Delusional Altruism, Why Philanthropists Fail To Achieve Change And What They Can Do To Transform Giving by Putnam-Walkerly, Kris -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Table of Contents Foreword Introduction

The Kenya Community Development Foundation Wants to Change the World Social Venture Partners India Wants to Change the World The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Wants to Change the World We Are All Philanthropists Notes

PART I: Delusional Altruism

1 You Save Money on All the Wrong Things

It Starts in Your Mind Lack of Investment How Do You Know If You Have a Scarcity Mind-Set? Why Does This Happen? Notes

2 You Are Fearful

Fear of “Coming Out” in Support of a Cause Fear of Being Out and About Fear of Failure Fear of Not Being a Good Steward Fear of Disappointing Others Fear of Learning You Aren't Right Fear of Loss Fear Masked as Guilt Sometimes the Fear Is Justified Don't Hold Yourself Hostage to Your Fears Notes

3 You Respond Too Slowly

Clogging the System with Unnecessary Junk Complexifying the Simple Instead of Simplifying the Complex Developing Bureaucratic Bloat Committing to Speeding Things Up Notes

4 You Have Too Many Steps

What “Too Many Steps” Means Too Many Steps Cause Too Many Problems Why Do We Have Too Many Steps? Notes

5 You Are Too Overwhelmed to Take Your Next Step

Six Ways Philanthropists Are Overwhelmed Eight Ways You Contribute to Feeling Overwhelmed Notes

6 You Are Fooled by Your Own Efforts

You Don't Know Where You Want to Go You Don't Know How to Get There You Suffer from Donor Distraction Disorder Fooled or Fools? Notes

7 You Ask the Wrong Questions

Wrong Question #1: “How Do We Do It?” Wrong Question #2: What's the Best Way to Do This? Wrong Question #3: “Can We Start Right Away?” Why Does Asking the Wrong Questions Cause Problems? Note

PART II: Transformational Giving

8 You Start with the Right Questions

Question 1: Why? Question 2: What? Question 3: What Do I Know Already? Question 4: What Don't I Know? Question 5: Who Else Needs to Be Involved? Question 6: What Are Our Best Practices Internally? Question 7: What Are All the Ways We Can Do This? Question 8: If You Could Do It All Over Again, What Would You Do Differently? Question 9: How Can We Speed This Up? Question 10: If This Was to Become Best-in-Class, What Would It Look Like? Question 11: What's the Risk? Question 12: Does This Bring Me Joy? Notes

9 You See and Act Abundantly

The Abundance Mind-Set Investing in Yourself Investing in Your Partners Investing in Philanthropy's Infrastructure How Will You Know If You Are Embracing an Abundance Mind-Set? Notes

10 You Are Fast

9 Ways to Get Time Back in Your Day Three Ways to Speed Up Your Teams and Organizations Create Aerodynamic Funding When to Go Slow to Go Fast Notes

11 You Transform Lives

Change Systems Change Yourself to Change Systems Advocate for Policy Change Address the Root Cause Seek Equitable Solutions The Structure of Your Grants Notes

12 You Are Unstoppable

Eliminate Steps Increase Agility Be Adaptive Increase Innovation Intentionally Learn and Improve Notes

13 You Found Your North Star

What Is Strategy and Why Is It So Important? Strategy Formulation Strategic Sprint Don't Leave Home without It Strategic Friction Communicating a New Direction to Your Grantees Notes

14 You Do What It Takes

Step 1: Identify Your Top Priorities Step 2: Hold Everyone Accountable Step 3: Change Your Ways Step 4: Maintain Momentum Notes

15 Get Moving: Transform Your Giving and Change the World!

Seven Steps You Can Take Today

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