[applause] >> thank you, mary jo, for that warm introduction. i'm kind of arranging the microphone here, i'm hoping that folks can hear me in the back. okay, i see some heads nodding. good evening. >> good evening. >> on behalf of my co-authors, john, mark and i, we are so delighted to be here at the boston foundation and having an opportunity to talk with you about the ideas of catalytic philanthropy that we write about in our book, "do more than give." and it's particularly a special evening for us because my co-authors and i have had the opportunity to travel really all around the u.s. and even overseas with groups of donors and philanthropic leaders, nonprofit leaders such as yourselves to share the ideas of the book. but this is the first time we've all been together right near fsg's hometown of boston. and, um, we got together to write this book because we at fsg have come to believe that the way philanthropy is commonly practiced today has got to change. in the u.s. alone, we give $300 billion through donors to deserving nonprofits, and y

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