The Giving Pledge: Facilitating Game-changing Gifts for Social Change
By Melissa Beck CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire
See this report on philanthropists pulling resources together by means of a pledge… a tool for social change. Beck writes –
“Donors should also know we want to have an upfront conversation about expected results. Because a major gift is an investment in change, you should feel you have made a significant difference. Social change involves people on the receiving end, an understanding has to be reached that results take time. These conversations about evaluating outcomes are necessary, especially in the event of under or over-performance.”
Also- “Most of all, we want philanthropists to remember that their gifts are an investment in change, entrusted to competent people on the receiving end. Trust is the key ingredient to any successful relationship, especially one as significant as this. Game-changing gifts are rare occurrences, and many that could happen, don’t. Let’s continue the conversation about maximizing philanthropy within the social realm and together, make some change.”
Full post was originally featured on www.ocbigs.org/blog
Source: <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melissa-beck/the-giving-pledge-facilit_b_9385114.html>
[Added references for further research- http://givingpledge.org/;
http://www.pon.harvard.edu/daily/leadership-skills-daily/servant-leadership-and-warren-buffetts-giving-pledge/;
http://africanleadership.co.uk/africas-top-10-richest-charity-donors/]