By Philanthropy Journal Staff National Sawdust sets itself apart from other arts institutions through the unique way in which it supports artists and their projects. The institution leverages the incubator model, an idea made popular by the startup tech world, to...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Jerry Tischleder After three years of volunteer service with the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF), artist James Lavadour shared a transformative idea. He related how support from an individual patron early in his painting...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Miriam Cobb When we frame photos, we put a memory in a place of honor. We remember the sounds, smells, taste, and feeling of that memory. Our family and friends whose photos go on our wall are the people we cherish, and by...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Julie Menter Grassroots activists and frontline organizers have responded to the election of President Trump in remarkably innovative ways—building technology, media, and movements to protect vulnerable populations and uphold...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Vicki Pozzebon On any given day in Newark, New Jersey, if you’re lucky enough to be there, you might find yourself in the middle of a cash mob of local shoppers looking to help raise the profile of a local business and get some...
By Krystin Gollihue When the face of the average person changes, so too must our memorialization practices. That’s what the Funeral Service Foundation has learned in over 70 years of service, that in order to honor a life well lived, funeral service professionals must...
By Krystin Gollihue In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the Washington Crossing National Cemetery, a cemetery dedicated to military veterans, their spouses, and dependent children, operated by the National Cemetery Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs,...
By Krystin Gollihue In 1996, Massachusetts began the process of deregulating its energy market, opening up electricity and natural gas supply to competition. This meant that for the first time businesses would be able to shop around for their energy supply,...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Kristine Ashton Gunnell, Ph.D. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant women reached out to women and children in immigrant neighborhoods, offering opportunities to develop...
As the Philanthropy Journal moves through a second cycle of our editorial calendar, we will periodically republish articles from our archive. Please enjoy this piece on StepUp Ministry that first published in March 2017. Special to the Philanthropy Journal By...
