KL041
Richard Marker
Trusted Advisor, Speaker, Educator and Philanthropist
Cross Sector Leadership
Episode Summary
In this interview with trusted advisor, speaker, educator and philanthropist, Richard Marker, we discuss different aspects of leadership across different sectors. We also discuss how philanthropy differs from charity or volunteerism and why it matters for leaders.
Bio
Richard Marker is an internationally known expert in philanthropy. He is founder of the Institute for Wise Philanthropy, faculty co-director of the Funder Ed program at UPenn's Center for High Impact Philanthropy, an author and frequently quoted thought leader in his field. A much sought-after speaker, he has spoken in 39 countries on 5 continents. Previously he was the CEO of a large international foundation, International VP of a multi-national nonprofit, a private sector strategy consultant, and a university professor and chaplain. As a volunteer leader, he has sat on 60 foundation and non-profit boards and chaired 12 of them, including chairing 2 international inter-religious ones.
Some 2 decades ago, Marker developed a distinctive approach to setting funder strategy, now much emulated, and in recent years has written and spoken extensively on philanthro-ethics and equity.
He is married to Mirele B Goldsmith PhD, his partner at the Institute for Wise Philanthropy, and a prominent environmentalist. They are the parents of Adam, a DC based EEO attorney and grandparents of Aiden.
Website
https://wisephilanthropy.com/
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardmarker1/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/rmarker
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/richard.marker
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/rickmarker1/
Leadership Quote
“Authentic leadership is never about YOU, but it is always what YOU enable.”
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