practitioners of Transformational Giving (TG), related, interestingly, to the question of TG and ethnic … Continue reading →

Still savoring Eikenberry’s Giving Circles…especially the parts that aren’t about Giving Circles. Best quote in the book: ‘As early as 1828, Rev. William Ellery Channing wrote about the hazards posed to democracy by volunteer associations (read: nonprofits) because they accumulate … Continue reading →

Reading Angela Eikenberry’s absolutely fantastic Giving Circles: Philanthropy, Voluntary Association, and Democracy. There’s a great deal to share in coming days about Giving Circles, but I wanted to first take notice of a thought that she shares that has prime … Continue reading →