Comments for Minnesota Council on Foundations Blog - Philanthropy Potluck http://blog.mcf.org The source on Minnesota philanthropy Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:28:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on In the Media by Leduc http://blog.mcf.org/2008/09/12/in-the-media-15/#comment-2899 Leduc Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:28:35 +0000 http://mcfblog.wordpress.com/?p=869#comment-2899 This is a pretty cool site. Cant wait to read some more. This is a pretty cool site. Cant wait to read some more.

]]> Comment on Disaster Philanthropy: A Long Term Role for Foundations by Anonymous http://blog.mcf.org/2010/02/05/disaster-philanthropy/#comment-2876 Anonymous Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:08:47 +0000 http://blog.mcf.org/?p=5847#comment-2876 I kind a love this article, we believe its good stuff to our members. so many things to grab and i hope you continue write good stuff on this site. keep it up I kind a love this article, we believe its good stuff to our members. so many things to grab and i hope you continue write good stuff on this site. keep it up

]]> Comment on Arts Funding: Who Benefits? by Melissa Eystad http://blog.mcf.org/2010/03/12/arts-funding-who-benefits/#comment-2866 Melissa Eystad Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:02:37 +0000 http://blog.mcf.org/?p=6162#comment-2866 This blog post does a good job of illustrating the complexity of telling the whole story of philanthropy's impact with current data gathering methods. Great example, Wendy! It is in both the foundation's and fund recipients' interests to understand why it is important to gather and share how, who and where grant dollars help. This blog post does a good job of illustrating the complexity of telling the whole story of philanthropy’s impact with current data gathering methods. Great example, Wendy! It is in both the foundation’s and fund recipients’ interests to understand why it is important to gather and share how, who and where grant dollars help.

]]> Comment on Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Shawn Murphy http://blog.mcf.org/2010/02/24/change/#comment-2861 Shawn Murphy Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:34:19 +0000 http://blog.mcf.org/?p=6065#comment-2861 Hi Stephanie, You pull out some important points in the elephant & rider analogy and the topics that evolve around it. I particularly liked your point about removing obstacles in the environment instead of motivating people/person to change. I like to use the analogy with senior managers when explaining the importance of collaborating with staff when bringing change. It's a clean example. Nice post. Hi Stephanie,
You pull out some important points in the elephant & rider analogy and the topics that evolve around it. I particularly liked your point about removing obstacles in the environment instead of motivating people/person to change. I like to use the analogy with senior managers when explaining the importance of collaborating with staff when bringing change. It’s a clean example.
Nice post.

]]> Comment on Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Aguayo http://blog.mcf.org/2010/02/24/change/#comment-2834 Aguayo Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:44:54 +0000 http://blog.mcf.org/?p=6065#comment-2834 Yes, I did listen on the call! I loved all of the stories and examples Dan Heath used to demonstrate how all of this plays out. I hope to pick up tue book sonetime soon as well.; Yes, I did listen on the call! I loved all of the stories and examples Dan Heath used to demonstrate how all of this plays out. I hope to pick up tue book sonetime soon as well.;

]]> Comment on New Grantmaker Associations Blog by givingforum http://blog.mcf.org/2010/03/10/giving-forum-blog/#comment-2832 givingforum Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:45:41 +0000 http://blog.mcf.org/?p=6143#comment-2832 Thanks! Thanks!

]]> Comment on Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by How to Change Things When Change Is Hard « Forum's FORUM http://blog.mcf.org/2010/02/24/change/#comment-2718 How to Change Things When Change Is Hard « Forum's FORUM Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:52:33 +0000 http://blog.mcf.org/?p=6065#comment-2718 [...] Stephanie digs a little deeper and passes on the three secrets to making change easier. Read the full post here. [...] [...] Stephanie digs a little deeper and passes on the three secrets to making change easier. Read the full post here. [...]

]]> Comment on Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by uberVU - social comments http://blog.mcf.org/2010/02/24/change/#comment-2717 uberVU - social comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:44:13 +0000 http://blog.mcf.org/?p=6065#comment-2717 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by sarahtownsend: RT @sjacobs: Check out this blog post I wrote about "Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard" for @FollowMCF: http://bit.ly/d9Kg63... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> Comment on Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Bao Vang http://blog.mcf.org/2010/02/24/change/#comment-2716 Bao Vang Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:04:47 +0000 http://blog.mcf.org/?p=6065#comment-2716 Great post Stephanie. I am going to read the first chapter. So I think Leah poses a great question about funding leadership development vs. talking about leadership development. As someone who runs a leadership development program, it's ironic that there is no funding out there for leadership development, but yet it is so needed by the leaders of nonprofits organizations and even more so due to the extreme pressures that nonprofits will now face through fewer resources and higher demand in service. So how do we get philanthropy to fund leadership development and make it just as important a funding priority as basic needs or economic development? Great post Stephanie. I am going to read the first chapter. So I think Leah poses a great question about funding leadership development vs. talking about leadership development. As someone who runs a leadership development program, it’s ironic that there is no funding out there for leadership development, but yet it is so needed by the leaders of nonprofits organizations and even more so due to the extreme pressures that nonprofits will now face through fewer resources and higher demand in service.

So how do we get philanthropy to fund leadership development and make it just as important a funding priority as basic needs or economic development?

]]> Comment on Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Stephanie Jacobs http://blog.mcf.org/2010/02/24/change/#comment-2714 Stephanie Jacobs Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:47:59 +0000 http://blog.mcf.org/?p=6065#comment-2714 Rinal, you are SO right! The elephant is this huge, powerful animal, and the rider seems to have so little control over what the elephant does. Dan and Chip Heath address this in their book. You can actually read the whole first chapter on their website: http://heathbrothers.com/switch/chapterone.php They also note that even though the elephant can seem wild and impulsive, the elephant provides the passion and energy that we need to get things done. It's all about getting the rider the elephant to work together to make change easier. Rinal, you are SO right! The elephant is this huge, powerful animal, and the rider seems to have so little control over what the elephant does. Dan and Chip Heath address this in their book. You can actually read the whole first chapter on their website: http://heathbrothers.com/switch/chapterone.php They also note that even though the elephant can seem wild and impulsive, the elephant provides the passion and energy that we need to get things done. It’s all about getting the rider the elephant to work together to make change easier.

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