tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post1334731242362539943..comments2024-03-28T03:11:22.839-07:00Comments on PHILANTHROPY 2173: A little bit on a lot of thingsLucy Bernholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253941214286179394noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post-13612972028904044502009-12-10T10:59:47.467-08:002009-12-10T10:59:47.467-08:00Melinda
Thanks for this. I am indeed still monitor...Melinda<br />Thanks for this. I am indeed still monitoring these posts - in fact I am hopeful that a local NPR station radio show next week will re-ignite this very discussion. <br />LucyLucy Bernholzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253941214286179394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post-25427769965788536682009-12-10T10:39:26.133-08:002009-12-10T10:39:26.133-08:00I wasn't sure if you were still monitoring com...I wasn't sure if you were still monitoring comments on the crowdsourcing/NPO approval process post, but I read it and all of the comments and think it's tremendously exciting. It's disheartening to talk with young people, in particular, and to so often hear that their idea is to start a new nonprofit...often without an understanding of WHY they're pursuing that. This is connected, I think, to Dan Pallotta's recent discussion of the need for scale in combating our collective social challenges, and the only way we can get there is by being really strategic with our sector's resources. Some way to channel that through a process as you outline is one of those brilliant things that one (at least, I!) never thinks of until someone suggests it, when it seems so obvious. I think Sean's concerns about not discouraging innovation are certainly critical, but, with that ideal at the forefront, it can definitely be worked around.Melinda Lewishttp://www.melindaklewis.comnoreply@blogger.com