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Philanthropy in the Time of COVID-19
April 17, 2020 | Carmen Rojas
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published here and is re-posted with permission. What are we going to do to shift the balance of power & resources? Over the last couple of weeks, foundations and donors have made proclamations about how this crisis will change their giving practice. Many have tried to prove how the crisis has been a turning Read More

Carmen Rojas
April 17, 2020
Dr. Carmen Rojas is the president & CEO of Marguerite Casey Foundation (MCF). Under her leadership, the foundation has launched the prestigious Freedom Scholar award, committed to ensuring that a majority of its endowment is overseen by diverse managers, and supported dozens of grassroots organizations doing the hard work of shifting power.   Prior to MCF, Dr. Rojas was the Read More
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COVID-19 Grants and Support from NCFP Friends of the Family
April 13, 2020
Ausherman Family Foundations Joins Frederick County COVID-19 Collaborative Gulf Coast, Barancik Foundation Award First Grants from COVID-19 Response Initiative The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, the Wilbur and Hilda Glenn Family Foundation, and the Zeist Foundation join Coalition Funding The Farmer Fund COVID-19 Emergency Relief Campaign The Arthur M. Blank Foundation Announces Nearly 5.4 million in Funding for COVID-19 Relief Read More
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Funder Collaboration: Leveraging Partnerships for Outsized Impact
May 14, 2020 | Rini Banerjee, Adriana Rocha, Chuck Harris, Olivia Leland, Nicholas A. Tedesco
No matter your current strategies or focus, leveraging a trusted and proven intermediary can help you make the most of your philanthropic assets. By convening and collaborating with peer funders and community leaders working to find solutions to shared issues, you bring expertise to your partnerships and a deep knowledge of the communities served. And by combining your assets and Read More

Fay Twersky
April 13, 2020
As president and director of The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Fay Twersky is a trusted, values-aligned leader, working with the Blank family, defining areas of giving and directing philanthropic resources in service of a better world. Fay also serves on the Executive Leadership Team of the Blank Family of Businesses – the full portfolio of socially minded enterprises, including Read More
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A Clarion Call for Family Philanthropy
April 13, 2020 | Nicholas A. Tedesco
Dear Community Members, This past weekend marked a period of deep reflection for many around the world—the beginning of Passover, celebration of Easter, and preparation for Ramadan. It also marked one month since the World Health Organization named COVID-19 a global pandemic and our lives changed unhesitatingly. One month since the world began to close its borders; one month since Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

COVID-19: Using a Racial Justice Lens Now to Transform Our Future
April 9, 2020 | Lori Villarosa
“Black Families Matter,” Miki Jourdan Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by NPQ online, on March 30, 2020. Used with permission. For most of us, COVID-19 global pandemic’s breathtaking impact on the well-being and security of our family, friends, and neighbors and on our economy, healthcare, social services, and beyond has moved from abstractness to a harsh reality. We have Read More

Lori Villarosa
April 9, 2020
Lori Villarosa is the founder and executive director of the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE), which has had the mission of increasing the amount and effectiveness of resources aimed at combating institutional and structural racism since 2003. Villarosa has been a pioneer working at the intersection of racial justice and philanthropy for more than 28 years, deeply engaging with Read More

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