tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post6365299778730744633..comments2024-03-28T03:11:22.839-07:00Comments on PHILANTHROPY 2173: Crisis and responseLucy Bernholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253941214286179394noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post-4195738464016955062009-02-05T20:15:00.000-08:002009-02-05T20:15:00.000-08:00Lucy, Nice post. "both short-term and long-term n...Lucy, <BR/><BR/>Nice post. "both short-term and long-term needs and responses. The Madoff ripoff, a truly man-made disaster, will require the same kind of timeline and attention." <BR/><BR/>There is a small but growing group of us crafting a network response to a network failure. I outlined the problem and started to lay a groundwork for a reponse at http://nonprofitnetworks.wetpaint.com/<BR/><BR/>It is not just one (even as large as the scale of fraud here) of the effects but ALSO the wave of compounding reactions (FROM US) that is the greatest threat to our capacity as a sector. <BR/><BR/>The combined effects of lots of individual groups all defaulting to immediate "survival logic" creates an amplifier effect destroying our own capacity. <BR/><BR/>Who is looking at not saving the groups, or replacing the revenue Madoff destroyed (both good goals) but who is looking at combined effects and how to best restructure the combined network of what is left in the wake of his fraud?<BR/><BR/>this is going to hard but how is philanthropy reacting to cascading failure. They are not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post-17716560230673079002009-01-30T11:34:00.000-08:002009-01-30T11:34:00.000-08:00Lucy, thank you for writing this post. I fear that...Lucy, thank you for writing this post. I fear that your analogy to natural disasters is very true; the need in these communities is obviously being felt now. But the fallout will continue for many months and a declining sense of urgency will not help these communities recover quickly.<BR/><BR/>PS This is a great blog post and not something that can be captured succinctly in 140 characters (my quiet vote for your continued blogging).Adinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11223263899076574070noreply@blogger.com