keeping a close eye... by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy: Five Lessons for Philanthropy from the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: In reflecting on that indelible image from the Memorial steps, on King’s words, and on the history surrounding that moment, I’d like to offer five thoughts for the trustees and staff of today’s foundations:
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a charitable achievement, not a philanthropic one. One thing that has stunned me is how absent philanthropy is from this moment. I’m told that philanthropy is a uniquely American practice, one that can catalyze social change and even save capitalism. And yet, in this uniquely American moment, I don’t see much of anything that seems to define the grantmaking field today. Where’s the philanthropy?
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