Archive for September 24th, 2012

The Rise of Women (in Philanthropy)

By Samantha Beinhacker, Managing Director, Arabella Advisors

Last March, in celebration of Women’s History Month, Arabella hosted a webinar panel on “Women and Philanthropy” to dig into the ways that women are making a difference as they increasingly control wealth in America and around the world. This topic has been very much on my mind with the launch of Hanna Rosin’s new book, The End of Men, which argues that at this moment in history, by many measures, women have significantly pulled ahead of men in virtually every arena of life, work and play. Key to this trend, suggests Rosin, is women’s ability to adapt, be collaborative and flexible—to be “plastic rather than cardboard.
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How Philanthropists Can Play Politics

By Eric Kessler, Founder, Principal and Managing Director,
Arabella Advisors

In an earlier post, I urged the philanthropic community to put aside its misgivings and get involved in political giving. On September 12th, Jim Joseph, Partner at Arnold & Porter, LLP, and I hosted a webinar to discuss the topic in more detail. What we learned was that many of you (and 80 percent of the participants) have made—or plan to make—political contributions this election cycle but were looking for guidance. Our conversation covered the options you have, the strategies you can employ to make the most of your gifts and the ways you can navigate a system that is in need of reform to ensure that you do not miss an opportunity to advance your philanthropic mission. Some highlights:
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