Kris Putnam-Walkerly - Delusional Altruism

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2 Foreword

3 Introduction The Kenya Community Development Foundation Wants to Change the World Social Venture Partners India Wants to Change the World The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Wants to Change the World We Are All Philanthropists Notes

4 PART I: Delusional Altruism 1 You Save Money on All the Wrong Things It Starts in Your Mind Lack of Investment How Do You Know If You Have a Scarcity Mind-Set? Why Does This Happen? Notes 2 You Are Fearful Fear of “Coming Out” in Support of a Cause Fear of Being Out and About Fear of Failure Fear of Not Being a Good Steward Fear of Disappointing Others Fear of Learning You Aren't Right Fear of Loss Fear Masked as Guilt Sometimes the Fear Is Justified Don't Hold Yourself Hostage to Your Fears Notes 3 You Respond Too Slowly Clogging the System with Unnecessary Junk Complexifying the Simple Instead of Simplifying the Complex Developing Bureaucratic Bloat Committing to Speeding Things Up Notes 4 You Have Too Many Steps What “Too Many Steps” Means Too Many Steps Cause Too Many Problems Why Do We Have Too Many Steps? Notes 5 You Are Too Overwhelmed to Take Your Next Step Six Ways Philanthropists Are Overwhelmed Eight Ways You Contribute to Feeling Overwhelmed Notes 6 You Are Fooled by Your Own Efforts You Don't Know Where You Want to Go You Don't Know How to Get There You Suffer from Donor Distraction Disorder Fooled or Fools? Notes 7 You Ask the Wrong Questions Wrong Question #1: “How Do We Do It?” Wrong Question #2: What's the Best Way to Do This? Wrong Question #3: “Can We Start Right Away?” Why Does Asking the Wrong Questions Cause Problems? Note

5 PART II: Transformational Giving 8 You Start with the Right Questions Question 1: Why? Question 2: What? Question 3: What Do I Know Already? Question 4: What Don't I Know? Question 5: Who Else Needs to Be Involved? Question 6: What Are Our Best Practices Internally? Question 7: What Are All the Ways We Can Do This? Question 8: If You Could Do It All Over Again, What Would You Do Differently? Question 9: How Can We Speed This Up? Question 10: If This Was to Become Best-in-Class, What Would It Look Like? Question 11: What's the Risk? Question 12: Does This Bring Me Joy? Notes 9 You See and Act Abundantly The Abundance Mind-Set Investing in Yourself Investing in Your Partners Investing in Philanthropy's Infrastructure How Will You Know If You Are Embracing an Abundance Mind-Set? Notes 10 You Are Fast 9 Ways to Get Time Back in Your Day Three Ways to Speed Up Your Teams and Organizations Create Aerodynamic Funding When to Go Slow to Go Fast Notes 11 You Transform Lives Change Systems Change Yourself to Change Systems Advocate for Policy Change Address the Root Cause Seek Equitable Solutions The Structure of Your Grants Notes 12 You Are Unstoppable Eliminate Steps Increase Agility Be Adaptive Increase Innovation Intentionally Learn and Improve Notes 13 You Found Your North Star What Is Strategy and Why Is It So Important? Strategy Formulation Strategic Sprint Don't Leave Home without It Strategic Friction Communicating a New Direction to Your Grantees Notes 14 You Do What It Takes Step 1: Identify Your Top Priorities Step 2: Hold Everyone Accountable Step 3: Change Your Ways Step 4: Maintain Momentum Notes 15 Get Moving: Transform Your Giving and Change the World! Seven Steps You Can Take Today

6 Acknowledgments

7 About the Author

8 Index

9 End User License Agreement

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“You need to do this. You can do this. I can help.” This is what it feels like to work with Kris Putnam-Walkerly. What a delight it is to now have in book form the wisdom, inspiration, and tools of a gifted writer and leader in philanthropy. Thank you, Kris. We need your voice, your encouragement, and your mad skills in this work. You are a gift to the field.

Ellen LaPointe, President & CEO, Northern California Grantmakers

Aristotle once told us that giving well is tougher than you think. Delusional Altruism is a welcome guide that shows why he was right and what you can do to get better. Written in practical down-to-earth steps and sensible advice, it's valuable whether you're beginning the journey or wanting to check your current practice. And it even translates well “across the pond!”

Paul Streets, CEO, Lloyds Bank Foundation

Effective philanthropy can elude even the best of intentions. Kris Putnam-Walkerly gets it—and with a page-turning mix of hard truths, good humor, and tough love, she's ready to help you avoid those all-too-common mistakes that prevent your pursuit of the greater good from having its greatest impact. This inspiring and provocative book will change the way you think about changing the world.