Insights & Resources

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

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

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

One of the biggest barriers to giving, and giving effectively, is the American taboo around talking about money and wealth....

Recently, a well-respected philanthropist came to me on a mission to find more meaning in her giving. Many like her...

I started 2022 with an impossible goal—a goal that felt so unlikely, so totally implausible, that it was laughable in its...

In my neighborhood in Philadelphia, the effort to improve a physically dangerous, unattractive thoroughfare has come to illustrate one of...

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

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

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