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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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Five Lessons in Scaling Impact and Growth
New York City’s Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) is just one example of how White House Social Innovation Fund (SIF) subgrantees are successfully developing program strategies for greater philanthropic growth […]
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Strategically Driven Donations Among this Year’s Philanthropic Trends
Bruce DeBoskey, a nationally recognized philanthropic strategist with The DeBoskey Group, spoke earlier this year at a Wisconsin Philanthropy Network program on the latest trends in strategic philanthropy. During his […]
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Projected Top Trends and Philanthropists for 2016: How is the Year Going?
With the year more than half over, Wisconsin Philanthropy Network thought it would be a good time to take a peek at which trends and philanthropists were predicted to have […]
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Greater Milwaukee Foundation establishes fund in response to Sherman Park violence
According to an article by the BizTimes, “The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has established a fund to address what it referred to as “immediate needs” in Sherman Park following multiple nights […]
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Waukesha County Community Foundation Announces New President
The Waukesha County Community Foundation (WCCF) has selected Shelli Marquardt of Delafield as its new president, effective July 5. The search was conducted by the board’s executive committee. Shelli has served […]
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Resources for Funders: Response to Orlando Shooting
Yesterday the Forum co-hosted the National Teleconference for Funders: Response to Orlando Shooting, along with the Funders for LGBTQ Issues, Change Philanthropy, AAPIP, ABFE, Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy, Grantmakers Concerned […]
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Giving USA 2016 reports that 2015 was America’s Most Generous Year Ever
According to Giving USA, “Charitable donations hit record for second year in a row, at estimated $373.25 billion. Donations from America’s individuals, estates, foundations and corporations reached an estimated $373.25 […]
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