tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post7361316298060946622..comments2024-03-28T03:11:22.839-07:00Comments on PHILANTHROPY 2173: What can data do for philanthropy?Lucy Bernholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253941214286179394noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post-63274305496740624472012-09-05T09:04:56.400-07:002012-09-05T09:04:56.400-07:00Brad
You are SO right about how far we are from 5...Brad <br />You are SO right about how far we are from 5 years ago. That said, as I know you also believe, we are at the BEGINNING of what can be done. Makes it all the more fun!<br /><br />I've been a long time fan and persistent provoker of the Foundation Center - working with your colleagues on this issue was an honor and a delight! I will continue on as a "never satisfied, critical, fan, user, supporter" of The Foundation Center<br /><br /><br />Lucy<br />Lucy Bernholzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253941214286179394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post-71377020345895035712012-09-05T08:38:31.927-07:002012-09-05T08:38:31.927-07:00If you had asked any of us as little as five years...If you had asked any of us as little as five years ago whether there would ever be interest in an entire magazine devoted to the topic of data in philanthropy the answer would most likely have been "no." But here we are in an era where philanthropy is waking up to the potential of its own data and the much broader world of Big Data. Thanks to editors of Alliance for their vision, hard work and gentle but persistent "nudging" of Lucy and the Foundation Center to make this issue a reality. Bradford Smithhttp://www.glasspockets.orgnoreply@blogger.com