Piglet picked a large bunch of Violets and trotted along, smelling them, and feeling very happy. “I think Violets are rather nice,” he said. And he laid his bunch in front of Eeyore and scampered off. ~A.A.Milne #GivingTuesday #giving #friendship #tuesdaymotivations

1/n: There are some academic papers that are so brilliantly and so accessibly written and so universal in scope that they transcend disciplines and stand as timeless testaments to both great thinking and great writing. Here's a short personal selection:

Last January, I noticed something peculiar in my 2yo’s bedroom that - after a year of obsessive reporting - led me to a profound cosmic revelation about what’s even possible in our universe. A 🧵.

Ideas still with us from Center for Effective Philanthropy 2023 with insights for #funders are in Jacob Harold Candid's session Crafting Social Change. His outline of #strategies and #structures will leave you thinking as well. #philanthropymatters #abundance #frameworks youtu.be/J921_rqF9Fk?si…

How might we navigate the crisis in institutional trust? Over the last few months, I've built out an initial roadmap with colleagues at Urban Institute --> urban.org/research/publi… h/t Benjamin Soskis

So proud of my wife Carolyn Sufrin for her extraordinary Senate testimony yesterday on the injustices faced by pregnant women behind bars. Her courage was only exceeded by two brave women sharing their personal experiences. Full hearing here: c-span.org/video/?537460-…

STEPH CURRY WITH THE SHOT OVER WEMBY 👨‍🍳

What a delight it was, Tayo Oviosu! More adventures to come!

I appreciate the nuance here from Musa al-Gharbi...

Great to discuss leadership and strategies for picking up the pace of UN reform. I argued leaders of today need to be emphatic, listening -- not the shouty, red-faced caricatures of old Project Starling New America The Children's Investment Fund Foundation Crisis Group

DC folks: Open Gov Hub is holding an event for my book, The Toolbox on October 30th at noon. Come check it out (and free co-working there that day, too!) eventbrite.com/e/free-coworki…

If you’re having a stressful night, here’s a photo of some nebulae you can ponder to break up the chaos in your feed. Captured with a small telescope from my backyard.

Tonight I found out that the NSF math postdoctoral fellowship I applied for is being deleted because it does not comply with Trump’s executive orders on DEI in the federal government. I’m going to answer some FAQs and share some thoughts about this ordeal in this thread 1/n

Opinion: In recent weeks, political setbacks have battered climate philanthropy. But five principles for action will help foundation and nonprofit leaders lift their heads out of the Washington drama and build a climate strategy equal to the climate crisis. Read the essay:

With climate policies being dismantled, funders must: -Scale up spending -Trust grantees -Support systems change & -Invest in resilience Jacob Harold shares how funders can work towards effective #ClimateAction: philanthropy.com/article/how-to… #PhilanthropyForClimate The Chronicle of Philanthropy

There comes a Day, One of those glorious deep blue days, When larks are singing and bees are humming, And Earth gives voice in a thousand ways - Then I, my friends, I too shall sing, And hum a foolish little thing, And whistle like a blackbird in the Spring. ~A.A.Milne #EarthDay

🌎 Happy Earth Day 🌎

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Today in Stanford Social Innovation Review offered a new framework for setting foundation payout levels: lnkd.in/eSqsydJM. This is part of a series "Philanthropy’s Response to the Radical New Reality" kicked off by John Palfrey of MacArthur Foundation ssir.org/philanthropy-r…