Month: April 2014

Creating a Research Agenda for Social Justice Philanthropy

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The following is a cross-posting from White Courtesy Telephone by Max Niedzwiecki Ph.D. Max, the principal of Daylight Consulting Group, is a social justice advocate, researcher, and fundraiser based in New Orleans. Steal This Survey: Creating a Research Agenda for Social Justice Philanthropy The focus of people who work in philanthropy shifts in mysterious ways. Our…

‘Role of Philanthropy in Difficult Times’: A Response from Sri Lanka

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Avila Kilmurray’s presentation at the WINGS Forum in Istanbul in March 2014 titled ‘Role of Philanthropy in Difficult Times’ resonated deeply with us at the Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust, (NTT) an indigenous foundation based in Sri Lanka engaged in community philanthropy. While stressing the importance of community philanthropy Avila set out the elements that make community…

More Than the Sum of Our Parts

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I find that with each passing year the philanthropic discourse succumbs more and more to thinking and language that’s driven by and suited to market-based solutions. In this context, the ‘Barry Gaberman Lecture’ delivered by Avila Kilmurray titled ‘The Role of Philanthropy in Difficult Times’, provided a refreshing grounding to the conversations at WINGSForum 2014: The Power…

Philanthropy Inherently Exists

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by Rita Thapa Photo: SC Closing Event 2 April 2014 at the Tewa Center - A Community of Donors Just this month, I was witness to 3 philanthropic phenomena! The 3 year long Samapanna Campaign (SC) was brought to closure at Tewa, the Nepal women’s fund in Kathmandu, I had the opportunity to participate in…

The Role of Philanthropy in Difficult Times

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In his book, ‘A Tale of Two Cities’, Charles Dickens wrote that ‘It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times’; and as ever the Chinese have a proverb (some say a curse) – ‘May you live in interesting times’, but our lecture title today – ‘The Role of Philanthropy in…

Tribute to Sithie Tiruchelvam

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Sithie Subanhaniya Tiruchelvam, the founder of the Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust (NTT), an indigenous philanthropic organization based in Sri Lanka, passed away in Colombo on 22 March at the age of 69 following a brief illness. Writing a tribute to Sithie Tiruchelvam is not an easy task as Sithie was an intensely private person. Yet her public achievements,…