"Nonprofit is a Business"
By Les Lovoy
WBHM-FM, Birmingham, AL
March 26, 2008
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"Allen Donates $5M in Fight against TB"
By Sandi Doughton
Seattle Times
March 20, 2008
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"Foundations Listen for Feedback"
By Lauren Foster
Financial Times (US Edition)
January 26, 2008
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"Tactical Philanthropy Podcast: Phil Buchanan"
By Sean Stannard-Stockton
Tactical Philanthropy
January 14, 2007
>>listen to the podcast or read interview transcript

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"Nonprofits Get a Matchmaker for Top Talent"
By Sacha Pfeiffer
The Boston Globe
January 14, 2008
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"Can Foundations Take the Long View Again?"
By Denise Caruso
The New York Times
January 6, 2008
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"New Fund to Help Charities Add Efficiency By Growth"
By Stephanie Strom
The New York Times
December 21, 2007
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"For-profit Lessons for Nonprofit Giving"
By Ashley Mile-Tyte
National Public Radio's Marketplace
December 12, 2007
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"US Foundations Come Clean"
By Lauren Foster
Financial Times
December 10, 2007
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"How Charities Can Make Themselves More Open"
By Sally Beatty
Wall Street Journal
December 10, 2007
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"Center for Effective Philanthropy: What Can We Measure?"
By Phil Buchanan
Alliance Magazine
December 2007
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"Interview with Fay Twersky: An Internal Critical Friend for the Gates Foundation?"
Alliance Magazine
November 2007
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"Seat of the Pants Philanthropy: Riffing on Strategy "
White Courtesy Telephone
November 13, 2007
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"How Long Should Gifts Just Grow?"
By Stephanie Strom
The New York Times
November 12, 2007
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"Strategy, Stragety*, Strategery**"
Philos Anthropos
October 23, 2007
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"Restricted Grants vs. Operating Support"
By Ian Wilhelm
Chronicle of Philanthropy
October 18, 2007
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"Charitable Bankers, Total Strategists, Britney Spears & Kevin Smith"
By Sean Stannard-Stockton
Tactical Philanthropy
October 12, 2007
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"Restricted Grants vs. Operating Support"
Tactical Philanthropy
September 4, 2007
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"Center For Effective Philanthropy ED Named Top Nonprofit Leader"
massnonprofit.org
August 17, 2007
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"Private Foundations: Spotlight Spurs Sharper Focus, Less Secrecy"
By Phil Buchanan
The Seattle Times
August 14, 2007
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"M.B.A.s Have Big Roles to Play in Nonprofits"
By Michael D. Kerlin
The Philadelphia Inquirer
August 13, 2007
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"Evaluations Can Be Dangerous"
By Leslie Lenkowsky
Chronicle of Philanthropy
August 9, 2007
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"Dispatches from the Next Tech Gold Rush"
By Dan Morrell
Boston Magazine
August 2007
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"The Nonprofit Times 2007 Power & Influence Top 50"
The Nonprofit Times
August 2007
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"Passion for Arts and Science Drives Paul Allen's Eclectic Approach"
By Kristi Heim
The Seattle Times
July 29, 2007
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"Foundations Find Benefits in Facing Up to Failures"
By Stephanie Strom
The New York Times
July 26, 2007
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"Luck of the Draw"
By Kevin Bolduc, Phil Buchanan, and Ellie Buteau
Stanford Social Innovation Review
March 2007
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"EBay's Founder Selects Philanthropy Director"
By Stephanie Strom
The New York Times
March 8, 2007
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"Donors Push Nonprofits for Results"
By Suzanne Bohan
Inside Bay Area
March 3, 2007
"Fissures in Philanthropy"
Worth Magazine
March 2007
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"What Is an Effective Foundation? "
By Phil Buchanan and Kathleen Enright
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
February 8, 2007
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"Charities Try to Keep Up With the Gateses"
By Stephanie Strom
The New York Times
January 14, 2007
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"Manna from Omaha: A Year of 'Giving While Living' Transforms Philanthropy"
By Andrew Jack
The Financial Times
December 27, 2006
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"Save the Children (But Pay the Bills, Too)"
By Rachel Emma Silverman and Sally Beatty
The Wall Street Journal
December 26, 2006
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"Report Raises Questions about Unrestricted Grants"
By Charles Storch
The Chicago Tribune
December 14, 2006
"Rockefeller Revolutionary: Judith Rodin is Shaking Up One of the World's Most Venerable Charitable Foundations "
The Economist
December 13, 2006
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"Nearly Half of Large Foundations Shun Unrestricted Grants, Study Finds"
By Ian Wilhelm
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
December 8, 2006
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"Why Big Donors Cut Tiny Checks"
By Sally Beatty
The Wall Street Journal
December 8, 2006
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"Got Cash to Spare? Starting Soon, Gates Foundation Will Accept It "
The Seattle Times
December 1, 2006
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"Philanthropic World Voices Mixed Reaction on Buffett's Gift to Gates Fund"
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
July 20, 2006
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"The Great Giveway"
By John Hechinger and Daniel Golden
The Wall Street Journal
July 8, 2006
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"Warren Buffett Throws Open the Gates"
By Paul Waldie
The Globe and Mail
July 1, 2006
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"Warren Buffett Gives Big To The Gates"
Nightly Business Report
June 26, 2006
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"Beyond Learning for Learning’s Sake"
By Phil Buchanan
Alliance Magazine
June 1, 2006
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"Foundations Urged to Upgrade Communications Efforts"
By Ian Wilhelm
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
April 20, 2006
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"How to Bring the Getty Down from the Hill"
By Tyler Green
Los Angeles Times
February 26, 2006
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"A Business Guru's Helpful Advice"
By Phil Buchanan
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
February 9, 2006
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"Giving Charities a Voice"
By Ian Wilhelm
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
November 10, 2005
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"Scrutiny Prompts Many Foundations to Make Governance Changes"
By Ian Wilhelm
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
November 10, 2005
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"Effective Grantmaking is Not as Simple as Signing a Check"
By Charles Storch
The Chicago Tribune
May 3, 2004
"Charities Surprise Donor Foundations With Bluntness"
By Stephanie Strom
The New York Times
April 23, 2004
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"Report: Engaged Foundation Boards Are Most Effective"
By Stephen G. Greene
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
March 4, 2004
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"Philanthropies Taking New Look at Standards"
By John Boudreau
San Jose Mercury News
February 28, 2004
"Hewlett Grants Open to Review"
By John Boudreau
San Jose Mercury News
February 21, 2004