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Top Trends Among Women in Philanthropy
With the release of the study “How and Why Women Give 2015” from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute, a focus on the philanthropic efforts of women is at an all-time high. […]
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Embrace Failure, Cultivate Change
We all can learn from our mistakes, but publicly acknowledging them is often a different story. More and more organizations, such as the the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, are […]
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Understanding the Differences in Corporate Giving
Why is it possible to find 990 information on some corporations’ giving programs and not others? Why is it easy to find giving guidelines for certain businesses and virtually none […]
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Foundations are Using Alternative Approaches to Investing
This past July, the Council on Foundations and the Commonfund Institute released their collaborative study examining foundation perspectives and practices of responsible investing. Foundations are looking for new ways to […]
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A Few Big and Small Things Funders Do that Nonprofits Appreciate
Funders are an invaluable resource to the nonprofit sector, and are part of the reason that large-scale change is made possible, according to Vu Le, preeminent blogger of “Nonprofit with […]
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Endow Wisconsin Initiative Reaches New Milestone
Shelli Marquardt, President of the Waukesha County Community Foundation, Curt Detjen, President of the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Caty Bulgrin and Jill Van Calster met with Governor Walker regarding the possibility […]
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Enhancing Philanthropic Impact through Collaboration
Collaboration in philanthropy isn’t always easy. However, as Neera Nundy, co-founder and partner at Dasra, and Ann Paisley Chandler, a frequent contributor to philanthropic journalism, point out in their thoughts […]
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New Super-rich Generation to Receive Largest Wealth Transfer
Quentin Fottrell, in MSN’s MarketWatch, noted that, according to “Preparing for Tomorrow: A Report on Family Wealth Transfers,” ultra high net worth individuals will transfer nearly $4 trillion to the […]
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Herb Kohl Philanthropies to fund all Wisconsin teacher requests on DonorsChoose.org
According to the Milwaukee Business Journal, Wisconsin teachers who posted a request for their classrooms on the education crowdfunding site DonorsChoose.org will have woken up to a pleasant surprise this […]
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Important Lessons for New Philanthropists
In response to Napster co-founder Sean Parker’s critique of traditional philanthropy, Kimberly Dasher Tripp, founder of Strategy for Scale, and Michael Bear Kleinman, director of investments at Humanity United, offer […]
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