For some time, I have been struggling with how I feel about the very worthy and thoughtful initiative of The Chronicle. In a series of articles, the editors attempt to paint pictures of viable...

Last week I was in very hot Seville for the #FfD4 [Funding for Development] meetings. My participation was as a #WINGS delegate, representing the philanthropy sector in these discussions.

This article follows one published earlier this week urging a new narrative on taxes in the USA. There I speak only briefly about some of the unique opportunities but also the limitations on the...

You don’t need me to tell you it is a painful time in the NGO/NFP/Philanthropy sectors. Much of that pain has been inflicted by the current US administration, but not all.

An unintended but certainly appropriate response to #500 was receiving requests to follow up on the passing reference to career advice. Having had several careers, including those where I was either...

This is blog article #500. It is a noteworthy round number in a year of personal round numbers.

So much has been written about the late revered Pope Francis that I had refrained from adding my own personal connections. However, the juxtaposition of watching the funeral and an experience later...

A. Late-Stage Empire Thirty five years ago, I had a professional position supervising or consulting on all international programs of a large non-profit.

This is a revision of a previous opinion piece that was written a couple of months ago for other purposes and not posted on our blog site or on LinkedIn. Given the horrendous attacks on the philant...

Last week, I had the pleasure of watching a webinar about Asian philanthropy produced by Alliance and organized by Asia Philanthropy Circle. As always with Alliance sponsored webinars, it was...

There is a major part of my personal commitments that I rarely write about. Philanthropy is my “go-to” content, and if you are reading this, you probably know that.

I have reached the age where my meals are accompanied by a panoply of various colored pills. All of them address under-the-hood type maladies that only modern medicine can locate and treat.

What, you ask? Haven’t you been providing seminars and a popular “how-to” on philanthropic partnerships for almost two decades? Haven’t you been a consistent and long-time advocate for the need for...

An earlier version of this was written in May but I just learned that, for some reason, it was never published. Here it is, slightly modified.

I recently received one of those phone calls that make one smile. A philanthropist and her philanthropy advisor had recently read an article I wrote and published 3 years ago [#428 – Why Philanthropy...

I recently received one of those phone calls that make one smile. A philanthropist and her philanthropy advisor had recently read an article I wrote and published 3 years ago [#428 – Why Philanthropy...

I am sure that Parking Enforcement patrols are effective in getting folks to move their cars when parked in the wrong zones or to put money in meters when they are. As one who doesn’t own a car [and...

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