The Future of Philanthropy

The Future of Philanthropy

Somewhere between government, commerce and religion, philanthropy has emerged as an influential, global force. It increasingly shapes our policies, values, research agendas, business practices, and — more subtlety — the way we see the world. It’s time that we think critically about philanthropy and its role in society with the same rigor that we study the public and private sectors.

Rebooting Investigative Journalism

Rebooting Investigative Journalism

This post is long and not every section is relevant to every reader. Please feel encouraged to skip to those sections that are most relevant. Opening Up Philanthropic Strategizing The Long View of Media Development A Survey of the Media Donor Landscape Media for...
El Coco is Gonna Get You

El Coco is Gonna Get You

My problem is the following: I get to a point where I have 7 or 8 drafts of ambitious yet incomplete blog posts that, if my to-do list is to be believed, will ‘soon’ be published. But my to-do list is not to be believed, not ever. And so these drafts sit...
Networks, Power, Philanthropy

Networks, Power, Philanthropy

Open Society Institute, the network of philanthropic foundations established by billionaire George Soros, has long promoted access to information because it understands that information is power and that people in positions of power often try to withhold information...

[Development] Focusing on Metrics and Not People

Whew. I just published the third and final part of my “New Era of Media Development” series over at Idea Lab. I’m glad to have that out of the way. I know I’ve been whining quite a bit lately about the funding community, but that’s...