necessity; access to capital, programs, markets; access to expertise; greater efficiencies; to find the missing pieces; testing ground/incubator for new ideas (before “institutionalizing” at the charity/program level); pursue aligned and impactful (but no necessarily charitable) goals; leverage and expend mission reachTypical vehicles:501(c)(3) – private foundations, public charities, DAFs, supporting organizationsMust be careful about any assets put into a 501(c)(3) organization,… [read post]

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We formed a three-person teaching team: Margaret Hagan, a legal designer based at Stanford’s d.school; Alex Gavis, in-house counsel at Fidelity Investments with expertise in consumer and financial regulations and product design; and Kursat Ozenc, an interaction designer trained at Carnegie Mellon’s Design School and working at Autodesk. [read post]