Saving Philanthropy

 In last week’s post I explored what organizations can do to plan for financial success, but what about foundations and philanthropy? I found this trailer for the documentary Saving Philanthropy. Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpQ3MTZJv3U

I think that this video brings about some important points but mostly it just spurs a lot of questions in my mind. What do you think about the video and these questions?

If philanthropy needs saving, who is in charge of doing this saving? Are organizations responsible for changing the metrics that they collect and the things that they report on? Should foundations education and build capacity within non-profits?

Is there space in our society for giving money away? Does everything need to be an investment?

How do non-profit organizations and foundations continue to communicate and grow together in order to more effectively work towards similar goals?

If only we knew the answers to these questions, then I think we could go ahead and save the world!