tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post9088118050496730103..comments2023-07-27T04:33:11.719-05:00Comments on UJ Thee and Me: THE MYTH OF A "NEW PHILANTHROPIC MODEL"Gracklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14315763008609379449noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-30505570516347593112011-12-26T10:21:09.163-06:002011-12-26T10:21:09.163-06:00Response to Paul: first, having sheltered their fo...Response to Paul: first, having sheltered their fortune in a fund or foundation they have taken upon themselves a moral obligation to serve a public,communal interest which includes consultation with said public.<br />Second, we need look no further than Adelson's politicization of birthright as reported in todays Haaretz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-23216673360970094782011-12-26T09:04:49.736-06:002011-12-26T09:04:49.736-06:00Last comment is more than absurd.
All donors - m...Last comment is more than absurd.<br /><br />All donors - mega or not - have the right to decide where their philanthropic dollars should go.<br /><br />Maybe it is the other way around - community decision makers have no respect for the mega-donors...paul jesernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-13546125568579955202011-12-25T20:12:36.865-06:002011-12-25T20:12:36.865-06:00The elephant in the room is the so called mega-don...The elephant in the room is the so called mega-donors who have no respect for collective decision making and the opinions of others. The deliberations and priorities of community boards mean nothing to them. Derech eretz is a word they can neither pronounce nor do they understand. They are philanthropic oligarchs in every sense of the word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-89434317762938999182011-12-25T13:44:51.057-06:002011-12-25T13:44:51.057-06:00The Annual Campaign is the most important thing th...The Annual Campaign is the most important thing that we do. We must continue to lead and SHOW our donors the impact on the community of their annual gift. Donors will see designated giving as "the future" if that's what the leaders (US) see as the future. <br /><br />An impassioned group of leaders (like Richard described in last paragraph) CAN set the tone for the community to follow. The Federation system may be the past, but its also the future. Show the strength of that gift to the donors, and they will give. Once the community at large sees that the leaders believe in the annual campaign, they will follow. <br /><br />Its on US as leaders to make the case, and frankly you can only make the case if you BELIEVE IT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-44641525383520879412011-12-25T11:06:01.236-06:002011-12-25T11:06:01.236-06:00I disagree with Paul on this one. While he is corr...I disagree with Paul on this one. While he is correct in a few points I don't agree that the annual campaign is finished. If the annual campaign is finished why try "to reinvent an organization that is so needed by the community." Federations have faced countless number of crises before. Those that did so intelligently and with involvement of top committed leaders survived and in fact rebounded beyond prior levels. Those that paniced and threw out everything weakened. <br /><br />Yes, designated giving is the future but there is still a very important role that federations can and must play in designated giving and that is in providing leadership and education in terms of informed designated giving. It is also the responsibility of the federation to advocate for those not at the table and those that are too "weak" to be able to attract the designated gift. This is usually considered "core" or undesignated giving and it is the role and duty of the federation to conduct an "annual campaign" for those such organizations or causes as much as they must conduct a campaign for designated giving, not one or the other, but a combination. Those federations that are successfully translating this to their donors are the ones that are surviving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-14390535794650925092011-12-25T07:58:34.129-06:002011-12-25T07:58:34.129-06:00Good or bad, right or wrong, the philanthropic wor...Good or bad, right or wrong, the philanthropic world is VERY different than when the FEDS began. Directed giving is the future - like it or not.<br /><br />The 'annual campaign' is no longer viable, 'communal giving' is no longer viable.<br /><br />The FED system cannot be 'fixed' - it must be completely redesigned. <br /><br />The longer the community spends trying to fix the unfixable the harder it will be to reinvent an organization that is so needed by the community.<br /><br />Maybe, someday, a vision that I've been pushing, OR SOMETHING LIKE IT, will be given some serious consideration...<br /><br />http://ujtheeandme.blogspot.com/2010/07/federations-are-deadthe-jeser-approach.htmlpaul jesernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-13759703333550997832011-12-24T10:45:44.939-06:002011-12-24T10:45:44.939-06:00Field of interest giving was a convenience item at...Field of interest giving was a convenience item at best - didn' t hurt didn't help. What has hurt is the inability of federations to shift dollars as priorities change and the disempowerment of the lay solicitors, the failure to convene major donors around crisis and opportunity. On this you are spot on. Yes there is a baby and a bathwater but we haven't had the intelligent conversation yet on the distinction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-59925091565365166582011-12-24T09:58:08.415-06:002011-12-24T09:58:08.415-06:00This new "model" isn't a "by-pr...This new "model" isn't a "by-product" of the GPT but a companion piece but, otherwise, you are spot on. Thanks.RWEXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583858140298821830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-90935399759897022452011-12-24T06:59:18.204-06:002011-12-24T06:59:18.204-06:00Isn't this new model a byproduct of the GPT. A...Isn't this new model a byproduct of the GPT. A typical federation lay or professional "leader" sees his/her community campaign going down for a whole variety of reasons perhaps having little or nothing to do with his or her own leadership necessarily. Instead of addressing the reasons they decide that an entirely new (even if it isn't new) system needs to be put in place ignoring the past lessons learned. Then they decide that our "leadership" (JFNA) must really know best otherwise how could they have gotten to be our leaders. If GPT works to improve campaigns (which it won't and which it didn't under its other name) why wouldn't a similar model work in the local community. (Didn't seattle promote this new system 10-12 years ago or maybe longer) at a GA. Seems to me their campaign stagnated even then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com