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What a Lasting Marriage and Good Philanthropy Have in Common

This holiday season my wife and I are celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary. Ever the philosopher, my 13-year-old son asked...

By Mike Wang

12 / 08 / 23

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Introducing Building Impact’s New Name & Website: Delivering Bold Solutions to Big Challenges

Over the last eleven years, we’ve had the privilege at Building Impact to partner with incredible donors and other changemakers...

By Building Impact

10 / 20 / 23

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Understanding the giving habits of the ultra wealthy — and how to help them achieve more fulfillment (and impact)

A few weeks ago I shared some data about the demographics and giving habits of the ultra wealthy on my...

By Alex Johnston

12 / 15 / 22

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Philanthropy’s blind spot for the well-being of mothers

This month, I returned from maternity leave after having my third child in October. With my first two children, I...

By Caitlin Hannon

01 / 25 / 22

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Goals, New Year’s Resolutions, and Ted Lasso: Things I’m Thinking about as 2021 Comes to an End

As 2021 draws to a close, one of the year’s bright spots for me was the AppleTV show, Ted Lasso. At...

By Mike Wang

12 / 07 / 21

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The world doesn’t need more strategic philanthropists, it needs more accelerators

Here’s what that means and why it can be incredibly fulfilling for you as a donor. One big reason funders...

By Alex Johnston

11 / 24 / 21

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To white people, from another white person

To white people, from another white person – I’m white, and I grew up in a predominantly white and wealthy...

By Molly Barnes

04 / 30 / 21

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4 Encouraging Trends That We Hope Endure Beyond the Pandemic?

The endless, destabilizing uncertainty of 2020 that has put all of our lives in turmoil has also brought a gift...

By Building Impact

12 / 23 / 20

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Five Things I Learned in 2020

A few nights ago at dinner, my daughter asked, “What’s a train wreck?” My wife and I had used the...

By Mike Wang

12 / 21 / 20

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Sweeping Change and Moments of Opportunity

Forward-thinking philanthropists aren’t the kind of people to set up a scholarship fund and call it a day. The funders that...

By Mike Wang

08 / 21 / 20

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