Interesting reads from around the Intertubes:
- The spring issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review, with a focus on women’s empowerment, is a thought-provoking read in its entirety but of note is Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen’s piece on how disruptive technology can both expand and sharpen the focus of philanthropy.
Over at Nonprofit Quarterly Rick Cohen takes the Case Foundation to task for its “pitch competition” idea/fiasco at the recent Council on Foundations conference.
- In Crain’s Chicago Business, Terry Mazany of The Chicago Community Trust offers a slice of optimism, however small, about the challenges of the Windy City.
- An idea gaining traction in policy circles is that philanthropy can work alongside government to produce bold solutions to our problems. Cue Michael Bloomberg.
- New York’s Attorney General is about to bring the hammer down on nonprofit boards thanks to the board of trustees of the no-longer-tuition-free Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. The AG also doesn’t fear Oprah.
- Art lovers note: The New Yorker on why your new gallerist might have a youthful-sounding sales pitch.
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