News about grants, gifts The Carroll Shelby Foundation was a key sponsor of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ inaugural Walk L.A. event, which raised funds to improve healthcare for children. Their sponsorship included a $5,000 donation that went directly to the...
Bringing Youth to the Table: A Force for Environmental Change
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Kristen Mueller-Sims In February 1994, 20 young people launched Earth Force at a news conference in Washington, DC. The student group had a meeting with Vice President Al Gore to present “Plan for the Planet,” an outline of...
Experiencing Places: Building a Community of Designing Professionals
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Kate Heller If you've ever been lost in a city, building, or space, you’ve probably encountered the work of an “experiential graphic designer,” even if you aren’t sure what they do: You navigate to your destination, find a...
Our Sahan: In Search of a United Oregon
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Kayse Jama, Executive Director During times of drought, Somali nomads send small groups—sahan—on a journey in search of water and grassland. When the sahan find pasture, the entire community moves with them. For nomadic people,...
Helping Our Communities Deal With Civic Trauma
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Susan Danish It’s no secret that cities from Charleston to Orlando to Baton Rouge to Dallas to Baltimore have faced civil unrest, racially motivated violence and hate crimes at an alarming rate in recent months and years. As...
Pivoting Business Incubation to the Future
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Antony Seppi Over the past 15 years Hamilton Mill has undergone a significant transformation (name, purpose, and brand) with the most recent coming in 2014 with the pivot from a flailing general business incubator to a more...
Holistic and Intentional: The Path to Building Nonprofit Leaders
By Krystin Gollihue When Vu Le, Executive Director of Rainier Valley Corps (RVC), graduated from college, he underwent what he calls the "experience paradox": he did not have a job in the nonprofit sector because he did not have experience in the nonprofit sector, and...
Building Blocks For Cultural Communities
By Jack Ahern How do you create the right arts and culture opportunities for an under-reached community? This question spurred the creation of Culture Blocks, a program of the Arts & Science Council (ASC). Ultimately, addressing the needs for a diverse area using...