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Are You a Narcissist or a Philanthropist?

Three examples of the damage narcissism can cause to philanthropic efforts.

Narcissists are extremely self-centered people who have an exaggerated sense of their own importance, and are more concerned with their own desires and interests over the needs of others. Sound like any people you know? Perhaps the last person you dated or an elected official? How about a donor or foundation leader?…

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The Best of 2019

As we embark on a new year, I wanted to share with you my top 10 articles that most engaged readers like you over the past year. I’m often told that my articles are provocative AND practical, and help them with the exact issues they are focusing on in their philanthropic efforts.

And if you are looking for more ways to increase your speed to philanthropic impact, be sure to read my…

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Stop worrying about year-end goals!

Here’s a failproof way to get stuff done!

We have about two weeks left in 2019. Take away weekends and a few holidays, and that’s about seven working days. Right about now many people are feeling:

Overwhelmed

Panicked

Guilty

Are you one of them?

Are you feeling overwhelmed at the sheer volume of year-end goals still to be met, panicked when you realize how few days are left in the year,…

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Are You More Than Just Money?

Think about all the assets you can bring to the table to advance your cause. Then deploy them!

If philanthropists have anything, they have money. In fact, they have so much money that after taking care of themselves, their family, and their businesses, they’ve determined they have plenty left over to give away to help others. As a philanthropist, whether you earned the money, inherited the money,…

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One Guaranteed Way to Scare Your Grantees!

Nothing creates heart pounding ghoulish fear in the minds of a grantee like hearing from their funder: “We’re about to start strategic planning.”

A funder undergoing strategic planning can put the nail in the coffin for grantees…at least temporarily. Philanthropic strategy development seems to last forever. During this time, and often behind closed doors, the funder might “suspend grantmaking” to…

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36 Days and Counting…

It’s almost the end of 2019. Have you achieved your year-end goals? If not, don’t despair! You have plenty of time if you act now. Just follow my 3-step process.

There are 46 weekdays left between now and December 31. Take away 10 days for holidays and vacation, and you have 36 days left. 36!

36 days to do all that stuff you declared you would do in January. 36 days to meet your end-of-year…

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10 Questions Every Donor Should Ask Their Wealth Advisor

How to get the most out of your philanthropy.

If you are like many wealthy individuals and families, you look to your wealth advisor or family office for help with charitable giving. But you also seek advice and guidance beyond checkbook donations. You need help selecting the best giving vehicle, such as starting a foundation or donor-advised fund. You want clarity on your philanthropic goals.…

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Ask One Question To Save Time, Save Money And Achieve Greater Impact

Change the outcomes in your philanthropic journey.

Learning isn’t hard to do, but it must be intentional and continuous. Whatever role you play in philanthropy—be it donor, foundation leader or trustee—in order to make a real impact, you have to ask the right questions.

And there is one question that is guaranteed to save time and money and help achieve dramatic results. It’s a simple question,…

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Free Download and New Book Coming February 2020

Get out of your own way and transform your giving.

I recently learned from a client that the first thing she does each day is read a chapter from my award-winning book Confident Giving: Sage Advice for Funders and reflect upon how it relates to her work. She said, “It was helpful to get my mind oriented to where it ought to be. Less focused on tasks and more focused on, ‘Where are we going and…

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6 Back to School Lessons for Grantmakers

Get excited and be prepared to launch your new initiative.

After a long summer of late nights, fun in the sun and a relaxed schedule, families across the country are preparing for kids to get back to school.

There’s a lot of build up to that first big day – planning for cooler weather, getting school supplies, buying new clothes, reuniting with old friends, and making new ones. There is a…

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How to Prepare for These 5 Grantmaking Challenges

Do more than ready yourself for the unexpected.

We have been told for most of our lives to prepare for the unexpected—save for a rainy day, have a Plan B and apply to some “safety schools” in case you don’t get accepted by your top-choice university. While being prepared for the unexpected is smart, it’s not as important as being prepared for the expected.

As a philanthropist, your ultimate goal…

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Small Donors, Big Thinking

How Small Investors Can Change the World

“Small but mighty” is a phrase we’ve seen applied time and again to describe something that seems too little to notice but that packs a wallop when it comes to impact. A boy named David fells giant Goliath with a single stone. An ant moves a rubber tree plant. The electrons of two hydrogen atoms bond with an oxygen atom, creating life-giving water.

A…

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Are You Running in Circles or Making an Impact?

Follow a program development life cycle to achieve the greatest funding impact.

Our society focuses on getting things done. Check the box. Scratch it off the list. Move on to the next thing. But when it comes to making lasting change, funders should think of their work in terms of a cycle, not a linear progression. This doesn’t mean funders should run in circles, but they should realize that…

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6 Ways To Get Time Back In Your Day, Every Day

Smart philanthropy starts with an effective approach to our work.

In philanthropy, we seem to be perpetually rushing from one thing to the next. There’s always an important meeting to prepare for or more grant applications to evaluate. Yet while everyone is feeling busy and moving quickly, the real change we seek comes along at the pace of snails. Instead of spending all of our valuable time…

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3 Conditions for Dramatic Impact in Philanthropy

Have the most impact possible in your charitable giving.

If you want to achieve dramatic impact in philanthropy you need to know where you’re going, you need to get there, and you need to know if and when to change direction or find better routes along the way. Here are three conditions to remember:

Strategy formulation. Simply put, if you don’t know where you are going you’ll never get there.…

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Fend Off Post-Summer Panic Before It Even Starts

Summer is fast approaching, and while you might be dreaming of sunny beaches and lazy summer days, you might also feel anxious about the progress you have not yet made during the first half of the year.

Wasn’t it just January when you were making plans to change the world? And here we are days away from June 1st. How much progress have you made in your personal and professional goals? If you are…

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Beyond The Basics: 4 Smart Practices Of Savvy Grantmakers

Take your philanthropy and your effectiveness to the next level.

Maybe you’ve been practicing philanthropy for a while and you’ve mastered the basics — the essentials you need to create a solid grantmaking strategy and process. How do you take your work and your effectiveness to the next level?

It’s one thing to be competent; it’s another to go beyond the basics and really hone your craft. Here…

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