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September 10, 2012

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Tidy Sum

On those days when the philanthropoids are all atwitter in their latest paroxism of market fetishism, I just want to go out an hug an anthropologist, a philosopher, or even a cranky historian with bad breath to get some fresh air on the matter.

Caroline Fiennes has similar thoughts in Forget Business: Philanthropy Needs to Learn From Tons of Other Businesses...

"donors and charities should hire staff from a broader pool. Foundations are often particularly narrow, staffed entirely by people with business backgrounds, and perhaps a few aid-wonks. If you have three business people, then you have enough: your next hire should have studied physics or epidemiology or psychology."

http://giving-evidence.com/2012/01/31/business-philanthropy-physics/

Albert

Thanks for the link, Tidy Sum. If you already have three MBAs on staff, I wonder if your next hire should be a priest.

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