Donald A. Griesmann Esq.
Donald A. Griesmann has served the nonprofit community as a virtual volunteer through his Nonprofit Blog since 2001. Previously he worked as a lawyer and a manager in the nonprofit sector. Read More
David Beckwith
January 19, 2014
David Beckwith retired from his position as executive director of the Needmor Fund in 2013. Before joining the Needmor Fund in 2003, David worked as a community organizer. Read More
Constance J. Walker
January 19, 2014
Constance J. Walker is the founder and president of Walker and Associates Consulting. She was the executive director of the Greater Richmond Community Development Corporation, program officer of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and program officer and director of the Program Related Investment Fund for the James Irvine Foundation. She is also a former Co-Chair of the Neighborhood Funders Group, an Read More
Center for Ethical Leadership
January 19, 2014
The Center for Ethical Leadership is a national nonprofit that cultivates leadership and change capacity that advances social change. The Center supports individual, institutional and community transformation necessary to creating healthy, just and inclusive communities. Part think tank, incubator, and change agency, the Center seeks to help people develop and carry out change initiatives. Read More
Bruce Karmazin
January 19, 2014
Bruce Karmazin joined The Lumpkin Family Foundation as Executive Director in 2001. He was previously at the University of Iowa where he completed a law degree and helped to found the Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center. After spending two years as a CUSO (Canadian) volunteer in Botswana, Bruce began a career in nonprofit management as a fundraising consultant with an international Read More
Barbara Greenberg
January 19, 2014
Barbara Greenberg is the founder of the Philanthropic Group, a donor advisory group that has served many foundations in areas including children and youth, child welfare policy, aging, social services, education, healthcare, community building, arts and the environment. Greenberg designs foundation grantmaking strategies and develops innovative local and national grant programs. Throughout her career Greenberg has held leadership roles in Read More
Anschutz Family Foundation
January 19, 2014
The Anschutz Family Foundation supports Colorado nonprofit organizations that assist people to help themselves while nurturing and preserving their self-respect. The Foundation encourages endeavors that strengthen families and communities and advance individuals to become productive and responsible citizens. There is a special interest in self-sufficiency, community development and programs aimed at the economically disadvantaged, the young, the elderly and the Read More
The Power of Urgency: Options for Spending Down and Limited Life Foundations
This conversation will provide a fascinating look at the advantages and disadvantages of the limited life approach, both for the community of grantees and for family members themselves. Even if your family is not currently considering the limited life option, the strategic approaches taken by the boards of these foundations to achieve their goals will offer many valuable lessons and insights. Read More
Communty Foundation Field Guide to Impact Investing
September 1, 2013 | Mission Investors Exchange
Community foundations serve people who share a common interest—improving the quality of life in their local areas. Given their place-based focus and commitment to activate resources to meet their missions, more and more community foundations are adding impact investments to their toolbox. Unlike grants, impact investments intend to generate both targeted social or environmental benefit and a financial return. To Read More
Don’t Reinvent the Wheel: The Power of Field Scans
April 15, 2013 | Christine Sherry
In days of scarce resources and seemingly endless philanthropic choices, family foundations and funds can frequently feel overwhelmed by options and unsure where to best place their philanthropic bets. Many funders wisely choose a focus area for funding, and then proceed to investigate—or be approached by—any number of apparently worthy organizations to support within that field. Most frequently, the questions Read More
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