Strive For Change Foundation

This is a good reminder that your voice matters and being closer "to the ground" makes you a better funder.

And listening is priceless…"If we listen more, not just to the professionals but also to the people they serve, we acknowledge that our giving is not about us or our generosity; it’s about the people we ultimately try to help. And we just might find that our philanthropy is making a bigger difference than we ever imagined."

Why Every Philanthropist Should Be Active on Twitter So many philanthropists seem removed from the challenges they wish to address but Jay Ruderman of the Ruderman Foundation says “Like all things worth doing, philanthropy requires getting your hands dirty. A good starting point would be for the philanthropist to interact with real people and causes o…