Edward W. Wilson Consulting

10/03/2021

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03/25/2020

Check out our recent article that reflects on the William Penn Foundation's approach to strategic philanthropy in the Delaware River Watershed.

Strategic philanthropy requires striking a balance between two extremes. On one side is unilateral agenda-setting by the foundation and excessive reliance on its own intellectual frameworks and methods. On the other side is too much deference to competing voices from the field, with the risk that fu...

03/25/2020

I have more than more than 30 years of experience in applied research, evaluation and strategic planning for public, non-profit and philanthropic organizations. Focusing primarily on interactions between people and their natural and built environments, my consulting assignments have spanned such fields as environmental conservation, land use planning, sustainable agriculture, smart growth and sustainable development, regional and inter-governmental cooperation, and urban revitalization.

Recent projects include evaluations of programs to support transdisciplinary research on environmental challenges; an assessment of the emerging field of planetary health; evaluations of large-scale conservation efforts in the US, Canada and Australia; evaluations of grant programs to protect and restore watersheds in the Great Lakes region and the Delaware River basin; and an assessment of a program that brings together world-class scientists, philosophers, and theologians to discuss "big questions."