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EFC Conference 2014- recipes for building successful networks: search for the masterchef
I love cooking, though I admit to rarely consulting recipes and opting to improvise. But when it comes to cooking up strategies for effective philanthropy I am consistently searching for (and applying) tried and true …
Strategic philanthropy is all about power and control, says Pablo Eisenberg
Over the summer there has been much debate on ‘strategic philanthropy’ and whether it’s a good thing, with the Hudson Institute’s Bill Schambra airing his doubts and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s former and …
Measuring non-profit impact: Five questions determine if you can know a charity’s effectiveness
Peter Singer’s 2013 TED talk about effective altruism argues for the moral necessity of supporting effective charities. Since most of us would prefer to support charities we know, working on issues we care about, rather than …
Alliance magazine: Supporting the ‘best’ or the small and new? How to ensure value for money?
GlobalGiving aims to catalyse a global market for ideas, information and money that democratizes aid and philanthropy. Co-founder and president Mari Kuraishi says that their challenge is to ensure that each dollar counts. In the …
Donors demand more evidence that their money is doing good
Charities are having to do more with less to meet rising demand for their work while adapting to a fall in the sector’s income. It is vital, therefore, that fundraising efforts are as effective as …
Canadians come together to promote funder collaboration
Funders working together – the increasing interest in this approach in Canada denotes the coming to maturity of Canadian philanthropy. This was one of the conclusions of a symposium on the topic organized by Philanthropic …
Is it nice to have a NICE?
What would happen if we decided which social interventions to fund based purely on the evidence of their efficacy? If we are to believe the current rhetoric, a lot more effective interventions would get funded, …
Strategic philanthropy ‒ one funder’s journey
What is an effective funder and how do you become one? This is one of the questions I get asked the most. But, unfortunately, it is also one of the hardest. Although it’s easy to …
Relaxing in the bath helps creativity: insights from the 2012 GEO conference
Did you know that the most creative companies have centralized bathrooms?! This would be the first conference I have ever attended where I have been encouraged in a lifelong propensity to daydream! Those ‘easily distracted’ …
Reflections from the GEO conference: who and what is ‘the network’ really?
A few years ago, I changed my title to ‘executive connector’, mostly for the heck of it. It stuck, largely because it really describes well what I do and Social Venture Partners (SVP) does. Over …
