Prof. Richard Marker, NYU Acad for Funder Educ + Marker Goldsmith Philanthropy
5/9/2016 | 4:30 PM
Unpacking Impact: Five Years In - What's Fad and What's Fab? 
Transparency, social justice, funder behavior, and defining the proper role of private philanthropy all characterize the current playing field in the growing and ever more important philanthropy sector. Funders want their dollars to achieve "impact”, the government seeks partners to achieve entrepreneurial change, the public wants to know what really happens behind those closed foundation doors, and the entire social sector needs to have confidence in the accountability for the billions of dollars our sector disseminates each year. The entire system depends on the alignment between law, ethics, and best practices. Sadly, that alignment is often elusive. Some don’t know the law, some don’t know the ethics, and there is no unanimity of best practices, and all too often the different kinds of professional advisors: wealth advisors, trust attorneys, philanthropy advisors operate in separate spheres, and under different rules. No wonder clients are often at a loss.

Offers one CE credit hour for the CFP and PACE (CAP) designations

About Richard

Richard Marker is a speaker, educator, writer, and advisor on philanthropy.

Since 2002, he has been co-principal of Wise Philanthropy™, a philanthropy advisory and education firm.The firm specializes in philanthropy strategy and evaluation with philanthropists, families, and foundations.He is also the founder of the NYU Academy for Grantmaking and Funder Education. TheNYU Academy is the oldest university program exclusively teaching philanthropists and foundation professionals. Since its inception in 2002, the NYU Academy has taught many hundreds of funders from 25 countries and throughout the United States.

Marker has lectured in 39 countries on 5 continents and in 40 of the United States, writes a popular blog "Wise Philanthropy”, and is the author of "Saying ‘Yes’ Wisely: Insights for the Thoughtful Philanthropist.”

In addition to his professional work, Marker has served in leadership roles on a wide variety of volunteer and foundation boards, including chair of 2 international, 1 national, and several locally based organizations. He has also served as a formal mentor for numerous organizations, and as an informal mentor to many in the philanthropy and social innovation spheres.

Marker has degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, the Jewish Theological Seminary, and Brown University. He is married to Mirele Goldsmith, PhD, a well-known environmentalist and expert in program evaluation. They are parents of Adam Marker, an attorney in Washington, DC.