A Plutocratical Sabbatical

A Plutocratical Sabbatical

I had the privilege of taking a 4-month sabbatical, a complete break from all things philanthropy so that I could attend to long-neglected personal matters. You probably didn’t miss me because while I was away this monthly letter was written by some of my most...
Will Philanthropy Change to Meet the Moment?

Will Philanthropy Change to Meet the Moment?

Guest Blog: Ellen Dorsey Alan Davis is on sabbatical, returning to work on April 1, 2024. During this time, his monthly letters have been written by three distinguished colleagues: Gabriela Sandoval, Executive Director of the Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute; Larry...
Courting Disaster as the Crow Flies

Courting Disaster as the Crow Flies

Guest blog: Larry Ottinger Alan Davis is on sabbatical, returning to work on April 1, 2024. During this time, his monthly letters will be written by three distinguished colleagues: Gabriela Sandoval, Executive Director of the Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute; Larry...
New Year, Same Fight!

New Year, Same Fight!

Guest Blog: Gabriela Sandoval Alan Davis is on sabbatical, returning to work on April 1, 2024.  During this time, his monthly letters will be written by three distinguished colleagues: Gabriela Sandoval, Executive Director of the Excessive Wealth Disorder...
What Do I Want for (next) Christmas

What Do I Want for (next) Christmas

It took visits on Christmas Eve from spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future for Scrooge, of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, to face up to his moral responsibilities. I wish those ghosts had spent a little more time with America’s billionaires. One in...
#Give-a-Damn Tuesday

#Give-a-Damn Tuesday

[Note: the title of this letter owes its origins to a fundraising email blast I received from Indivisible, although they were more emphatic ($%*!).] Today marks not only the end of having to eat turkey leftovers but the 13th #GivingTuesday, when Americans, and others...