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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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