What would you say if you were asked to come up with a list of the most important resources related to philanthropy? Would you emphasize history and philosophy,or hands-on,practical advice? How would you balance different ideological perspectives on philanthropy’s role? Adin Miller,Senior Director of Community Impact and Innovations at the Jewish Community [...]
By Dara Major At LearnPhilanthropy,we’re working to bring together the wealth of research,resources and ideas on what constitutes good philanthropic practice from high-quality sources across the sector. To help fuel great searches across this site,we’re developing a general-purpose taxonomy –we call it our Real Simple Taxonomy. Great content needs a great search –[...]
creative commons:by NatalieMaynor By Dara Major LearnPhilanthropy was launched on the widely-held premise that there *is* an existing learning marketplace for grantmakers (which includes regional associations,affinity groups,universities,advisory firms,and others) – but this marketplace is somewhat fragmented. At LearnPhilanthropy,we’re working to bring together the wealth of research,resources [...] by Barbara Demarest With the economy causing everyone to tighten their belts a bit,many of us are finding we have to “do-it-yourself” in some areas where we might once have had professional help. Specifically,we have to actively manage our own careers including keeping an eye on our own training and development. These [...] Do you remember the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life,the Universe,and Everything? Right. If you were a nerdy pre-teenager in the late 70s and early 80s,you know that the answer is “42”. Now what’s the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life,the Universe,and Philanthropy? “It depends.” Aside from the [...] The folks at the Southeastern Council of Foundations recently published 12 Resolutions for Savvy Foundations in their December 2010/January 2011 Newsletter. At LearnPhilanthropy,we’re excited to see people talking about learning in the field and appreciate SECF allowing us to republish their article here for others to read. If you have seen an article that [...] Over the last ten years,GrantCraft,under the superb leadership of Jan Jaffe,has been the go-to place for grantmakers looking for practical knowledge. Drawn from the experience of others in the field,the focus is on the craft of grantmaking. Now GrantCraft is entering a new phase –moving from the Ford Foundation [...] Spring 2011 Update:We’ve started a new series of posts around “learning paths”which help people develop a new skill or perspective helpful to their current job or future career aspiration. We’ve added this post from Joyce White to the learning path collection. In a recent conversation with Joyce White,Executive Director of Grantmakers of [...] The User Needs Workgroup of the Grantmaker Education Initiative has been working on a multi-pronged strategy for gathering information about what users would like to see in a field-wide grantmaker education system. We are reaching out in a few different ways: Asking that people complete a survey online via the LearnPhilanthropy.net platform;Leveraging opportunities at [...] Change occurs when people start sharing hidden knowledge. You know that’s true from experiences in your own life. This belief shows up all over our grant making:surfacing implicit knowledge is a core strategy in many programs. Learn Philanthropy is an opportunity to collect and link shared knowledge from dozens of individuals,organizations and projects. [...] | Please let us keep you informed about this important effort.  Join the discussions on our Learnphilanthropy LinkedIn Group. Share your ideas and learnings! |
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