In today’s rundown: A Grantee Partner will be featured during the MLB All-Star game. | Foundation giving was down nearly 10 percent last year. | It takes more than money to become an effective philanthropist. | One writer declares Obama the first female president.
— If you watch Major League Baseball’s All-Star game in a couple of weeks, you may see the executive director of a Women’s Foundation Grantee Partner! Dr. Mark Bergel of A Wider Circle has been named a People Magazine and MLB All-Star Among Us. Mark and the other All Stars will be recognized at the game on July 13th.
— Tomorrow the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers will release a study that found that area foundations’ giving dropped nearly 10 percent last year. Click here for details.
— Warren Buffett recently kicked off the biggest public fundraising drive in history, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, which advises donors to make smart, well-informed and educated decisions when they give.
— Dude communicates like a lady? According to the Washington Post‘s Kathleen Parker, President Barack Obama is “our first female president.” Parker argues that the president is rhetorical-testosterone deficient when it comes to dealing with crises. Click here to find out why.
