On October 9th, an intimate group ranging in age from 22-30 gathered for a next generation retreat, a half-day of conversation and interactive exercises and skill-building
PNY's Increasing Diversity in Philanthropy Committee is now the Committee for Equitable and Inclusive Philanthropy, a change reflecting the need to revisit the organization's role as a change agent to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in the...
The Foundation Center, the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide, elected Dominick Impemba and Susan Kish to its board at a meeting of the trustees on April 19, 2013.
Sheila P. Burke, R.N., M.P.A., FAAN, a faculty member and former executive dean at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and Simon Stevens, Executive Vice President of UnitedHealth Group, have been elected to The Commonwealth...
This year’s Joint Policy Institute of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers and the National Council of Nonprofits was a valuable opportunity for building national and local partnerships across the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors.
It is wonderful and energizing to see leaders and groups behaving beautifully with a shared goal to serve the common good. After decades of calls for greater coordination and partnership among Philanthropy Serving Organizations (the new “it” acronym...
In the philanthropic sector, we often get lost in the latest buzzwords about how to rethink our strategies and maximize impact, individually and collectively. Over the last couple of years, the buzzword of the moment has been collaboration and...
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement Executive Director Kristen Cambell says funders are responding to the current political climate by deploying funds in new ways.
The Open Society Foundations has announced the appointment of Gail Aidinoff Scovell as General Counsel. Scovell joins the Open Society Foundations following an extensive search.
The Long Island Community Foundation proudly announces the appointment of Gregory P. Demetriou, CEO of the Lorraine Gregory Corp., to its Board of Advisors.