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Don’t Be Found Dumb Over Moral (Attachment) Dumbfounding (part I)

Welcome to part I of a three-part series on the topics of moral (attachment) dumbfounding and moral modules. Lets get started. I recently finished reading psychology professor Jonathan Haidt’s 2012 book entitled The Righteous Mind—Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion. I appreciated Haidt’s observation that there are essentially six moral modules that […]

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Association of Small Foundations (ASF) “Adapts” With New WordPress Blog

It’s WWII. Bombs are dropping on cities in the UK. The British government decides to implement a public health policy. Children (and some adults) living in the cities would be evacuated to the countryside. Where possible children would be evacuated to family members: aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc. If need be they would be evacuated to […]

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FHL Foundation Makes End-Of-Year Summer 2012 Grants

At its summer 2012 board meeting (which was held on July 17th, 2012), the board made its end-of-year grants (for their fiscal year ending July 31st). Here’s a listing of these grants: 1) New Mexico Guardianship Project – $25,000 DESCRIPTION – The NM Guardianship Project helps caregivers get guardianship or adoption for children, ensuring a […]

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There’s No Such Thing As “Doing Good” (part II)

In part I, I tried to convince you there’s no such thing as “doing good.” In part II I’ll continue looking at my argument that all doing good is framed by a particular cultural cognitive model or theory of social change. And there are more cultural cognitive models out there than just the conservative Strict […]

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There’s No Such Thing As “Doing Good” (part I)

In my capacity as president of my family’s Foundation I am charged with reviewing dozens of LOIs (letter of intent) and Full proposals each fiscal year (which, for us, ends on July 31st). Probably the most used phrase I encounter in these LOIs and Full Proposals is “to do good” or one of its variants, […]

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