Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Laurie De Armond, BDO #GivingTuesday, the annual day of giving that takes place the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (November 28 this year), is now in its sixth year and has come a long way since its humble beginnings. ...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Michael Marsicano, Ph.D., President and CEO, Foundation For The Carolinas In a recent New York Times letter to the editor – responding to a column titled “Want to Help (Amazon founder Jeff) Bezos Donate His Billions? Just Tweet...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By David Fuller Sometimes even the most successful organizations can be challenged in order to attain new heights. Such was the case when I was provided the opportunity to head the SunTrust Foundation after spending 32 years working...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Ophelia L Barsketis and Emily Lawrence Climate risk touches many companies across different business segments. On one side, risks posed by climate change may cover areas such as an increase in instances of large scale...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Julia Coffman and Tanya Beer, Center for Evaluation Innovation As The Atlantic Philanthropies’ grantmaking comes to a close, new insights across key advocacy topics will help to ensure that learning from Atlantic’s past work can...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Joshua Meyer Peer-to-peer fundraising (P2P) is a great way to energize your supporters and raise funds. Also known as social fundraising, P2P fundraising empowers supporters to fundraise on your behalf. A great example is the ALS...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By David D. Stone While the aphorism ‘doing good, while doing well’ has been attributed to Benjamin Franklin for nearly three hundred years, the phrase has recently taken on a new life and meaning, as traditional entrepreneurship...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Sarah Mann Willcox The job of grant writer should include a fair amount of detective work. Much of the work in seeking grants comes before the pen hits the paper (or maybe, before you even start typing into an online grant...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Joshua Meyer There is no lack of ideas for raising money—from social media challenges to text campaigns—but one of the most fun and engaging ways to raise funds is by hosting a special event. Hosting an event takes careful...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Katherine Davies When we hear of a serious humanitarian crisis in the world and wish to help effectively it can be near impossible to determine which charity to support. After the Nepal earthquake, there were more than 300...
