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A Creature of Its Environment: View from a Community Foundation
All politics is local, some famous politician once said, and a lot of philanthropy would be well served by understanding the importance of understanding and connecting to the culture and dynamics of the communities foundations serve. That is one of the messages of Alicia Philipp, the longtime president of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, reminding national foundations—and all of us—“community foundations are as different as the local communities” they serve.
Google Launches New App for Philanthropy
Google’s new mobile app aims to make fundraising easier for nonprofits by linking charities to potential donors.
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Few things are more loathed by the public than taxes, and our cultural models encourage us to view government as something to be resisted and our tax system as a ...
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Top 100 For-Sale Homebuilders List Includes Habitat for Humanity and NeighborWorks
Numbers for nonprofit-built homes have declined year-over-year since 2010. Is there a demand for lower-income homeownership opportunities that’s going unmet?
Philanthropist Peter Lewis Celebrates Legalized Pot with Grads and Makes Up with CWRU
There was a feel-good moment for philanthropy in Cleveland on Sunday when Peter Lewis gave the commencement address at Case Western Reserve University.
David Koch, Freedom of the Press, and WNET Public Television
A billionaire donor may have had a chilling effect on a pair of documentaries.
With $11.5B, Laurene Powell Jobs Takes Philanthropic Center Stage
The widow of Apple founder and impresario Steve Jobs is now the ninth-wealthiest woman in the world. Fortunately for all of us, she has an eye toward charitable giving.
Persistence, Passion, and a Merger Save a Theater
We follow up on a story from earlier this year that’s shown a turn for the better.
Flash of the Obvious: Grantees Like Transparency in Foundations
A study done by The Center for Effective Philanthropy reiterates something we pretty much already knew; grantees like foundations better when they share information – all kinds of information.
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