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A Creature of Its Environment: View from a Community Foundation
All politics is local, some famous politician once said, and a lot of philanthropy would be well served by understanding the importance of understanding and connecting to the culture and dynamics of the communities foundations serve. That is one of the messages of Alicia Philipp, the longtime president of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, reminding national foundations—and all of us—“community foundations are as different as the local communities” they serve.
Google Launches New App for Philanthropy
Google’s new mobile app aims to make fundraising easier for nonprofits by linking charities to potential donors.
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Few things are more loathed by the public than taxes, and our cultural models encourage us to view government as something to be resisted and our tax system as a ...
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Investigation Eyes Some Outrageous Sports Star Charity Practices
A searing new investigation by the Boston Globe finds that many professional athletes’ charities are not even close to operating in line with basic best practices.
Tiny Foundation, Big Idea: Foster Civic Engagement with Focus on Community College Students
Compared to some others, the Rappaport Family Foundation doesn’t have deep pockets, but its civic engagement strategy, focusing on community colleges, may be on to something important.
Philanthropic Ecosystems and Does Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer Have a Point?
We see a thing as the answer to a problem, and it just produces more questions and problems. So it is with our notions of accountability in the sector.
How to Get a Fundraising Conference Cancelled in Two Easy Steps
A conference that consisted almost entirely of male speakers that had been planned in the U.K. is cancelled after a conference organizer delivers an offensive remark.
Ugly Stuff: Tennis Star Sues Cancer Charity for Bounced Checks
In one of the worst end results from celebrity charity we’ve seen, a headline in USA TODAY reads, “Andy Roddick sues cancer charity for unpaid appearance fee.”
“The Burden of Extreme Wealth” a Factor for Giving Pledge Signers?
As the Giving Pledge goes international, letters submitted by its signatories reveal that the human side of philanthropic giving doesn’t fade away as one adds zeros to the amount.
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A Chicago nonprofit founded late in 2011 with a mission “to bring dignity and self-determination to both sides of the giving equation” is now going national with its innovative crowd-sourced funding model. -
A study done by The Center for Effective Philanthropy reiterates something we pretty much already knew; grantees like foundations better when they share information – all kinds of information.
