Kristen Corning BedfordRevealing Our Operating Beliefs“… those who are excluded from the system always reveal the operating beliefs of that system. Speaking the truth for the sake of healing…Feb 3, 2023Feb 3, 2023
Kristen Corning BedfordThe BullshitadorA year ago (today, actually, which brings a whole other level of magic), I released my first book, the birthing process long and…Sep 18, 2020Sep 18, 2020
Kristen Corning BedfordThe Great ShiftPracticing Feminist Philanthropy During a PandemicMay 17, 2020May 17, 2020
Kristen Corning BedfordPublic Schools and FundraisingIn a volunteer school meeting recently, talk turned to how to engage new, younger parents in fundraising at our elementary school. There…Oct 24, 2019Oct 24, 2019
Kristen Corning BedfordNext Gen Philanthropy : The HiveIn Generation Impact, the book on next gen donors by Sharna Goldseker and Michael Moody, the emphasis is on the high net worth donors who…Oct 3, 2019Oct 3, 2019
Kristen Corning BedfordUsing Feminism in Our PhilanthropyWhen I was leading the grantmaking efforts for a women’s giving circle, I asked the volunteers on the grant committee to tell the story of…Aug 21, 2019Aug 21, 2019
Kristen Corning BedfordWhy I Don’t Do #GivingTuesdayBlack Friday. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday. I don’t participate in any of them. And while there’s increasing guilt in participating in the…Dec 6, 2018Dec 6, 2018
Kristen Corning BedfordThe Call From Inside the HouseRemember that story, told ‘round the campfire, of the girl alone in her house who answered the phone to a voice saying ominous things…Nov 12, 2018Nov 12, 2018
Kristen Corning BedfordPhilanthropy is dead. Long live philanthropy.We can no longer pretend that we’re doing good by going to auctions, sponsoring families in foreign countries, or purchasing something…Oct 30, 2018Oct 30, 2018