December 14, 2011

One Part Joy, One Part Challenge, All Family Foundation CEO
RE: Philanthropy
Katherine Lorenz
12/13/11
I am seven months into one of the most exciting opportunities of my life, which is also one of the greatest challenges of my life. Earlier this year, I became president of my family’s foundation, the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation. My 92-year-old grandfather [...]

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December 13, 2011

Fusion: It’s More Than Partnership
RE: Philanthropy
By Jillian C. Vukusich
12/12/11
I love the theme of the Family Philanthropy Conference (kudos to whoever came up with it). As we all know, philanthropy changes its mantra every so often. We’ve heard collaboration and partnership and community building. “Fusion” would be a great next trend.
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#PhilChat Recap: Philanthropy’s Role [...]

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December 12, 2011

Focusing Your Information Need: Four Lessons
RE: Philanthropy
By Sophia Guevara
12/9/11
As a librarian, some of the clients I deal with come to me because they know what they want but just can’t find it. Then there are those who never truly understood their information need in the first place. A while back, I was forwarded a question [...]

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December 21, 2011

Last Edition of Philanthropy in the News for 2011
Philanthropy in the News
Today’s edition is the last edition for 2011.
Happy Holidays.
We look forward to seeing you in 2012.
The Greedy Giver
RE: Philanthropy
By Suzanne Skees
12/20/11
The world reverberates with crashing economies and toppling dictatorships from Detroit to Italy, Egypt to Syria; and one vital outcome of these changes is [...]

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