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Digital Skeptic or Analog Celebrant … Which Frame Would You Choose? (part two of two)

Welcome to part two. Let me see if I can get you up to speed. In part one I talked about two frames: digital skeptic and digital celebrant. Simply, digital skeptics view the rise of the digital age with a fair bit of caution and reserve. On the other hand, digital celebrants, well, celebrate the […]

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Executive Function (EF) and Philanthropy: A Case Example

Back on February 5th, 2013, we announced that the Foundation had started the process of shifting its Mission Focus to include Executive Function Theory. A number of you emailed us to wish us well. Thanks very much for those well wishes. A few of you wished us well and then effectively asked, “What’s EF and […]

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TRUER WORDS: Evolution Is Blind But Fiercely Focused

As I have written and blogged about many times, our Foundation was (and continues to be) greatly influenced by an article that appeared in the Winter 2004 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR). The article is entitled Leading Boldly: Foundations Can Move Past Traditional Approaches To Create Social Change Through Imaginative—And Even Controversial—Leadership. […]

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

Welcome to part III of this three-part series wherein we will consider the practical application of looking at such topics as moral dumbfounding and moral modules. We’ll also look at how these practical applications potentially affect philanthropy. One of the biggest focus areas now for philanthropy centers on returning vets, veterans returning from the conflicts in […]

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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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