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Timothy Ogden

Opinion Timothy Ogden 12 December 2011

Living with the Gates Foundation: the debate continues

Describing the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as the world’s largest foundation is accurate but a substantial understatement. Its annual giving is more than six times larger than its closest ‘peer’. There are fewer than …

Special feature Timothy Ogden 1 September 2011 For Subscribers

How much difference is it making?

Every autumn, an American university publishes a list of once popular items and phrases that fell out of standard use before the new class of students were born. For instance, a few years ago the …

Conference reports Timothy Ogden 18 April 2011

Time for microfinance to reflect, but not too much

One of the Day One sessions at the Global Philanthropy Forum was titled ‘Microfinance in Crisis?’ and featured David Roodman, Michael Schlein, President and CEO of ACCION International, Reeta Roy of the MasterCard Foundation and …

Conference Report Timothy Ogden 18 April 2011 For Subscribers

Time for microfinance to reflect, but not too much

One of the Day One sessions at the Global Philanthropy Forum was titled ‘Microfinance in Crisis?’ and featured David Roodman, Michael Schlein, President and CEO of ACCION International, Reeta Roy of the MasterCard Foundation and …

Conference reports Timothy Ogden 15 April 2011

Thoughts from day one of Global Philanthropy Forum 2011

After a few days at the Council on Foundations annual conference, I’m now at the Global Philanthropy Forum. Some thoughts from the first day: First of all, the GPF team is to be commended for …

Conference Report Timothy Ogden 15 April 2011 For Subscribers

Thoughts from day one of Global Philanthropy Forum 2011

After a few days at the Council on Foundations annual conference, I’m now at the Global Philanthropy Forum. Some thoughts from the first day: First of all, the GPF team is to be commended for …

Conference reports Timothy Ogden 13 April 2011

Thoughts on the state of strategy in foundations

[Note from Alliance: Tim Ogden and Laura Starita of Philanthropy Action have been blogging from the Council on Foundations conference in Philadelphia, which finished yesterday. Our thanks to Philanthropy Action for allowing us to re-publish …

Conference Report Timothy Ogden 13 April 2011 For Subscribers

Thoughts on the state of strategy in foundations

[Note from Alliance: Tim Ogden and Laura Starita of Philanthropy Action have been blogging from the Council on Foundations conference in Philadelphia, which finished yesterday. Our thanks to Philanthropy Action for allowing us to re-publish …

News Timothy Ogden 1 March 2011

Microfinance: the dark lining around a silver cloud

Microfinance is making all the wrong sorts of headlines these days. From controversy over the public flotation of SKS Microfinance and the sudden disbanding of lauded microfinance charity Unitus, to a regulatory crackdown in Andhra …

Conference reports Timothy Ogden 28 April 2010

Reporting from the Council on Foundations: thoughts on evidence-based decision-making

I’ve been in Denver for a few days at the Council on Foundations annual conference. I’ve been unable to post updates as I did at the Global Philanthropy Forum because the technology infrastructure available here …