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Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
 May 20, 2014 

A Few Reflections on Grantmaking and Intuition

Way back in September of 2008 I attended the annual conference of the Association of Small Foundations (now called Exponent Philanthropy) up in Denver. There was one concurrent session that I was particularly interested in: The Secret of Effective Grants: The Power of Intuition. This session was put on by Chet Tchozewski and Gabriel Works. […]

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Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
 February 5, 2014 

FHL Foundation Makes Winter 2014 Grants

On February 4th, 2014, the board of the FHL Foundation voted to approve the following grants: Cochitit Elementary School (School Program Development) – $10,000 Geneva Glen Camp (Camperhip Program) – $10,000 Pilots & Paws (Animal Rescue Efforts) – $20,000 Cambridge Health Alliance (Study: Stress and the Maternal Brain – Dr. Karlen Lyons-Ruth) – $5,000 Taos […]

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Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
 January 28, 2014 

Truer Words: Philanthropists As Bridges Between Science and the Public

I recently finished reading a 1998 edited volume entitled A House Built on Sand: Exposing Postmodernist Myths About Science edited by Noretta Koertge. Each section of this book has a bit of introductory text. I’m assuming that these section introductions were written by Koertge but I’m not certain. For the purpose of this post I’ll […]

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Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
 November 19, 2013 

Let’s Talk About “Changing Systems” Systematically (part II of II)

As promised at the end of part I, we’ll begin part II by asking, “What good are systems levels, especially organic systems levels?” Well, lets take an example from philanthropy. Consider this oft cited example (which apparently comes from Lao Tzu—thank you Robert Hall): Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day […]

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Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
 November 6, 2013 

Let’s Talk About “Changing Systems” Systematically (part I of II)

In my dual roles as psychotherapist (currently inactive) and philanthropist (currently active), I regularly attend workshops and conferences. As an example, the Association of Small Foundations recently wrapped up its annual meeting here in Albuquerque on October 3rd, 2013. (Our Foundation sponsored bringing in William Powers to speak as a part of our RYOL Lecture […]

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