Philanthropy as an Asset Class | Jeremy Balkin

Philanthropy as an Asset Class | Jeremy Balkin: In just a few days the most important annual gathering of world leaders, chief executives, philanthropists and Nobel laureates, will be taking place in a small skiing village in Switzerland. This gathering is for the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where this year's theme is appropriately "The Reshaping of the World: Consequences for Society, Politics and Business."

Nell Edgington: The Nonprofit Sector Needs to Get Over the Fear Thing

Nell Edgington: The Nonprofit Sector Needs to Get Over the Fear Thing: It needs to be said, and I'm going to say it. The nonprofit sector must get over the fear thing. The sector is known for being risk-averse, and that comes from a lack of resources. I get it.

But it's time to move beyond that. There are many different forms of Nonprofit Fear:

Philanthropy's Sweet Spots

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Philanthropic culture key for fundraising | Philanthropy Journal

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Fundraising begins with understanding what philanthropy is all about, says Williams, who is principal of The Williams Group, a key adviser to United Way of Central Carolinas on transforming its organizational culture, and director of the Leadership Gift School at the Institute for Philanthropic Leadership, a local effort to strengthen the work of local nonprofit leaders and fundraisers."