Jacob LiefinUbuntu PathwaysFrom Locust Walk to South Africa and BackDuring my senior year at University of Pennsylvania in 1999, I ran a raffle on Locust Walk that would end up changing my life. I had just…4 min read·May 11, 2018----
Jacob LiefinUbuntu PathwaysWhy We Changed Our NameEighteen years ago, I embarked on a crazy yet incredible journey with an unlikely new acquaintance. Malizole “Banks” Gwaxula was a teacher…3 min read·Oct 2, 2017----
Jacob LiefinUbuntu PathwaysWhat Running a Nonprofit Has Taught Me About FatherhoodIn the townships of Port Elizabeth, South Africa children live less than a mile from the ocean, but many of them never see it. The beach…6 min read·Jun 17, 2017----
Jacob LiefinUbuntu PathwaysOn Getting Older and (Hopefully) WiserToday, I’m turning 40, and Ubuntu is turning 18. For the last 6,570 days, I’ve gone to bed and woken up thinking about this crazy…5 min read·Mar 20, 2017----
Jacob LiefinUbuntu PathwaysThe Meaning of a DressAt Ubuntu Education Fund, our work is rooted in the idea that all people, no matter where they come from, deserve the same opportunities in…6 min read·Dec 7, 2016----
Jacob LiefinUbuntu PathwaysFrom HTML to HIVSeventeen years ago, I started Ubuntu Education Fund with my friend, Banks Gwaxula. Apartheid had just ended in South Africa, and we were…4 min read·Dec 1, 2016----
Jacob LiefinUbuntu PathwaysAre We Measuring The Real Impact Of Charity?In his TEDTalk, “The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong,” Dan Pallotta discusses the different rulebooks by which for-profit…3 min read·Nov 2, 2016----
Jacob LiefinUbuntu PathwaysHave We Really Forgotten How to Raise a Child?Sustainability and scale. The development world in the past decade has emphasized these buzzwords above all others. How many computers…4 min read·Oct 26, 2016----
Jacob LiefinUbuntu Pathways7 Lessons for Smart PhilanthropyIn the seventeen years I’ve spent running a non-profit, I’ve witnessed the best and the worst of philanthropy. I’ve watched organizations…5 min read·Oct 20, 2016----
Jacob LiefinUbuntu PathwaysLet Nonprofits Spend More to Do MoreWhy aren’t nonprofits held to the same standards as for-profit corporations?4 min read·Oct 12, 2016----