By Sandy Cyr Well-intentioned funders often look for opportunities where their support can have the most impact. They believe in the work of the organizations they support, and they give organizations the benefit of the doubt that their gift will be stewarded to make...
By Sandy Cyr Building communities depends on working with other people. To work with other people, you have to maintain some degree of trust. Trust has been at the forefront of craigslist founder Craig Newmark’s work, from creating one of the largest online...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Anisa Kamadoli Costa and Ann Colley Protecting and restoring the health of the earth’s oceans is a major challenge, but our foundations – The Tiffany & Co. Foundation and The Moore Charitable Foundation – are encouraged...
By Matthew Harvey The issue of immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border is controversial, complicated and fraught with partisan trip wires, as the recent government shutdown demonstrates. The reality of children dying in federal custody and the political optics of...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Suzanne B. Robotti Smaller nonprofits can be challenged by how to stay relevant over time to appeal to existing and future audiences. DES Action USA, founded in 1978, has done just that. Some of the marketing tools and techniques...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal How to Engage Children & Young Adults in Charitable Giving By Page Snow Before we know it, the holiday season will be upon us with its annual reminders to give thanks, give to others, and give back. How can we keep charitable...
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 Eric Burger Corporations around the world are always looking for new ways to distinguish themselves in the marketplace. Identifying opportunities to stay ahead of the competition, demonstrate value to prospective customers, and...
By Krystin Gollihue In the day-to-day, nonprofit organizations focus a large amount of energy on operations – the how of what they do to serve their communities. Sometimes nonprofits don’t have the resources to carry out their services well, even when they are funded....
By Krystin Gollihue We all know the story of Robin Hood and his band of merry men: a group of plucky outlaws who take from the rich to give to the poor. “While Robin Hood is the central figure of the well-known myth,” says Victoria Grantham, Managing Director of...
