5 Questions for…Kimberleigh J. Smith, Board President, Paul Rapoport Foundation
Release Date:
06/28/2012
... Our board of directors, for example, reflects the racial diversity we promote in our giving. I wonder whether Paul ...
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Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration
Release Date:
03/07/2012
By Lisa Philp, Vice President for Strategic Philanthropy and Director of GrantCraft , Foundation Center Funder collaboration. Like Mom and apple pie, it’s something we can all rally around. But anyone who has worked as a...
“The City Where America Is Going to Find Herself Again”: A Funders Conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Release Date:
01/12/2011
... city government. The appointment of chief procurement and diversity officers and the creation of a 2011 budget that ...
The Rockefeller Drug Laws: New Opportunities for Investment with a National Impact
Release Date:
04/02/2010
... , and the Open Society Institute , with our Increasing Diversity in Philanthropy and Philanthropy Connects special ...
Design Is Key to Expanding the 21st Century Neighborhood Library
Release Date:
12/13/2016
Julie Sandorf, president, Charles H. Revson Foundation, asks, "How might branches reutilize limited area to meet not only significantly increased demand but also diversified needs for space?"
Rules and Rituals: How to Drive Change
Release Date:
07/06/2017
Zia Khan, Vice President, Initiatives and Strategy at The Rockefeller Foundation, argues that to achieve systems change, we must pay attention not just to formal procedures, but also to culture.
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Funders Summit on Justice Reform: The Nation’s Eyes on Rikers
Thursday, December 14, 2017 -
9:00am to 3:30pm
Long before Jeff Sessions took the helm at the U.S. Justice Department, the leaders of the movement to end mass incarceration knew that the most meaningful efforts had to take place at the state and local level.
Native Wisdom: A Review Of Edgar Villanueva’s Decolonizing Wealth
Release Date:
09/24/2019
In his book, The Wretched of the Earth, published in 1961, Frantz Fanon noted what he considered to be the necessary conditions for the overthrow of colonialism: “To tell the truth, the proof of success lies in a whole social structure being changed...
Philanthropy Should Support Frontline Workers During Pandemic and Beyond - from Arabella Advisors
Release Date:
03/27/2020
Every disaster brings stories of everyday heroes: first responders, service providers, victim advocates, relief workers, and other frontline workers who chose to take the risks necessary to save lives during a catastrophic event.
Between Resistance and Rebuilding
Release Date:
04/05/2021
Even if we are not in constant rapid response mode as we were over the past four years, we have much to do as social change organizations and advocates.
Centro de Economía Creativa and Mellon Foundation Announce "Maniobra" in Puerto Rico
Release Date:
05/02/2022
... from the local artistic community. Considering the diversity of practices and approaches across the islands, ...
Elevating Philanthropy's Impact: Grassroots Leaders' Perspectives on Advancing Criminal Legal Reform and Sustaining Movement Support
Release Date:
09/29/2023
The portion of the philanthropic pie devoted to criminal legal reform is not only remarkably slim but also subject to unsettling fluctuations. These trends raise pressing questions about the state of funding for criminal legal reform, particularly...
Channeling the Power of Collaborative Funding for Good
Release Date:
03/29/2024
Funder collaboratives play a crucial role in the philanthropic ecosystem, channeling resources to impacted communities while fostering knowledge and shared understanding among funder groups.
When a Successful Program Can’t Expand, It’s Time to Grow a Network
Release Date:
11/23/2015
... Foundation After a visit to the American Museum of Natural History ’s Science Research Mentoring Program a few years ... environmental, technological and medical facilities--in short , any organization with a...
Some Winning Ingredients in Movement Building Are the Spiciest of All
Release Date:
12/14/2015
... June. (Highlights of the event included the premier of a short film and release of a publication on the CMC’s work. ... one of the more effective funder collaboratives in the history of philanthropy. These...
2/26/2015 - What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement - Recording & PowerPoint Presentation
Publication date:
02/2015
View materials and the recording of the program, "What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement."
Your VISION for 2025 – A Report on Year One
... School of Public Service and a B.S. in General Science and History from Fordham University. Her background in health ... organizing influenced her passion for health equity, diversity and inclusion...
Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2015
Publication date:
11/2015
Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2015 is the second report from the Foundation Center's Center for Disaster Philanthropy.
A Road Less Traveled….
Release Date:
11/01/2011
By Howard Knoll, Senior Director, Casey Family Programs Families who take seasonal driving trips often fall into two categories—those who want to get to their destination in the quickest time and those who want to take the “scenic...