Archive - Funder Follies

Folly #100: What Makes Me Mad

It's also what makes me write.

12 hrs ago •

Melanie Hamburger

Folly #99: A Lone Voice?

Could yours be the one that makes change?

Jun 20 •

Melanie Hamburger

A week of not really working.

Jun 13 •

Melanie Hamburger

Folly #98: $50,000

What if that's your budget, not a major gift?

Jun 6 •

Melanie Hamburger

May 2025

Folly #97: One-on-One

Getting to real conversations in an online world.

May 30 •

Melanie Hamburger

Memorial Day approaches.

May 23 •

Melanie Hamburger

An Interview with Valeria Brabata

Community power – and funding – from a small-but-mighty rural foundation.

May 16 •

Melanie Hamburger

Folly #96: Mothers

I'm lucky. I have two.

May 9 •

Melanie Hamburger

Folly #95: Movements

The math says we can do this.

May 2 •

Melanie Hamburger

April 2025

Folly #94: A Recipe for Events

Smart boards cook them up, and it's not about making galas.

Apr 25 •

Melanie Hamburger

Folly #93: Think & Feel

Make time to let things sink in.

Apr 18 •

Melanie Hamburger

Folly #92: Lyrics

Listening for supernatural delight, money and survival.

Apr 11 •

Melanie Hamburger

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