Author Archive:
Jacob Harold
The objectivity paradox
In an era of fake news, filter bubbles, and sock puppets one could be forgiven for doubting the idea of a shared reality. But we live on a planet made of actual, physical matter. There …
The next generation of nonprofit data standards
Our current moment in the human story is often called the age of information. And indeed, we are too-often overwhelmed by the torrent of data coursing through our lives. As a society, we have developed …
Philanthropy’s keystone species
Philanthropy is large, it contains multitudes. Amid the diversity of philanthropy there is no ‘average donor’. We might as well ask what is the ‘average’ animal in a rainforest. Natural ecosystems are diverse. So is …
A Message From GuideStar President/CEO Jacob Harold
This article originally appeared on PhilanTopic, a Foundation Center blog, on 27 October 2014. The original article can be found here. In 2013, I joined with partners at the BBB Wise Giving Alliance and Charity …
Interview with Jacob Harold, president and CEO of GuideStar
Big, medium and small: when it comes to data, one size definitely does not fit all. Jacob Harold, president and CEO of GuideStar just over a year, helps Caroline Hartnell sort them out. He also …
Interview with Jacob Harold
Big, medium and small: when it comes to data, one size definitely does not fit all. Jacob Harold, president and CEO of GuideStar just over a year, helps Caroline Hartnell sort them out. He also …
Gorillas in the midst: foundation accountability in a networked age
Gorillas – whether or not of the 800-pound variety – are powerful creatures. The presence of a gorilla on the cover of the last issue of Alliance was a winking reference to the sheer size …
Regranting: smart humility?
A seven year-old girl named Olivia took her life savings, $35, and donated it to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Was Olivia naive to increase the Gates Foundation’s endowment by 0.0000001 per cent? Or …
Learning from the farmer’s market
The global financial crisis has shaken our faith in markets. Wall Street, the City of London and other financial centres asked governments for complete freedom in the capital markets. They claimed it would create value …
Online Giving Marketplaces conference
Event Online Giving Marketplaces: Changing the Face of Philanthropy Date 8 October 2008 Venue Stanford University, Stanford, USA Organizer Stanford Social Innovation Review In the heart of Silicon Valley – and in the midst of …
