Karen Pittelman

A new bookcast

A Ceremony for the End of Philanthropy

Episode 1 – Introduction

The bad feeling. I’ve never quite been able to shake it, even after 25 years in philanthropy. Of course, there are plenty of critiques of this institution—and we’ll cover them all. But I also work in social justice philanthropy, exactly the kind of practice meant to answer those critiques. Still, I’ve always felt in my bones that something was off, though I could not name it. Maybe you’ve felt it too?