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Timothy Ogden
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …