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It doesn’t take much reading between the lines to see what we’re really expecting of philanthropy. What we’re searching for is the gift: the most ancient form of exchange, the most often invoked, and perhaps the least understood.
The gift isn’t a tool or a tactic. It’s an ethic—a way of being.
The gift isn’t a tool or a tactic. It’s an ethic—a way of being.
3 of 3 | Are We Showing Up in Gift Mode?
This is the last in a three-part series on reclaiming the ethic of the gift in contemporary fundraising.
responsive.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It doesn’t take much reading between the lines to see what we’re really expecting of philanthropy. What we’re searching for is the gift: the most ancient form of exchange, the most often invoked, and perhaps the least understood.
The gift isn’t a tool or a tactic. It’s an ethic—a way of being.
The gift isn’t a tool or a tactic. It’s an ethic—a way of being.
Reposted
Everything about this implicates and inspires me.
The Reckoning Our Sector’s Narrators Don’t Want to See Coming
In the past few weeks, I’ve read a number of pieces from those trying to make sense of this moment for the rest of us.
responsive.substack.com
June 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Everything about this implicates and inspires me.