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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
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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
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Donor Education: Event Example, Oregon Community Foundation
Posted on December 27, 2017 by The Oregon Community Foundation
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Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Topical Call: Donor Education Programs for 2018 (December 2017)
Posted on December 12, 2017 by Tony Macklin
Network members share the donor education programs they are planning, how they are paying for them, and how they are executing them. … 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
What Should a Billionaire Give – and What Should You?
Posted on November 21, 2017 by Peter Singer
What is a human life worth? You may not want to put a price tag on a it. But if we really had to, most of us would agree that the value of a human life would be in the millions. Consistent with the foundations of our democracy and our frequently professed belief in the inherent dignity of human beings,… 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