Marketplace IT Glitches: The Sky Is Not Falling
Release Date:
10/03/2013
... among states, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , and private drug plans. Before Part D launched, ...
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From India to Africa: A Quest to Learn about Reducing Food Loss
Release Date:
01/15/2015
... innovation in agricultural products, processes, and services . In order to glean from that success, The ...
Gender and Transformative Giving
Release Date:
05/23/2013
... age, largely because of their need for reproductive health services . Moreover, black and Latina women of this age — ...
Foundations as First Responders?
Release Date:
04/18/2013
By Marilyn Gelber, President, Brooklyn Community Foundation When I was in city government (a quite remarkable time in New York City extending from the 1970s to the late 1990s) and some disaster befell us — blackouts, hurricanes,...
A Critical Catalyst: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy
Release Date:
01/30/2013
... charged with finding ways to ensure critical systems and services are prepared for natural disasters in the aftermath ...
New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process
Release Date:
10/12/2012
... their communities online; market expansion through new Web services like Wikipedia and Airbnb and Netflix and more. Our ...
The Sky Really is Falling…Now What? A New Working Group for Funders
Release Date:
04/03/2012
By Liz Sak, Executive Director, Cricket Island Foundation When the financial crisis hit, foundations endowments were hit hard. We all knew the recovery would take time, we just didn’t know how long. According to recently released...
The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs
Release Date:
06/30/2011
By Richard Smith, President, The Pinkerton Foundation How has the increasing influence of the tools and techniques of business affected the world of philanthropy? That was just one of the themes of a panel I had the privilege of...
Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?
Release Date:
07/30/2010
... their issues addressed more openly and the funding for the services they provide decided more impartially. The ...
Spend Out vs. Perpetuity: Raising the Question
Release Date:
08/05/2009
Nearly two months ago, the Beldon Fund closed its doors, completing the ten-year intentional spend out envisioned by our chair and donor John Hunting.
Standby Letters of Credit: The Underdog of Charitable Financing
Release Date:
06/25/2009
At ACBP, our President has a top ten list that quotes Tom Peters. One item is, “Try easier, not harder.” As a foundation that invests in the next generation and is not afraid to take risks, we (with our partners) take innovative ideas and create...
A Recipe for Managing in Difficult Times
Release Date:
05/14/2009
By Hildy J. Simmons While sorting through some office files recently, I came across a speech I gave in December 1990 at the annual meeting of the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee (NPCC). In looking it over, I...
Philanthropy Must Lead With Its Heart
Release Date:
02/19/2015
NoVo Co-Presidents, Jennifer and Peter Buffett, discuss the importance of love in the philanthropic sector.
New Thinking about Networks Makes the Field Better, Stronger, More Effective
Release Date:
03/20/2015
... impact through strategic collaboration. The result? Better services to support grantmakers everywhere, cost savings for ...
Nobody Needs a ‘Shark Tank’ in Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/27/2015
... slow movement to create a marketplace for social goods and services more like the commercial and financial markets. But ...
Frontier Thinking: Staten Island as Innovation Lab
Release Date:
05/12/2015
... residents have access to comparatively fewer public services , yet experience greater public health needs. Despite ...
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Can Failure Be a Success?: Dissecting the Rikers Social Impact Bond Experiment
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... Kristin Giantris (Moderator), Managing Director, Advisory Services , Nonprofit Finance Fund Emily Gustafsson-Wright , ...
Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors
Release Date:
02/26/2016
The Schott Foundation announced the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors: Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte.
What Am I Doing Here?
Release Date:
03/01/2016
... teen girl mental health, and the dearth of mental health services available to such a vulnerable population. I ...
#FOTH2016, From a First-Timer’s Perspective
Release Date:
04/20/2016
Stephanie Chrispin of Philanthropy New York says one of her most remarkable experiences as the inaugural Public Policy Fellow has been talking directly with U.S. Congressional staff.