How Philanthropy Can Turn the Tide on Violence
Release Date:
08/14/2019
Funders run the risk of being reductive to addressing violence if they don’t challenge themselves to be in solidarity with the people affected by their work.
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What DAFs are Learning from the Community Development Sector
Release Date:
08/05/2019
Donor Advised Funds have caught the imagination of philanthropically minded individuals and families as an efficient option to grow their philanthropic assets and support their favorite charities without developing the burdensome infrastructure of a...
The Power of Partnerships: 25 Years of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City
Release Date:
07/24/2019
Ten months ago, I stepped into an exciting new role as the executive director of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City—a nonprofit organization that, for 25 years and across three mayoral administrations, has brought together members of the...
Beyond Rigor - Building Philanthropy's Equitable Evaluation Infrastructure
Release Date:
07/17/2019
Should the “rigor” yardstick, used in traditional evaluation practice, be used to assess an equity-focused mission? Does centering questions of validity, objectivity, and appropriateness advance equity? A growing group of funders and evaluators are...
Census 2020: Focus on the Real Work in Communities, Not the Legal/Political Morass
Release Date:
07/11/2019
The two weeks following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 28 ruling that the controversial citizenship question cannot be added to the 2020 census questionnaire has been a wild rollercoaster ride for anyone trying to track what’s been happening.
UPDATE: Foundations Cannot Waver in Face of Latest Census Challenges
Release Date:
07/10/2019
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Commerce Department cannot include a question on citizenship in the 2020 Census, for now. It is possible that the Administration will be able to offer adequate justifications for its inclusion,...
Do More with What You Have
Release Date:
06/26/2019
The college admissions scandal made news on the same day that this year’s high school seniors, including my son, were getting their first admissions emails (the days of skinny and fat envelopes are long gone).
You Can't Hack Trust
Release Date:
06/17/2019
Trust is the foundation on which every philanthropic relationship rests. And individual and family philanthropy is no different.
What Does Affordable Mean in an Unaffordable City?
Release Date:
06/11/2019
New York City is consistently at or near the top of the list when it comes to determining the nation’s most unaffordable cities. Foundations and other organizations that seek to combat poverty and inequality require a thorough understanding of who...
What Is Effective Philanthropy?
Release Date:
06/05/2019
Jessica Johansen, Director of Special Projects at the Siegel Family Endowment writes, "Creating the connective tissue between grantee work and this wider world is part of the grantmaking philosophy around Effective Philanthropy."
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