Funders & Power: Principles for Honorable Conduct in Philanthropy
Updated January 2018
An eighth principle was added to this document in January 2018: "Ensure the personal safety, dignity, and equality of all people". Read more about this addition...
Where is the line between strong philanthropic leadership & abusing power? What are funders’ responsibilities for ensuring civility & communal cohesion?
Read moreEmpowered Humility: Andrés Spokoiny's Address to JFN 2016
JFN President & CEO Andrés Spokoiny's annual address to the 2016 JFN International Conference was entitled Empowered Humility: Leveraging Your Limitations in Philanthropy.
Read moreMounting a Comeback for Pluto: Funders’ Whims and Responsibilities in Israel and Beyond
Cross-posted at the Times of Israel
I played an April Fool’s Day prank on the Jewish Funders Network staff last week. I told them a major funder wanted to have Pluto designated a planet once again.
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