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 are the next new thing?• [...]

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 der Trans Gen mean? The hottest COF conference item [...]

A generational shift to social justice philanthropy?

Resource Generation and NCRP are set to publish “Creating Change Through Family Philanthropy: The Next Generation” by Alison Goldberg and Karen Pittleman. The book argues that the next generation of philanthropists needs to address social inequity, if only for their own sake. Pre-release materials claim the book will show them how to do it. Guess [...]

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