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A. Fine Blog Has Moved!

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:11:50 -0400

Hi, folks, I’ve moved my blog to Wordpress. The address is: http://afine2.wordpress.com/. Please reset your RSS feeds, and I”ll see you there, thanks! PS Posted an interesting piece on transparency and philanthropy on the new blog site, hope you enjoy.

Momentum Wins 2007 McAdam Book Award!

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:48:20 -0400

I am delighted to share the news that Momentum won the 2007 Terry McAdam Award that is presented annually by the Alliance for Nonprofit Management. Here’s the announcement. I’m off to Atlanta to accept the award -- here’s hoping I don’t trip or make any other faux pas during my 5 minute acceptan

The New, New Philanthropy

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:35:57 -0400

We appear to be reaching a tipping point of interest and activity around “new philanthropy” that is worth some examination. In particular, the efforts of the MacArthur Foundation to dip their toe into Second Life and the Case Foundation to fund individuals working to shift power locally between cit

Hillary Lights Up and Lightens Up

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:58:58 -0400

In a brilliant send up of the Sopranos and her own undeserved reputation for stuffiness (which really isn’t deserved, honest), this new video from Hillary’s campaign accompanying the announcement of the new campaign song (OK, ugh, Celine Dion, but I can’t vote for everyone.) is this video. Best cam

Games for Change Festival

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:27:14 -0400

I had a fantastic, albeit short, time at the Games for Change Annual Festival yesterday. It is remarkable how quickly the field of gaming for social change has grown and matured. Great examples of games for change highlighted at the conference included: Ayiti: The Cost of Life, a roll playing g