By Cara Lewis Jennifer Copeland is in her fourth year as Executive Director for the NC Council of Churches. Previously a United Methodist Chaplain at Duke University, she taught undergraduate and divinity school classes, served on committees and task forces, and...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Ann B McClenahan, ThD “End of life issues in many ways is like the North Star of Pastoral care.” That was the insight Dr. Phillip Mamalakis of the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology shared with the 150 people who...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Andrew Herrera, Executive Director, Curamericas Global April 7 is World Health Day, a global health awareness day celebrated each year under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization and organizations focused on public...
By Sandy Cyr The belief behind starting a nonprofit is that eventually it will no longer need to exist. Organizations focus on both the short-term impacts and long-term outcomes of their work so that, in an ideal world, the issues they seek to address are solved. In...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Sarah Preston There is no doubt that working in politics is a science. But running for office as a woman is truly an art form. Lillian’s List grapples with both the science and art in running for office in an effort to ensure...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Mark Buell At the inaugural Indigenous Connectivity Summit, Matt Rantanen found himself spending the entire lunch hour not eating but explaining how to deploy a wireless network to serve a community. The 2017 gathering in Santa...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Wendy Lethin Back in early 2003, Karen Guenther asked several military spouses to gather around her kitchen table trying to figure out how to help Marines who had been injured during the invasion of Iraq. Now, in early...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Joshua A. Geltzer and Mary B. McCord The expert litigators at Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP) use the power of the courts to fight for Americans’ rights, the rule of law, and the...
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 The Daniel Center for Math and Science that first published in January 2017. Special to the...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Ladan Judge In 1999, Delfarib Fanaie and her husband Farshid Samsami traveled to Iran, the country of their birth, with the intent of adopting a child. Over the years spent in Iran, the couple witnessed firsthand the plight of...
