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Nelli GartonThree I’s, an E, and a T

In: 2013 Family Philanthropy Conference

28 Jan 2013

The central piece of the vision for the Council on Foundations 2013 Family Philanthropy Conference  is found in our theme of “systems thinking.” To be most effective and find the right approaches given our capacities we need to understand how these systems are affecting the issues we care about, how to interact with those systems, [...]

Nelli GartonMoving From Overwhelmed to an Opportunity

In: 2012 Family Philanthropy Conference| Family Philanthropy| Philanthropy

15 Dec 2011

I know I am not alone in feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world and the incredible needs that philanthropy is trying to address. We can’t fulfill these on our own, so where do we start? Are we just providing short-term solutions when the whole system is breaking down? Grant requests are up, the [...]



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