Apr 21, 2026 | Board Governance, Charitable Giving & Philanthropy, Language & Institutional Evolution, Leadership & Teams, Legacy & Stewardship, Nonprofit Development, Uncategorized
When Harbor House finally shifted its fundraising, it didn’t start with a new appeal or a better OBBBA webinar. It started with three people in a room asking what the organization is really for over the next decade, and who needed to be part of that answer.
Jan 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
Why the Best Charitable Planning Advice Is Sometimes “Don’t Do This” Charitable giving is not a product of the tax code. This seems obvious when stated plainly, but over the past century, philanthropy and tax planning have become deeply intertwined....
Dec 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
On the cognitive architecture of charitable purpose and why institutional philanthropy works against human motivation Christina still remembers the winter her mother kept their car packed in case they had to sleep in it again. Growing up with a single mom who worked...
Dec 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
When we speak of “philanthropy” today, we often mean something quite different from what the word originally described. And from what humans have actually always done. In many distinct yet interconnected ways, our modern systems and structures for organized giving...
