keeping a close eye... by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy: Philanthropy’s Odd Relationship with Risk

keeping a close eye... by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy: Philanthropy’s Odd Relationship with Risk: Philanthropy has an odd relationship with risk.

First, we encourage each other to take more risks. Derrick Feldman, CEO of Achieve, contended earlier this month that “risk is an unloved word in philanthropy" and called for “a philanthropic marketplace where risk is celebrated, not avoided, and serves to bring us closer to solving some of the biggest challenges we face.”