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APPLICATIONS OF BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS IN PHILANTHROPY

Applications of Behavioral Economics in Philanthropy: Understanding Loss Aversion and Risk Tolerance in Grantmaking John R. Ettinger and John T. Ettinger 2015 “Never leave a…

CASEBOOK FOR THE FOUNDATION: A GREAT AMERICAN SECRET

Joel L. Fleishman; J. Scott Kohler; Steven Schindler January 2007 Casebook for The Foundation: A Great American Secret consists of 100 brief case studies of extraordinary…

CHANGING THE GAME: CIVIC LEADERSHIP AT THE BOSTON FOUNDATION

In Changing the Game, Paul S. Grogan, President and CEO of The Boston Foundation, traces the development of The Boston Foundation’s civic leadership model and the…

Curious, Caring Kids. Durham, NC: Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University. MAKING MONEY MORAL: HOW A NEW WAVE OF VISIONARIES IS LINKING PURPOSE AND PROFIT

In Making Money Moral: How a New Wave of Visionaries Is Linking Purpose and Profit, authors Judith Rodin and Saadia Madsbjerg explore a burgeoning movement of…

DISRUPTING PHILANTHROPY: TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF THE SOCIAL SECTOR

Lucy Bernholz; Edward Skloot; Barry Varela June 2010 Disrupting Philanthropy, written by philanthropy consultant Lucy Bernholz with CSPCS Director Edward Skloot and staff member Barry Varela, examines…

DISSECTING “HUMAN CAPITAL”

An analysis by Tony Proscio examines the five elements that together constitute a “human capital” program in philanthropy — as distinct from other kinds of…

GATED COMMUNITY

Edward Skloot September 2011 Download Report What’s it like to have the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation moving into high gear, playing a prominent social,…

GIVE SMART: PHILANTHROPY THAT GETS RESULTS

Thomas J. Tierney; Joel L. Fleishman March 2011 Purchase Book Giving money away is easy. If you can sign your name at the bottom of…

LITERATURE REVIEW ON TIME-LIMITED PHILANTHROPY

Limited Life Lit Review 7-13-15 (1) At the request of the Center for Strategic Philanthropy & Civil Society and The Atlantic Philanthropies, the Foundation Center…

ON TIME, VALUE & PHILANTHROPY: NOTES FROM AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION AT THE ATLANTIC PHILANTHROPIES, MAY 2016

Some people believe that philanthropy produces more value when it operates under a deadline. But testing that proposition is a lot harder than it sounds.…

PUTTING WEALTH TO WORK: PHILANTHROPY FOR TODAY OR INVESTING FOR TOMORROW?

By 2025, Americans will likely be donating over half a trillion dollars annually to nonprofit organizations. Those philanthropic gifts will transform significant parts of America’s…

SCALING SOCIAL IMPACT: NEW THINKING

Paul Bloom & Edward Skloot 2010 Purchase Book This volume grew out of a conference titled “Scaling Social Impact: What We Know and What We Need…

SCALING UP IN A TIME OF SCARCITY: SOME EXPERIENCES, OBSERVATIONS, AND CAVEATS

Gara LaMarche June 2011 Gara LaMarche Scaling Up in a Time of Scarcity Text of a speech delivered by Atlantic Philanthropies President and CEO Gara LaMarche…

STARTING SMALL AND MAKING IT BIG: AN ENTREPRENEUR’S JOURNEY TO BILLION-DOLLAR PHILANTHROPIST

Bill Cummings never aspired to be a billionaire and never acknowledged he was one until long after it happened. That’s because it is not money…

THE CHARLES H. REVSON FOUNDATION AND NEW YORK CITY’S LIBRARIES

Beginning in 2008, the Revson Foundation has waged an escalating campaign to help New York City’s three library systems rescue their neighborhood branches from years…

THE HEART OF BUSINESS: LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES FOR THE NEXT ERA OF CAPITALISM

The Heart of Business is a timely guide for leaders ready to abandon old paradigms and lead with purpose and humanity. It shows how we can…

VALUE, TIME, AND TIME-LIMITED PHILANTHROPY

Leaders of time-limited foundations often assert that spending all of their resources in a relatively short period gives them the ability to do more good,…

When You Wonder You’re Learning: Mister Rogers’ Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids

Playful and practical, When You Wonder, You’re Learning introduces a new generation of families to the lessons of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. By exploring the science behind the iconic…

WHY POLITICAL SCIENTISTS SHOULD STUDY ORGANIZED PHILANTHROPY

We recognize that perhaps our greatest accomplishment—with the exception of the kids we raise—will not come from businesses we’ve started, but from the help we…