Guest Column: Choose effectiveness this giving season
Jared Barnett
Jared Barnett is the CEO of Slingshot Memphis and a former management consultant with McKinsey & Company. He is passionate about combining analytical rigor with his desire to help others through transformative solutions that improve the quality of peoples' lives. A transplant to Memphis, Jared and his family of six children have put their roots down here.
Jared Barnett: “With so many options, it’s easy to simply give to organizations that we are most familiar with. While this relational philanthropy represents the tight-knit nature of our community, it also limits the impact of our giving. It’s time to exchange relational philanthropy with effective philanthropy.”
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