Due Diligence that’s Built for Scale
By: Anne ShermanElizabeth RamirezImpact InvestingThe Social Impact Exchange exists to build a growth capital marketplace that supports scaling high-impact nonprofits in the U.S. Funders with shared...
View ArticleAnnouncing Canopy: A New Model for Place-Based Investing
By: Brad HarrisonImpact InvestingWhile the globalization of markets has dispersed investments around the world, we’ve hatched a plan to bring capital back to our communities in a transparent,...
View ArticleWhy Long Term, Strategic Philanthropy Matters
By: Will HeatonImpact InvestingIn late May I attended a meeting in Atlanta focused on impact investing hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Southeastern Council of Foundations (SECF) and the...
View ArticleHistPhil: A Serious Effort To Bring Our Past To Today
By: Jesse SalazarArts, Culture, and MediaThis week, Stan Katz, Benjamin Soskis and Maribel Morey released HistPhil, a new blog that focuses on both “the studying of history and the making of history”....
View ArticleThe Thread of Mental Health
By: Gina NikkelHealthMental HealthThe fabric of Foundations funding human services forms a rich mosaic with themes as diverse as housing, education, employment, social justice issues, physical and...
View ArticleFunding the Different and Making the Difference: Notes from #SIS15
By: John CochraneImpact InvestingCan business acumen help overcome social challenges? Can entrepreneurial zeal generate innovative solutions? Can the energy of a new generation be harnessed to lead us...
View ArticleNatalie Ross and Nick Deychakiwsky — Community philanthropy is growing
By: Natalie RossNick DeychakiwskyGlobal PhilanthropyThis article originally appeared on the WINGS blog, Philanthropy In Focus, on 18 June 2015. The original article can be found here.Community...
View ArticleCelebrating ADA: It’s Time to Add a Disability Lens to Our Philanthropy
By: Jennifer Laszlo MizrahiDiversity and InclusionThis article originally appeared on the D5 coalition blog, on 18 June 2015. The original article can be found here.Darren Walker, bold leader of the...
View ArticleA Historic Step Forward for Equality
By: Daniel J. LeeLeadershipLGBTQSocial change transpires at a blistering pace, in both promising and discouraging trajectories. After growing up in isolation in South Dakota and cutting my teeth...
View ArticleHere's What Marriage Equality Should Actually Mean to Philanthropy
By: Kevin JenningsLeadershipLGBTQThe year I was born, 1963, being gay was officially deemed a mental illness by the medical establishment. Same-sex relationships were illegal in every state, save...
View ArticleCharitable Foundations: The Essential Guide to Giving and Compliance
By: Daniel N. Belin EducationAccording to published reports there are some 80,000 foundations in the United States. They collectively expend more than $50 billion each year for charitable purposes. The...
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NoVo Foundation Looks to Girls as Change Agents
By: Stephanie McGencey Children, Youth, and Family“[This] silence about at-risk girls is multidimensional and cross-institutional. The risks that Black and other girls of color confront rarely receive...
View ArticlePositive Updates out of Engagement with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
By: Katherine La BeauGlobal PhilanthropyPublic PolicyOver the last two years, the Council has been actively engaging with the intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as they have taken...
View ArticleHelping Build A More Inclusive Workplace: The 25th Anniversary of the ADA
By: Elaine E. KatzWorkforce DevelopmentOn July 26th, we mark the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA25), which prohibits discrimination and ensures equal opportunity...
View ArticleYouth In Philanthropy: Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Visit
By: 2015 Council Summer InternsChildren, Youth, and FamilyInterning at the Council on Foundations is giving us a great look at a cross-section of the philanthropic field. The Council’s members, after...
View ArticleTaking Giving Days to the Next Level
By: Marika LynchOriginally featured on the Knight Foundation Blog on July 8, 2015 For many community foundations, Giving Days have been a great way to cultivate donors for their community’s nonprofits,...
View ArticleHow we are Building a Culture of Health in America
By: Dr. Risa Lavizzo-MoureyHealthGood afternoon.And thank you, Da’Quan for that wonderful introduction.Before I begin my talk today, would you all join me in a moment of silence to honor the lives and...
View ArticleOne Hundred Years of Community: Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St....
By: McQuillin MurphyCommunity Foundations CentennialIn 2014, the Cleveland Foundation became the first community foundation in the world to turn 100 years old. After Frederick H. Goff founded...
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Go Small or Go Home: Building an Impact Investing Program
By: Trisha FinneganImpact InvestingAsk the Expert!Want to learn more about Impact Investing? Join us for webinar discussion, Impact Investing and Community Foundations: The Nuts and Bolts. Trisha will...
View ArticleServe Those Who've Served Our Nation
By: Vikki SpruillSecretary Robert A. McDonaldMilitary and VeteransOn the Fourth of July, our nation comes together to celebrate the freedoms we enjoy, freedoms our service members, veterans and their...
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