Community Foundations

Event Examples

Posted on December 27, 2017

An evening with James Kane COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA APRIL 7, 2017 EVENTS,  NEWS   We couldn’t be more excited to be able to welcome adjunct Harvard lecturer James Kane to our next Joy of Philanthropy exclusive donor event on April 27, at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. James will harness 40 years of research to lead our donors through a compelling evening of understanding what… Read More

Donor Feedback Event Example “On The Table”

Posted on December 27, 2017 by The Chicago Community Trust, Laura Fink, Tony Macklin

“On the Table” Examples  The Chicago Community Trust pioneered “On the Table,” an initiative which brings residents together in small mealtime conversations to discuss ways to improve their community. In 2017, the Knight Foundation funded 10 community foundations to adapt the initiative.     Akron – http://onthetableakron.com/     From: Laura Fink [mailto:LFink@AkronCF.org]  Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 11:12 AM To: Tony Macklin <community@ncfp.org> Subject: On The Table  Great call on Tuesday!  … Read More

The Step-by-Step Guide to Evaluation

Posted on December 5, 2017 by W.K. Kellogg Foundation

The evaluation profession is multi-faceted and can be characterized partly by its theoretical debates, ethical considerations and proprietary interests. What is evaluation and how can it help your organization? This handbook is designed to demystify evaluation and help you get the most out of evaluation for your organization… Read More

2019 Donor-Advised Fund Report

Posted on November 21, 2017 by National Philanthropic Trust

The 2019 Donor-Advised Fund Report examines 2014 through 2018 fiscal year data from 989 charities. For the ninth consecutive year, there was growth in all key metrics—number of individual donor-advised funds, total grant dollars from donor-advised funds to charitable organizations, total contributions to donor-advised funds and total charitable assets in them… Read More

Going Beyond Giving: Perspectives on the Philanthropic Practices of High and Ultra-High Net Worth Donors

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Kimberly Dasher Tripp, Rachel Cardone

The Philanthropy Workshop, with funding from the Raikes Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, commissioned research to understand the experiences, practices, and behaviors of high and ultra-high net worth philanthropists. The research included an electronic survey of over 200 individuals, including 132 TPW members representing 30% of the TPW network. Their responses raised provocative questions about the power… Read More

Philanthropy as the South’s Passing Gear: Fulfilling the Promise

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Philanthropy Southeast

Ten years ago, MDC’s report The State of the South 2007: Philanthropy as the South’s “Passing Gear,” asked a key question of the field: How can philanthropy accelerate progress toward a South that is both equitable for all its residents and competitive with other regions of the country? The original “Passing Gear” report leaned heavily on data about the current… Read More

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