california California budget - foundation dependent? (photo by Jeff Keen, Flickr, Creative Commons) I live in California. In the 19 years I've lived here the state has been late in approving a budget more times than not. Developing a state budget is a game - literally - you can play it here on the
cross-platform philanthropy What the public sector might learn from philanthropy This short piece from NPR interviews several foundation executives on the challenges of spending the dollars in the federal stimulus bill well. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101234127 "The art of doling out stimulus dollars" I was struck by the juxtaposition of the above
giving Government and giving I was going to title this post, "Michelle and me." You see, I (and 10 million+ others or so) just got an email from Michelle Obama asking me to give to charity this holiday season. Here's my personal email from Mrs. Obama: This holiday season, the
clinton Who will answer the call? Ah, yes. Two words - philanthropy and transparency - that go together quite frequently in "insider baseball" discussions among foundations and nonprofits. Unfortunately, the general public is standing outside the ballpark on this one. Two major public events on this issue - the release of the list of
VOTE! One way of understanding philanthropy is to see it as a regulated industry - that is a basic premise of my writing, my work, my thinking, this blog. Regulation exists in the realm of policy, policy exists in the realm of politics, participation is a core piece of politics and
capitalmarkets Making sense (or trying to) Here is what today's news brought: * Economic stimulus package in the U.S. - - $600 check is in the mail for American taxpayers. * Additions to the list of private universities recalculating their own rules for financial aid and deploying a percentage of their endowments to provide tuition