The author of this article is not shy about making a forecast about corporate philanthropy in ’04. The focus is corporate giving but many of the things apply to fundraising in general. onPhilanthropy – Corporate Philanthropy – What to Expect in 2004

Hope Cristol, the author of an article bashing futurism in Wired magazine touted “risk analysis” as the true way to assess future possibilities. She said, “We now have a plethora of niche consultants and a booming field called risk analysis, which uses proven actuarial methods.” So it’s with great sour-grapes pleasure I report an item from today’s news. Mad cow ...

It must have taken 15 years before we figured out that health education alone wasn’t going to solve the tobacco problem. Then we learned that taxes and laws changed behavior a whole lot quicker than smoking cessation programs. With obesity it appears that lesson has been learned, and legislated solutions are being initiated already. A bunch of states are developing ...

Here’s a new story in the spirit of Dickens’ Scrooge. It seems that bequests to baby boomers are falling short of expectations. I recall that about five years ago a study indicated that some $3 trillion was about to change hands from the WWII generation to baby boomers. Many charities were rubbing their hands together with glee because it was ...