1646 Results for “community”

Blog | Voices from the Field

Let’s Live it Well: Family Funders Investing in Capacity When It’s Most Needed
June 1, 2020 | Juliette Cho
Even in times of good health, nonprofits operate under tight financial and human capital constraints. As the devastating effects of COVID-19 have unfolded over the past few months, we have seen far too many nonprofits who do some of our most important work—providing essential services to children, the elderly, the homeless, victims of violence—and those who bring us joy and Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Learning as We Go: A Regional Family Foundation Responds to the COVID Pandemic
May 25, 2020 | David Farren
No doubt, the COVID-19 crisis elicits a strong sense of purpose in every grantmaker, interspersed with moments of feeling overwhelmed. How do we meet all of the pressing needs in a society with a relatively weak social safety net and glaring inequalities, relative to our collective resources? How much should we deviate from our existing programs and grantees? What is Read More
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Tell Me Anything: Advice for Funders Seeking to Become Active Listeners
May 21, 2020 | Maggie McGoldrick
Active and open listening to grantee communities is not an entirely new topic for the philanthropic sector. Many funders have acknowledged the power dynamics inherent in their role, and as philanthropy evolves, there has been a shift towards greater transparency, deeper relationship-building between funders and grantees, and more grantee-focused funding practices. Groups like the Fund for Shared Insight and the Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Four Questions to Get Maximum Impact During This Crisis
May 20, 2020 | Kris Putnam-Walkerly
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Putnam Consulting Group and is re-posted here with permission. You’re just the philanthropic leader we need. If you are like most funders or philanthropy-serving organizations, in the past couple of months you’ve done one of two things: You jumped into action, heroically extending or eliminating grant deadlines, providing additional funding without applications, Read More

Eesha Vettical
May 19, 2020
Eesha Vettical is a youth leader at the Greater Houston Community Foundation. Eesha is finishing up her sophomore year at Lamar High School. Read More

Caroline Kuebler
May 19, 2020
Caroline Kuebler is the Director of Development at the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, the largest charitable grant-maker in the Mid-South with grants of more than $163 million last year. The Community Foundation’s mission is to strengthen the community through philanthropy by managing charitable funds, addressing the needs of the community and encouraging the growth of charitable resources. In her Read More

Bob Fockler
May 19, 2020
Bob Fockler is President of the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, a public foundation which annually assists individuals, families and corporations in making their charitable giving simpler and more powerful. Through the generosity of its donors, the Community Foundation last year granted $163 million to almost 1,900 nonprofit organizations in the Mid-South and throughout the nation. Bob brings to the Read More
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Southern California Grantmakers 2020 Family Philanthropy Virtual Town Hall
June 3, 2020 | Nicholas A. Tedesco
NCFP President and CEO Nick Tedesco will be speaking at Southern California Grantmakers’ 2020 Family Philanthropy Virtual Town Hall. Never in recent history has philanthropy been called upon to respond so urgently to our communities in crisis. When facing incredible challenges, family philanthropy has boldly held to their values and acted with vigor. The scale of the current pandemic has Read More

Tony Mestres
May 8, 2020
Tony Mestres is the President and CEO of Seattle Foundation, one of the largest community foundations in the country and one of the largest grantmakers in the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1946, Seattle Foundation ignites powerful, rewarding philanthropy to make Greater Seattle a stronger, more vibrant community for all. Under Tony’s leadership, Seattle Foundation has redefined its role as a Read More

Stephanie Swanson
May 8, 2020
Stephanie Swanson is the Vice President of Communications at the Oregon Community Foundation. Stephanie directs brand, marketing and communications for OCF — leading a team in awareness-raising around the impactful power of philanthropy to change lives. As an optimistic change agent in a career spanning nearly 30 years, Stephanie has worked directly in government, business, media and nonprofit organizations and Read More

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