and philanthropic sector as magic bullet of the day. As in many fields, trends in philanthropy tend to follow a similar trajectory from insightful and powerful to hackneyed and meaningless. The tragedy of this, of course, is that we often underutilize the philanthropic sector’s best ideas in practice even as we overuse them in rhetoric.
Read More This month I have the privilege of addressing Jewish outreach professionals about fundraising at the Association for Jewish Outreach Programs’ (AJOP) annual convention in Baltimore. Though I’ve spoken about my experiences as a fundraiser, conducted trainings and mentored young fundraisers many times over, this one feels different.
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As the writer of many of the posts you will find here, and the editor of the rest, my goal is to share with you my own experience and perspectives as someone who has spent most of my career in and around the Jewish philanthropic and nonprofit sector, serving variously as a foundation executive, fundraiser, manager, board member, founder and donor.
In the Giving Way blog, I share many of the lessons I have learned from past experience as well as the challenges I am working on in real time. If you are growing into — or striving to grow into — roles of increasing responsibility and leadership in philanthropy, fundraising or nonprofit management, I invite you to join me on a shared path of lifelong learning and personal and professional growth. My hope is the content on this site will help you build your knowledge, skills, and applied passion, and thus advance your own career, depth and effectiveness.
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Todd J. Sukol
Todd J. Sukol is a practitioner and observer of philanthropy and the nonprofit and philanthropic sector. He serves as Executive Director of the Mayberg Foundation and was formerly executive director of the Koby Mandell Foundation and president of Do More Mission. He may be reached at todd@givingway.net.
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