Brexit and Immigration’s Role in Philanthropy

Obviously a lot has changed in the last 24 hours.

How to Find Major Donors Among Midlevel Supporters

Philanthropy 101: MA students learn about charities

It is wonderful to see students learning about philanthropy at this stage in their lives.

European unicorns remain elusive

Unicorns, private start-up companies with valuations of at least $1bn, are much more rare in Europe than in Silicon Valley.

"Youngest donors see their investments and their philanthropy as same thing," says Greg Khost of U.S. Trust

I thought this was an interesting observation from this AFP NYC's Fundraising Day.

What’s up in Wyoming: prospect management strategy sessions

Portfolio management is something that every prospect management office seems to struggle with. Hearing how other organizations manage their portfolios is one of the best ways to get new ideas.

How to Survive Drowning in an Unwieldy Portfolio Hoard

Coincidentally, Bentz Whaley Flessner also shared six steps for effective portfolio management.

Dear Analyst 5: Speaking at Conferences

The Dear Analyst series continues with encouraging words about speaking at conferences.

Just another service your wealth manager can provide

Many wealth managers go beyond managing clients' wealth to helping provide experiences that they can't get themselves or don't have the time to get.

What is in a Name? A Data Scientist by any other name...

This is an interesting update to Drew Conway's data science Venn diagram.

Teacher pay around the world

"American teachers are underpaid." I think the opening sentence sums up the article, but read on for a look at the data from the OECD.

The startup trying to clean up Wall Street just became an official stock exchange

The firm may be familiar to you if you read Michael Lewis' Flash Boys.

Not Just the 1%: The Upper Middle Class Is Larger and Richer Than Ever

It is interesting to see how different researchers define each of these classes. It is also important to remember that prospect's perceptions of their wealth may be at odds with how they are categorized.

2016 Office Market Report

I wasn't familiar with JLL's Skyline report until this week, but there is some fascinating data for nationwide trends as well as detailed reports for 51 cities in North America.

The Undermining of American Charity

Thanks to Karen Osborne for the link to this essay in The New York Review of Books on the case against donor-advised funds.

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