Jacob LiefinUbuntu PathwaysFrom Locust Walk to South Africa and BackDuring my senior year at University of Pennsylvania in 1999, I ran a raffle on Locust Walk that would end up changing my life. I had just…May 11, 2018May 11, 2018
Jacob LiefinUbuntu PathwaysWhy We Changed Our NameEighteen years ago, I embarked on a crazy yet incredible journey with an unlikely new acquaintance. Malizole “Banks” Gwaxula was a teacher…Oct 2, 2017Oct 2, 2017
Jacob LiefinUbuntu PathwaysWhat Running a Nonprofit Has Taught Me About FatherhoodIn the townships of Port Elizabeth, South Africa children live less than a mile from the ocean, but many of them never see it. The beach…Jun 17, 2017Jun 17, 2017
Jacob LiefinUbuntu PathwaysOn Getting Older and (Hopefully) WiserToday, I’m turning 40, and Ubuntu is turning 18. For the last 6,570 days, I’ve gone to bed and woken up thinking about this crazy…Mar 20, 2017Mar 20, 2017
Jacob LiefinUbuntu PathwaysThe Meaning of a DressAt Ubuntu Education Fund, our work is rooted in the idea that all people, no matter where they come from, deserve the same opportunities in…Dec 7, 2016Dec 7, 2016
Jacob LiefinUbuntu PathwaysFrom HTML to HIVSeventeen years ago, I started Ubuntu Education Fund with my friend, Banks Gwaxula. Apartheid had just ended in South Africa, and we were…Dec 1, 2016Dec 1, 2016
Jacob LiefinUbuntu PathwaysAre We Measuring The Real Impact Of Charity?In his TEDTalk, “The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong,” Dan Pallotta discusses the different rulebooks by which for-profit…Nov 2, 2016Nov 2, 2016
Jacob LiefinUbuntu PathwaysHave We Really Forgotten How to Raise a Child?Sustainability and scale. The development world in the past decade has emphasized these buzzwords above all others. How many computers…Oct 26, 2016Oct 26, 2016
Jacob LiefinUbuntu Pathways7 Lessons for Smart PhilanthropyIn the seventeen years I’ve spent running a non-profit, I’ve witnessed the best and the worst of philanthropy. I’ve watched organizations…Oct 20, 2016Oct 20, 2016
Jacob LiefinUbuntu PathwaysLet Nonprofits Spend More to Do MoreWhy aren’t nonprofits held to the same standards as for-profit corporations?Oct 12, 2016Oct 12, 2016