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Are you or your org guilty of Trickle-Down Community Engagement?

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October 4, 2019

Vu Le

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on Vu Le’s Nonprofit AF website and appears as per their crossposting guidelines here. In…

Rural Philanthropy in Canada: 21st Century Strategies Bloom in Canada’s Hinterland

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October 2, 2019

John Lorinc

Editor’s Note: This article, first published in The Philanthropist , is first of a series that will explore rural philanthropy in Canada. A…

Passages: Bridging the Power Divide with Edgar Villanueva

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September 27, 2019

Elaine Gast Fawcett

Editor’s Note: The following is a conversation with Edgar Villanueva, author of Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and…

Exploring the Motivations and Concerns of Younger Donors

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September 24, 2019

Katherine Fox

Most discussions of younger donors tend to focus on how we give—our impact focus, our desire to be involved with the organizations we fund…

Transparency Case Study: Bush Foundation

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September 3, 2019

Elaine Gast Fawcett

Editor’s Note: NCFP’s new guide, Transparency in Family Philanthropy: Opening to the Possibilities , features a collection of five diverse…

Funder Spotlight: Hill-Snowdon Foundation

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August 29, 2019

Editor’s note: This is part of an ongoing series by the Whitman Institute (TWI), featuring foundations that practice trust-based…

An Investment Policy Statement Takes Emotion Off the Table

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August 21, 2019

Brad Norton

We all have emotions and biases. Fear and greed are two of the most powerful emotions and are often a foundation endowment’s worst enemies…

Improving Philanthropy with a Public Resource Library

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August 16, 2019

Jeffrey J. Fairfield

It’s been my privilege to manage The Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust (“RHLCT”), a medium-sized family foundation headquartered in…

A Healthy Democracy Needs Local and National Funding

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July 26, 2019

Joe Goldman

For many, this moment can feel overwhelming and even paralyzing. From climate crises to the opioid epidemic and growing social divides, it…

Transparency Case Study: The Russell Family Foundation

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July 22, 2019

Elaine Gast Fawcett

Editor’s Note: What choices do family foundations and funds have when it comes to transparency? And what approaches do other families take…

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