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JEFF GREENSTEIN PHILANTHROPY BUSINESS EXEC WHY YOU SHOULD APPROACH LIKE A

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JEFF GREENSTEIN

PHILANTHROPY

BUSINESS EXEC

WHY YOU SHOULD APPROACH

LIKE A

Many successful philanthropiesoperate very much like a businessenterprise with an organizational

structure, core values and mission, andshort-term and long-term goals.

Here are

key reasons why you should approachphilanthropy like a business executive

5

CREATE SCALABLE SYSTEMS

01

Retaining the option to expandis a common practice forbusiness executives.

Retaining the option to expandis a common practice forbusiness executives.

Starting small and testing differentinitiatives is prudent in the short-term

but there should be a constant focus onhow the operations can scale to achieve

greater impact once the model is proven.

WORK WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE

02

The success of a business isdirectly linked to the quality

and talent of their team and theculture they operate within.

Attracthe r

o

Encoumentaand emsolid f

Attracting, engaging and retainingthe right people is critical in any

organization, business orphilanthropic.

Encouraging a collaborative teammentality between board memberand employees can help to create asolid foundation for the charitable

organization to grow.

ess isualityand the

within.

DEMAND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY

03

Philanthropic organizations should be treatedlike a business in that the basics of efficientoperations are critical to long term stability

and future growth.

Consider how the organization is managing itsmoney so you aren’t donating to a cause that

may not end up using the money wisely.

Examine how much of the actual capital donatedultimately makes it to the underlying beneficiaries

FOCUS ON CREATING SOLUTIONS

04

Throwing money at aproblem is a short-term

solution

You’ll need anentrepreneurial spirit to

identify the root causes ofthe targeted problems thephilanthropy is addressing

in order to come up witheffective long-term

solutions.

Throwing money at aproblem is a short-term

solution

BUILD AND EXECUTE A PLAN05

Every successful businessexecutive appreciates the

value in developing a strategicand tactical plan and thenrelentlessly focusing on it.

Approaching philanthropy like a businessexecutive can help you make choices that

will have the most impact in thecommunity, and possibly beyond.