“Fasten your seatbelts, there is rough air ahead” You don’t know me well yet, but I am a serial entrepreneur, strategic consultant, author, frequent traveler, giver, wife and mom (not necessarily in that order).    I fly way too much and even as comfortable as I am with flying, I still wince a bit when […]

Over the past few years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of companies publicizing that they support a cause. The environment, children and youth, education, access to food and clean water…the list goes on. Admittedly, it’s great to see all of this support for causes but the question it can get you wondering […]

I had the pleasure of working with Orchard: Africa, an organization Philanthropegie founder Ric Leutwyler serves on the Board of. In exploring opportunities to raise awareness for the valuable work Orchard is doing in South African villages, we had to create a “personality” media would engage with. In addition to an outstanding Executive Director in […]

I’ve seen, first hand, the significant impact of bringing together a nonprofit leader with a well-matched expert who is willing to volunteer their time and talents to make a difference in the world.  If you haven’t tried this – you should!  There are a number of great sites that can help.  Here’s information on a […]

I’m not sure if I’ve spent more time explaining what Philanthropegie is all about – or helping people figure out how to pronounce it? Hopefully, that will all change now that the site is up and running. Well, at least the part about explaining what it’s all about. Almost a year in the making, Philanthropegie […]