Jacob Harold
@jacobharold.bsky.social
do-gooder, etc
www.craftingimpact.org
www.craftingimpact.org
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"The trajectory of intelligent life on this planet can be described as an evolution of its verbs: to move, to reproduce, to hunt, to hide, to feel, to use, to make, to think." lareviewofbooks.org/article/what...
What Isn’t Intelligence? | Los Angeles Review of Books
Patrick House is inspired by Blaise Agüera y Arcas’s “What Is Intelligence?” to think about what might constitute the difference between artificial and natural intelligence.
lareviewofbooks.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"The trajectory of intelligent life on this planet can be described as an evolution of its verbs: to move, to reproduce, to hunt, to hide, to feel, to use, to make, to think." lareviewofbooks.org/article/what...
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Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan are shifting their philanthropy to focus on Biohub, the pair’s science organization, to use AI to accelerate scientific discovery and disease prevention.
https://phlnthrp.com/3Xh5hGo
https://phlnthrp.com/3Xh5hGo
Zuckerberg, Chan Shift Bulk of Philanthropy to Science.
Their giving will now focus on AI and biology to curb disease.
www.philanthropy.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan are shifting their philanthropy to focus on Biohub, the pair’s science organization, to use AI to accelerate scientific discovery and disease prevention.
https://phlnthrp.com/3Xh5hGo
https://phlnthrp.com/3Xh5hGo
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I will say if that whole military meeting had been an email it would have been a pretty weird email
September 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I will say if that whole military meeting had been an email it would have been a pretty weird email
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We are on the verge of a new Cold War, defined not by an ideological contest over the proper relationship between politics and the economy, but over the metabolic basis of modernity. Call it the Green Entente vs. the Axis of Petrostates. My latest: foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/01/e...
The Coming Ecological Cold War
Decarbonization isn’t just about technology and markets—it’s a geopolitical revolution.
foreignpolicy.com
September 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
We are on the verge of a new Cold War, defined not by an ideological contest over the proper relationship between politics and the economy, but over the metabolic basis of modernity. Call it the Green Entente vs. the Axis of Petrostates. My latest: foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/01/e...
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Mergers, acquisitions, and other organizational transitions are difficult for nonprofits no matter what—but especially when done under duress.
Former GuideStar CEO @jacobharold.bsky.social has experienced and studied these restructurings and shares 7 principles for making them successful:
Former GuideStar CEO @jacobharold.bsky.social has experienced and studied these restructurings and shares 7 principles for making them successful:
Recombination as Rebirth (SSIR)
In this time of crisis, nonprofits may be forced into mergers, acquisitions, and sunsets. A few principles will help leaders make the most of a difficult moment.
ssir.org
July 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Mergers, acquisitions, and other organizational transitions are difficult for nonprofits no matter what—but especially when done under duress.
Former GuideStar CEO @jacobharold.bsky.social has experienced and studied these restructurings and shares 7 principles for making them successful:
Former GuideStar CEO @jacobharold.bsky.social has experienced and studied these restructurings and shares 7 principles for making them successful:
Reposted by Jacob Harold
Terrific @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social op-ed by @jacobharold.bsky.social w/ 5 tips for climate funders.
Spend now
Rethink existing structures
Show trust
Stop bickering
Consider whole picture
I'd add a 6th to fend off despair: Support achievable proof points.
www.philanthropy.com/article/how-...
Spend now
Rethink existing structures
Show trust
Stop bickering
Consider whole picture
I'd add a 6th to fend off despair: Support achievable proof points.
www.philanthropy.com/article/how-...
How to Build a Climate Funding Strategy in the Age of Trump
As federal climate policy is dismantled, grant makers need to end their silence and get to work.
www.philanthropy.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Terrific @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social op-ed by @jacobharold.bsky.social w/ 5 tips for climate funders.
Spend now
Rethink existing structures
Show trust
Stop bickering
Consider whole picture
I'd add a 6th to fend off despair: Support achievable proof points.
www.philanthropy.com/article/how-...
Spend now
Rethink existing structures
Show trust
Stop bickering
Consider whole picture
I'd add a 6th to fend off despair: Support achievable proof points.
www.philanthropy.com/article/how-...