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Weave

WEAVE An “oasis of hope” bringing opportunity to empowerment to refugee women at the Thai-Burma borderText By: Susu Hauser Edited By: Mitos Urgel, Executive Director of WEAVE Foundation Photographs By: Ta Publications courtesey of WEAVE-WOMENThere are now over 90,000...

Making the World Feel Loved

Making the World Feel Loved

Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Amelia Currin Angela Fusco never imagined herself as an international liaison and ambassador to some of the world’s most needy and underprivileged citizens. “Neither did I imagine that Little Phillip’s disability would impact the...

The Web of Life

The Web of Life

Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Amanda de Luis When Herbert Spencer coined the expression survival of the fittest as a way of describing the mechanism of natural selection, little did Charles Darwin know this concept would have an expansive influence in the...

Design Thinking in the Nonprofit World

Design Thinking in the Nonprofit World

Nonprofits are, by their very nature, required to be creative in their efficiency and operational approaches. Design Thinking is a strong tool to enable this at little cost.

Survivor Centered, Survivor Focused

Survivor Centered, Survivor Focused

We are focused on communities, on organizations, and on individuals. We’ve had the most success when we return to our northern star—working in service of our goal of survivor-centered service.

Beyond Borders

Beyond Borders

Plenty of compassion can be given from one helping hand reaching across the border.  

Staying Relevant for 21st Century Audience

Staying Relevant for 21st Century Audience

Maintaining an active online presence has helped DES Action to stay connected to existing members and attract new ones including the 3rd generation of exposed individuals.

Beginning Our Labors Anew

Beginning Our Labors Anew

The need for philanthropy doesn’t decrease over time. As philanthropy helps you achieve the dreams you had, it also opens the door for the next iteration of those dreams, the next generation of those dreams consistent with your community’s mission and philosophy.

Putting Trust in Philanthropy

Putting Trust in Philanthropy

Craig Newmark views his philanthropy as a work in progress. He admits that there are limitations to his knowledge and skills, and he trusts that the organizations he supports will be a lot smarter than he could be in determining how to use his funding.

Diamonds in the Rough

Diamonds in the Rough

The primary reason for the Jacobs Center’s remarkable ascension stems from its comprehensive approach, which comprises three areas of focus: Physical Redevelopment, Education to Careers and Local Economy…. The interdependence of these three focus areas are like a three-legged stool – each depends on the integrity of the other two.

A Scalable Model for Community Engagement

A Scalable Model for Community Engagement

The concept: a community engagement platform that brings local nonprofits together and offers simple ways for anyone in the community to engage with them, whether it’s donating money, volunteering time or buying much needed items from nonprofit wish lists. My goal was always to build a model in Charlotte that could one day scale to other cities.