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The One Meeting You Need to Add to Your Calendar

July 26, 2018 | Laura Gassner Otting

“It is vital to reaching my goals that my department at work meets regularly; it enables us to make sure everyone is on track, goals are being met, and morale is high.” Now, what if you swapped out the words “my department at work” for “my family”? Read More

Blog | Voices from the Field

Why is MAVA winding down in 2022?

July 24, 2018 | Lynda Mansson

One of the first questions people ask is why we are closing. The answer is both complex and simple: our founder planned it that way. Read More

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How to Start a Youth Philanthropy Program

July 23, 2018 | Sheryl Seller

Youth philanthropy is the practice of providing young people with the money and mentorship to directly fund nonprofit organizations and projects. Youth philanthropy programs first appeared in the 1980s, and today, there are nearly 750 grantmaking youth philanthropy programs worldwide. Read More

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Where Does Authenticity Fit Within Our Giving Experience?

July 20, 2018 | Wayne Green

In Jewish teen philanthropy programs, the importance of allowing teens to be their authentic selves, navigating their complexities and personal values provides an experience that builds their confidence and engagement. Read More

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Practicing What They Preach: the Hill-Snowdon Foundation’s Progressive Personnel Policies

July 16, 2018 | Nat Chioke Williams

We have learned that it is not just about having progressive personnel policies; an organization should have a work environment that is also supportive of feeding people's passions and their purposes in life. Read More

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Making Space at The Table: Welcoming New Voices to Your Family Giving

July 12, 2018 | Katy Rees, Joel Luedtke, Justin Maxson, Michael Brunker, Valerie Jacobs Hapke, Katie Scott

There are so many ways to welcome new voices into your family giving to enhance your own giving and family impact. Having others engaged can enhance diversity, inclusion, help your own family, and introduce new ideas and perspectives for impact. Hear from families who have found creative ways to engage non-family board members, the next generation, and community input. Leave Read More

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Coming Together: Communities Team Up to Redesign Public Space (Part 2)

July 10, 2018 | Nicole McGaffey

When layered with other community-driven efforts, public art is a powerful vehicle to deepen our connections with one another and to our shared past, present and future. The Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation is dedicated to strengthening the social fabric of America through the power of free, live music. Read More

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Reckoning with Racial Terrorism and White Culture: a Family Foundation’s Journey

July 9, 2018 | Diane Hosey

As an overwhelmingly wealthy, white sector, I feel it is incumbent of every funder that has begun this work or is steeped in it, and even more importantly, is afraid of it, to make the pilgrimage to Montgomery, Alabama. Read More

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Involve Kids Early in Family Philanthropy and Give Them Input into Giving

July 5, 2018 | Bruce DeBoskey

Many of us adults give considerable thought to how we will pass along our money to the rising generations in our families when we die. Far fewer of us also consider how we will pass along our “value assets” – our family’s unique approach to community, giving back and helping others, while we’re living. Read More

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How Foundations Can Avoid Common Pitfalls and Collaborate

June 26, 2018 | Paul Jellinek, Stephen Isaacs

Working together, foundations can make greater strides toward their goals than they would working in isolation. But proceed with caution. Read More

The One Meeting You Need to Add to Your Calendar

1900 Results for “community”

The One Meeting You Need to Add to Your Calendar

Why is MAVA winding down in 2022?

How to Start a Youth Philanthropy Program

Where Does Authenticity Fit Within Our Giving Experience?

Practicing What They Preach: the Hill-Snowdon Foundation’s Progressive Personnel Policies

Making Space at The Table: Welcoming New Voices to Your Family Giving

Coming Together: Communities Team Up to Redesign Public Space (Part 2)

Reckoning with Racial Terrorism and White Culture: a Family Foundation’s Journey

Involve Kids Early in Family Philanthropy and Give Them Input into Giving

How Foundations Can Avoid Common Pitfalls and Collaborate

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