Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Bridget Marquis In recent years, philanthropic organizations have begun to invest—sometimes in very big ways—in better parks, trails, open spaces and libraries. In 2014, the George Kaiser Foundation gave a record $350...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Heather Yandow You might be starting to suspect it’s time for your organization to get some outside help. Maybe your strategic plan has expired. Or the board is feeling a little bit stuck. Maybe it’s time to refresh your...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Barbara Rady Kazdan and Lynn S. Price This is the third in a multi-part series from Barbara Rady Kazdan and Lynn S. Price on the issues nonprofits face in transitioning leadership. You can read the first two installments here:...
News about grants, gifts United Way of Central Carolinas received two major gifts totaling $1.5 million and plans to relocate to the Children and Family Services Center in uptown Charlotte later this year. The John William Pope Foundation seeks applicants for its...
News about grants, gifts Rothko Chapel received a $2,000,000 grant from Houston Endowment to fund comprehensive chapel restoration and campus expansion. Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute selected the 2019–2020 grant recipients for PlayUSA, a program that supports...
News about grants, gifts The North Carolina Community Foundation began distributing $300,000 in grant awards to support information and public engagement as communities recover from Hurricane Florence. Awarded organizations include Enlace Latino, Core Sound Waterfowl...
News about grants, gifts The University of California, Irvine Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research received a $1,000,000 gift from the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation to study lithium levels in patients with bipolar and major...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Charities Aid Foundation of America (CAF America) Foreign organizations are able to receive tax-effective charitable funding from the US if 1) the US grantor is able to make a good faith determination that the foreign...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Katie Zwetzig, Executive Director of Sterling Volunteers The building blocks of a great volunteer program begin with an in-depth understanding of your volunteers. What inspires them to action? What keeps them coming back? And...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Peter Gamache, Ph.D. and Jackie Griffin, MBA, M.S., Turnaround Life, Inc. This is the second in a multi-part series from Turnaround Life, Inc. on the issues nonprofits face in building capacity. You can read the first installment...
