1704 Results for “community”

Robin Snidow
August 25, 2020
Robin Snidow has been a board member of General Service Foundation (GSF) for 25 years and the Board Chair of GSF since 2007.  She is GSF’s 3rd board chair, following in the footsteps of her grandfather. Robin served as a program officer for the Reproductive Health and Rights program at GSF. Robin’s community leadership includes service on non-profit boards supporting Read More

The Jay and Rose Phillips Foundation of Minnesota
August 25, 2020
  Since 2016, the Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota invests in the creative and strategic genius of the North Minneapolis community in the spaces of economic development and education. North Minneapolis is a community with a rich set of histories, a wealth of knowledge, a deep commitment to the health of its community, and an eagerness to Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

State of the Social Sector: A Message to Family Philanthropy
August 24, 2020 | David La Piana, Madison McAleese
The COVID-19 crisis has detrimentally impacted every industry over the past several months. While record numbers of Americans are filing for unemployment and communities around the country are facing serious health and economic crises, the social sector, responsible for supporting and engaging these communities, is desperately holding on while funding dries up. As the pandemic shutdown began to unfold, we Read More
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Bridging The Gap: A Review of Foundation Listening Practices
August 24, 2020 | Ekouté
While much has been written about how funders can pursue direct listening at the local scale, comparatively less has been written about how larger systems-level funders working across multiple geographies can approach this work in meaningful ways. Based on their research, the authors recommend the following as particularly promising and relevant practices. Advisory committees, if structured correctly, can be powerful Read More

Debbie Wilkerson
August 20, 2020
Debbie Wilkerson is the President and CEO of the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation. As the leader of the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation and Greater Horizons, Debbie Wilkerson’s job is to make it easy for individuals, families and companies to establish charitable funds and give to the causes they care about. Debbie oversees a team that empowers donors by Read More

Laura Collins
August 18, 2020
Laura Collins is a Director in KPMG’s Exempt Organizations tax practice.  Laura has worked exclusively with exempt organizations for more than 25 years.  She serves private foundations and public charities along with publicly-traded and privately-held companies relative to their direct and indirect corporate philanthropy efforts.  Laura was also selected to provide compliance services to  KPMG’s own foundation, the KPMG U.S. Read More

Greg Ratliff
August 18, 2020
Greg Ratliff is a Vice President at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ New York office beginning in 2019 and manages client engagements with a range of individual, family and corporate donors. As part of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ impact investing practice, he advises investors on portfolios to generate both social and financial returns. Prior to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Greg was a member of Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Supporting Youth and Next-gen Philanthropy: How to Get Started
August 18, 2020 | Jen Crino
Sammie Holzwarth, Kimberly Myers Hewlett, and Vasser Seydel on NCFP’s recent webinar This article was originally published by Foundant Technologies and is re-posted here with permission. Bringing the next generation into the fold is a natural progression for many family philanthropies. Teaching children at a young age about shared values, engaging youth in service learning and site visits, and formally preparing Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

The Impact of COVID-19 on Civil Society
August 14, 2020 | Sarina Dayal
This article was originally published by Candid and is re-posted here with permission. Over the last four months, organizations around the globe have surveyed foundations, nonprofits, civil society organizations, and individuals to learn how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting them. The findings from these surveys provide data to help the sector best respond to the crisis, strengthen solidarity, and inform Read More

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