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hardcover, 6 x 9, 144 pages
ISBN: 978-1-59714-084-3 $15.00 Join Friends of Heyday and save 20% on your purchase. Grassroots Philanthropy: Field Notes of a Maverick Grantmaker
Bill Somerville with Fred Setterberg
Take risks. Move quickly. Get out of the office and into the field. Set aside the mountains of paper that characterize conventional philanthropy and focus instead on forging enduring partnerships with outstanding individuals. Dare to change the world in imaginative ways that prove deeply satisfying, exciting, and (dare we say it?) fun. Based on four decades of experience as a foundation executive, Bill Somerville's Grassroots Philanthropy is an unorthodox guide to decisive, hands-on grantmaking. Straightforward, persuasive, and exhilarating, Somerville's courageous and thoughtful approach to grantmaking will energize and motivate foundation and nonprofit leaders alike. Advanced Praise "Bill Somerville provides us with ideas, suggestions, and experiences that would help any foundation, large or small, experienced or new, and any employee or board member."—Colburn Wilbur, former president and CEO of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation "Bill is my hero—a friend to all of us who care about our communities, our children, our country. Someone who can see the great ideas when others just see chaos or problems; someone who listens and reaches down to the grass roots to discover new trends, new ideas."—Catherine Milton, Founder, Friends of the Children, former Executive Director, Save the Children "Working with Bill Somerville continues to be a joy in every regard. It is difficult to imagine how we could accomplish much of our grantmaking, both regionally and internationally, without his assistance."—Thomas C. Layton, President, Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation "Bill Somerville has inspired my community work in ingenious and provocative ways."—Alice Waters, Founder and Director, Chez Panisse Foundation 
About the Authors Bill Somerville is a nationally recognized expert on creative grantmaking. He has consulted at over 350 community foundations in the United States, Canada, and the U.K. on innovative grantmaking and effective operations. In 1991 he founded Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, which specializes in responsive approaches to grantmaking, such as “paperless” discretionary grants and grants with a forty-eight-hour turnaround. Fred Setterberg is the coauthor of several books about the nonprofit sector and philanthropy, including Grantmaking Basics, with Colburn Wilbur and Barbara Kibbe, and Beyond Profit, with Kary Schulman. |
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