1647 Results for “community”

Knowledge Center | Impact Story

Igniting the Spark: Greater Worcester Community Foundation
June 20, 2013 | Youth Philanthropy Connect
As a way to support the voice of youth in the community and engage donors, the Great Worcester Community Foundation adopted the Youth for Community Involvement (YCI) Program in 1999. YCI provides an opportunity for youth from schools across the area to build skills in leadership and philanthropy. The foundation set up a youth endowment to support the program and Read More
Events & Webinars | Webinars

Community Connections: Place-Based Family Philanthropy
April 11, 2013 | Reginald Jones, Valerie Jacobs Hapke
While some families pay particular attention to the family’s legacy of giving, and some focus on a particular issue or cause, many choose to limit their grantmaking to a specific city, state or region. Hometown serves as both the family’s sense of place and commitment. Gratitude to a supportive community and a desire to give back mean developing giving interests along geographic lines. Read More
Events & Webinars | Webinars

Adding nonfamily trustees and community voices to your family foundation board
March 14, 2013 | Adam Gibbons, Alan Fox, Diane Kaplan, Katherine Weaver, Richard Moore
What are the signs that your foundation’s board might benefit from adding a community leader to bring new energy and a fresh voice to board deliberations and decisions? Some family foundations have never had an outside trustee on the board and don’t want one. Others have had non-family trustees since their inception—either a friend or business associate of the founder, a trusted lawyer or accountant, or a program expert or local community leader respected by the family. Read More
Events & Webinars | Learning and Action Cohort

Application Deadline: 2025 Impact Investing Learning and Action Cohort
April 6, 2025
Impact Investing Learning and Action Cohort Overview  The Impact Investing Learning and Action Cohort is designed for family philanthropies that want to move from conversation to implementation of impact investing strategies—whether they actively manage investments or rely on outsourced chief investment officers or advisors to do so.  This cohort will help participants build the knowledge and capacity to integrate impact Read More

Grants Manager
March 6, 2025
The Position THG family office is seeking a full-time Grants Manager to lead grants management processes for the philanthropic programs of THG and the family’s foundation–the Caerus Foundation, Inc. This includes pre- through post-award management for a high volume of grants. The position reports to THG’s Director of Philanthropy. The Caerus Foundation focuses its grantmaking in the areas of Arts, Read More
Blog | Effective Family Philanthropy in Action

Trust-Based Capital: Endowments as a Strategy to Support Social Justice Organizations
March 4, 2025 | Daniel Ash, Sharon Bush, Dr. John H. Jackson
Having an impact on deeply entrenched problems often requires funding at scale over long periods of time. While family funders use many tools to support their grantees and communities, few are employing endowments as a way to sustain nonprofits over the long term. Here, leaders from the Field Foundation of Illinois, Grand Victoria Foundation, and Schott Foundation share the benefits Read More

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