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Buzzword de-listing!

Hot on the heels of the Marketplace review of buzzwords (listen here) we've had our first ever buzzword de-listing! Thanks to the folks in Jewish philanthropy, we saw NextGen move into mainstream philanthropy and take the number 8 2008 buzzword spot. No sooner did it make the move

Buzzword 2008.8 - Next Gen

Here is buzzword number 8 for 2008....NextGen - the hip short hand for next generation. Unlike software, when used in philanthropy and nonprofits NextGen really refers to people - the next generation of leaders. This buzzword has its detractors - read this fabulous post about the need to focus

More gen crossing

At the Global Philanthropy Forum the featured group was The Elders. At the Council on Foundations the biggest splash came from the Next Gen organizers (EPIP, Resource Generation, Changemakers, 21/64, etc). Should we assume from this n of 2 that: • Foundations are run by old folks so younger people

der Trans Gen

(Photos by G Kasper, courtesy of Resource Generation. The sign says "Equity for All" and was part of a posterboard titled "The Future of Philanthropy" with dozens of photos of COF participants holding signs of what they wanted to make that future look like.) What does