Taking Care of Business (in the Business of Taking Care)
Release Date:
12/09/2015
... foundations structure themselves. These are below, along with how the five foundations (including me from Ford) scored ...
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Some Winning Ingredients in Movement Building Are the Spiciest of All
Release Date:
12/14/2015
... President, Proteus Fund Last month, I joined a panel of grantmakers and advocacy leaders to discuss the role that ... philanthropic successes as well as miscues in this work with a special emphasis on the...
Take This Opportunity to Understand Disaster and Resilience through a Gender Lens
Release Date:
10/28/2015
... low-income women, homeless LGBTQ youth, and undocumented immigrants , were likely to fall through the cracks of ... to recovery, but resiliency. Three years later, together with our grantee partners, we have...
To Combat Islamophobia, Start Where You Are
Release Date:
03/23/2016
... morning to the news of what had happened in Brussels with a now-familiar sense of dread—not for myself but for ... and discrimination. Those of us who can should counter with our own messages of religious...
We Can’t Force Philanthropy to Talk About Power Dynamics, Can We?
Release Date:
11/05/2015
... to discuss; power itself can never be eliminated. With increased awareness of power, however, conversations, ... way through some comedic interactions in a room of twenty grantmakers . We played men at their...
EdFunders Case Study Identifies Unusual Model for Philanthropic Collaboration
Release Date:
08/11/2015
... – Philanthropy New York, “the regional association of grantmakers with global impact,” today announced the release of a case ... – an unusual collaboration that brought together funders with...
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Prefiguring the Future We Want: Practicing Liberation & Sovereignty
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... of us to at least limp along are literally under attack? With manufactured chaos causing increased threats and real ... inner work Influencing complex systems change Working with real-life examples, we will...
When a Successful Program Can’t Expand, It’s Time to Grow a Network
Release Date:
11/23/2015
... idea could have died right there, but fortunately for all concerned , the deadlock triggered a conversation that yet ... in philanthropy. First came the questions: With so many science-based institutions in the...
For Foundations, Succession Planning Should Be a High Priority
Release Date:
03/31/2016
... already have a well-considered plan in place to deal with both planned and emergency departures. By taking the ... vary in size and composition, but all Board members are concerned about their fiduciary...
This is What Ford Foundation Does with its Resources
Release Date:
08/13/2014
... questions about our financial resources and what we do with them. The first video, on our endowment and how it ... about philanthropy is to tell our own story. Working with the talented design firm...
Your VISION for 2025 – A Report on Year One
... sustainability that would be difficult to reach with the existing budget. The second was a reckoning with NYC real estate. Our office lease ended in June 2015 and ... staff saw the situation as an opportunity...
Make Room for Makerspaces
Release Date:
12/08/2015
... for youth-focused philanthropy, featuring a conversation with a researcher, a corporate funder, and a maker. Here are ... math) education. Schools are having trouble keeping pace with employers’ needs; and...
To Avoid Being a Supporter of the Status Quo, Ask “So What?”
Release Date:
01/27/2016
... on results, but I wonder whether we are letting our focus with data distract us from the big picture — ensuring that ... Because financial health is so inextricably intertwined with every other aspect of a...