Resources
These links to advisors , organizations , books , articles , speeches , and resources for youth are an introduction to some of those working to democratize philanthropy and explore innovative ways to give money.
The resources below are working in a wide variety of ways to transform philanthropy:
Finding a Philanthropic Coach
These two Advisors are available to offer further information for philanthropists and foundations who are ready to start their own Flow Fund Circles:
Organizations
Bolder Giving www.boldergiving.org
Bread for the Journey www.breadforthejourney.org
Changemakers www.changemakers.org
Changemakers Australia www.changemakers.org.au
Charity Focus www.charityfocus.org
Do Something.org www.dosomething.org
Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) www.epip.org/index.php
Inspired Legacies www.inspiredlegacies.org
Fetzer Institute www.fetzer.org/loveandforgive
Funding Exchange www.fex.org
Global Fund for Women www.globalfundforwomen.org
Global Greengrants Fund www.greengrants.org
Grantmakers without Borders www.gwob.net
Heifer Project International www.heifer.org
Institute for Philanthropy www.instituteforphilanthropy.org.uk
International Network of Women’s Funds www.inwf.org
Jewish Funders Network www.jfunders.org
Mama Cash www.mamacash.nl
More than Money www.morethanmoney.org
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy www.ncrp.org/
National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers www.nncg.org/
Neighborhood Funders Group www.nfg.org
Reimagine Money www.reimaginemoney.org/
RSF Social Finance www.rsfsocialfinance.org
Seva Foundation www.seva.org
SmartLink www.smartlink.org/index.htm
Third Wave Foundation, www.thirdwavefoundation.org
Threshold Foundation www.thresholdfoundation.org
Women Donor’s Network www.womendonors.org
Women’s Funding Network www.wfnet.org
YES! www.yesworld.org
Youthgive www.youthgive.org
Youth on Board www.youthonboard.org
Zing Foundation www.zings.org
For a more complete list of U.S. organizations, download the PDF: “Social Change Foundations and Community-based Philanthropy: A State-by-State Guide”
Books, Magazines and Journals
Creating Change through Family Philanthropy: The Next Generation by Alison Goldberg and Karen Pittelman, Soft Skull Press, 2007
Inspired Philanthropy, Your Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Giving Plan & Leaving a Legacy , 3rd edition, by Tracy Gary with forward by Suze Orman , Jossey Bass, 2007
Money and the Meaning of Life by Jacob Needleman, Doubleday, 1991.
More than Money Magazine
The Giving Family: Raising Our Children to Help Others , by Susan Price, Council on Foundations, 2001.
The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist, WW Norton, 2003
We Gave Away a Fortune , by Christopher Mogil and Peter Woodrow, New Society Publishers, 1991
Articles
PDF article: “Intuition, Trust, and a Great River of Money” by Chet Tchozewski, Executive Director of Global Greengrants Fund
“Social Change Philanthropy and How It’s Done” by Alison Goldberg
“Social Change Philanthropy” by Lisa Tracy and Tracy Gary
Reports, presentations, speeches
PDF Copy: "Transformational Philanthropy: An Exploration" , by Duane Elgin and Elizabeth Share with John Levy and Tracy Gary
Looking Out for the Future: An Orientation for Twenty-first Century Philanthropists The Future of Philanthroyp's Final Report
Download PDF transcript: “The Power and Role of Intuition in Powerful Grantmaking” from Council on Foundations Conference, April 10, 2005.
“Transformational Philanthropy: Celebrating 15 Years with TPI” by The Philanthropic Initiative
Curricula, Games and Youth
Community-based Youth Philanthropy , Every Voice in Action Foundation
Creating Tomorrow's Philanthropists : Curriculum Development for Youth: New Directions for Philanthropic Fundraising, No. 36 by Patriciat O. Bjorhovde (Editor) Jossey Bass, 2003
Karma Tycoon - A game created by DoSomething.org
Learning to Give: A K-12 curriculum on giving, volunteering and philanthropy for teachers and parents www.learningtogive.org
Roots & Shoots a Program of the Jane Goodall Institute
ru MAD (Are You Making A Difference?)
Ryan’s Well Foundation and DVD
The Word for Me Is Philanthropy , Community Partnerships with Youth