The morning plenary at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) just concluded. About half way through the opening session it became clear to me that what CGI is all about is, well, personal democracy.

A good piece in today’s New York Times looks at the frenetic amount of philanthropy taking place online, with a particular look at how young people are using Facebook, and it includes a quote from PdF contributor Allison Fine.

In her piece yesterday in the NY Times, Stephanie Strom reports on the increasingly willingness of national foundations, like Carnegie and Hewlett, to admit failures in their grantmaking. Hard to call it a trend with so few examples, but lets call it a trendlette.