Special to The Philanthropy Journal By Rachel Litcofsky “We know that the IRS receives tens of thousands of applications each year and can safely assume that a significant number, perhaps a majority, run on budgets less than $500,000,” explains Naomi Eisenberger,...
The Sky’s the Limit with Engaged Philanthropy
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Darcy Madden Meet Jeff Kushner. Jeff, 56, is a recently retired executive residing in a Boston-area suburb with his wife and two daughters. During his career, he held a number of leadership roles in the financial services sector,...
The Cultural Agility Leadership Lab: A Turnkey Provider of International Corporate Volunteerism Programs
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Paula Caligiuri, PhD In November 2014, John Staines, the human resources officer for global information technology at Cigna, had a problem. Cigna, one of the biggest health insurers in the U.S., was shifting its strategy, moving...
Community Foundations as Conveners: Stepping Up By Stepping Back
By Jack Ahern Walker Sanders, President of Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro (CFGG), describes community foundations as natural conveners. They oversee over 650 charitable funds and manage them for the best use for the community. But what happens when a...
Place Matters.
By Sandra Cyr Despite numerous initiatives in Forsyth County, North Carolina, poverty has increased by 70% over the last ten years in Winston-Salem. Out of the 100 largest metro areas in the country, Winston-Salem ranks 7th in the largest increase in the number of...
Nonprofits Have an Edge in Cutting Through Media Clutter, Making News
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Julie Livingston, Communications Director, MedShadow Foundation It’s crowded and cluttered out there in the media space, which doesn’t make it easy for the more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations registered in the U.S. to...
Taking a Step Back: Understanding North Carolina’s Changing Landscape
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Mo Green, Executive Director of Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation During my seven-year tenure as superintendent of Guilford County Schools, I was committed to listening to and learning from others. I listened to parents, teachers...