Slimier than a banana slug and not nearly as cute: How Donor-Advised Funds...
Hi everyone, if you’re in or near Seattle, we are having a PEEP (Party to Enhance Equity in Philanthropy) event...
View ArticleYou’re not lazy. Here’s what lazy looks like in our sector.
Hi everyone, this will be the last blog post until August 8th, as I’ll be on my annual summer break....
View ArticleWhy I’m no longer donating to your no-good, very bad nonprofit
I am a generous and humble man who wants to help sad poor people. This is why I give money...
View ArticleWe need to restore romance in nonprofit and philanthropy! (No, not that kind...
Hi everyone, before we get into this week’s topic, on August 30th at 11am Pacific Time, there is a FREE...
View ArticleBeyond the snowflake report: A case against financial and outcomes accounting...
For decades, our sector has had this refrain: “Donors and funders deserve transparency. They have a right to know how...
View ArticleFoundations: Stop taking a year off to do your strategic planning!
Hi everyone. It is October, which means my favorite holiday is coming up: Halloween, a time when children can dress...
View ArticleFunders, do you have Main Character Syndrome and are engaging in crappy...
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on how no funder deserves their own unique snowflake financial or outcomes...
View ArticleMLK, nonprofit and philanthropy, and new ways white moderation shows up
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and this year it will probably be even more surreal than usual. Normally,...
View Article10 boring, predictable responses often made by enablers of crappy funding...
Hi everyone. Before we start this week’s topic, check out Memphis Music Initiative’s latest hilarious and catchy music video, “I...
View ArticleThe Year of the Dragon and what it means for nonprofit and philanthropy
Hi everyone, before we get to today’s topic, if you’re free next Tuesday, February 13th, at 10am Pacific, please join...
View ArticleRisk-Averse Philanthropy: How General Counsels Can Advance or Stifle Progress
Hi everyone. Before we get started with today’s post, next week, to kick off AANHPI heritage month, I’ll be on...
View ArticleFundraising experts: Enough with the donor sycophancy!
Hi everyone, if you’re available on April 10th at 12:30-1:30 Eastern Time, please attend this free public webinar on the Fearless...
View ArticleAm I just preaching to the choir? Maybe
One of the comments I often receive online and in-person after my various baby-animal-picture-punctuated rants is, “Vu, I agree with...
View ArticleHow hyper-localism in nonprofit and philanthropy has become a barrier to...
A few weeks ago, I came back from a trip to Kenya to learn about and discuss global aid, specifically...
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