We first highlighted the work of ForestEthics in June 2015. Since that time, they have undergone a rebrand. We had the opportunity to connect with them to see where they have been since we last spoke. By Sandy Cyr ForestEthics began, very literally, in the...
Special to The Philanthropy Journal By Kathryn Weenig “I am really happy I was able to speak,” says ‘Y,’ a participant in Footage Foundation’s Girl-talk-Girl program in St. Petersburg, Russia. Using a mobile phone application, which she helped redesign, Y constructed...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Jamie Nunnelly Many membership-based associations promote best practices in their field, yet find it difficult to balance promotion of their work while also emphasizing the quality of their programs. The National...
By Jack Ahern At a recent Jewish family education class, Sarah Lefton, Founder and Creative Director of BimBam, had a chance to chat with a mom and her ten-year-old daughter. The mother was Jewish (although nonobservant and not well versed in Jewish literature or...
By Jack Ahern It is no secret that success in nonprofits is a joint effort. Following through on your organization’s mission requires focused the staff and board and from the population and communities you serve. Maureen Joy Charter School located in Durham, NC...
By Sandy Cyr When Paul Perkins was a rookie running back in the 2016 NFL season, he was vying for Rashad Jennings’ spot in the lineup. Jennings told Perkins, “I want you to play like you are a starter.” Going into his 9th year in the NFL, Jennings wanted Perkins to...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Karen Martinsen Fleming In May 2017 Green Mountain College (GMC), a small private, non-profit college celebrated its 180th Commencement. Since our founding in 1834, we have constantly innovated to meet the educational...
By Sandy Cyr Change happens to individual people, but structures and systems shape the way individuals live. So how can we work on both fronts? How can we be a stronger, better, more compassionate person and how do we create systems and structures that take care of...
By Sandy Cyr If you ask Executive Director Kati Mullan what makes Read and Feed so successful, without hesitation she will tell you it is the volunteers. Read and Feed has over 425 active volunteers, as well as community partners who not only help ensure the programs...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Clarenda Stanley-Anderson Since 2011, Shaw University has had more than four presidents, including two interims, at its helm. This inconsistency in leadership created a climate of instability that coupled with a six-year trend of...
