Philanthropy News

Source: 
Philantopic
Published: 
Tuesday, November 05, 2019

The power of small grants to drive change has not been lost on city leaders, many of whom are embracing the potential of micro-philanthropy — and pairing it with a citizen-led ecosystem that supports the effective implementation of those grants.

Source: 
SSIR
Published: 
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

How investors can generate deeper insights into social and environmental impact while bringing concrete business benefits to investees.

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Nonprofit Quarterly
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Monday, October 28, 2019

Building organizational capacity in finances, leadership, programs, and infrastructure is critical. Forcing Native nonprofits to adhere to foundation definitions of success and foundation-favored approaches to service delivery, however, is not capacity building. It is colonialism in philanthropic clothes.

Source: 
Center for Effective Philanthropy
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Thursday, October 17, 2019

Collaboration is increasing in philanthropy. Sixty percent of foundation CEOs believe that structured collaborations, with other foundations or broader stakeholders, are key to generating higher levels of impact. After 2016’s election, nearly half reported increasing their emphasis on partnerships with other funders.

Source: 
Philantopic
Published: 
Tuesday, October 08, 2019

Seven years ago, we launched a President's Youth Council (PYC) at the California Endowment, and it seems like a good time to tell you that the young people who've served on the council over those seven years have significantly influenced our programming as a private foundation, been a source of reality-checking and ground-truthing on how our work "shows up" at the community level, and have substantially increased my own "woke-ness" as a foundation executive.

Source: 
Center for Effective Philanthropy
Published: 
Friday, October 04, 2019

Nonprofits often face challenges when trying to secure ongoing, unrestricted support from major donors, which is sometimes fueled by a lack of connection between the donor and the nonprofits they support. Unrestricted funds are the most valuable funds a major donor can give to a nonprofit, and when given, it is often an indication that an organization is aligned well with — and has the trust of — the donor.

Source: 
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Published: 
Thursday, September 26, 2019

In 2006, my foundation helped release commercials in cities across Colorado that featured Norman, a playful brown-and-white Brittany spaniel puppy that mooed like a cow. The campaign was intended to start a conversation about what it meant to be...

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