In the Shadow of Luminaries

Notes on last weekend’s Boston House Party from former RG Fellow Pete Redington (www.affluentangst.wordpress.com) … “Hi Pete. I’m Tracy.” I nearly choke on my absolutely outstanding lemonade as I, in turn, read the nametag of the unassuming party guest in...

A Smokin’ Retreat Report!

Really. Retreat Reports can be hot. This one definitely is. It will make you smile, inspire you, and make you wanna call a friend. Really. We have just finished our 2010 Creating Change Through Family Philanthropy Retreat Report and are (clearly) happy to share it...

A Symphony of Multiple Perspectives

  Reflections from Ginger Hintz, RG Family Philanthropy Fellow, 2009-10 Understanding and unpacking how class affects your life is hard. It’s a never-ending process of exhuming social constructions and calibrating those signifiers to your personal experiences....

People, Get Ready

Initial Dispatch from Chad Jones, Co-Chair of the RG Board (more to come): … for Council of Foundations 2010’s weekend of buzz, networking and learning in Denver. My hometown, for those who don’t know — so hopefully we will be getting out of...