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Passion, Generosity and Experience in Action
Special to the Philanthropy Journal by Erin Cannon Every six months, Dr. Kristin Schroeder says goodbye to her husband Todd and all the high-tech “comforts” that Duke University has to offer and boards a plane for what is a 36-hour trip to Mwanza, Tanzania. Schroeder...
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Applying Tech World Model to Music
By Philanthropy Journal Staff National Sawdust sets itself apart from other arts institutions through the unique way in which it supports artists and their projects. The institution leverages the incubator model, an idea made popular by the startup tech world, to...
Arts as social change: The Fields Artist Fellowship
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Jerry Tischleder After three years of volunteer service with the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF), artist James Lavadour shared a transformative idea. He related how support from an individual patron early in his painting...
Telling the Story of Foster Care
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Miriam Cobb When we frame photos, we put a memory in a place of honor. We remember the sounds, smells, taste, and feeling of that memory. Our family and friends whose photos go on our wall are the people we cherish, and by...
Budding Beyond Member Benefit
The Minnesota Horticultural Society has made a clear goal of balancing the member benefits while also moving beyond into assisting their community. Because like plants, nonprofit organizations need the right support to take root and grow.
Revitalizing a City’s Economy Through Sustainable Business and Tax Rebates
In Newark, NJ, the Forward Ever Sustainable Business Alliance is hoping that economic vitality will be on the minds of households across the city, creating opportunities for businesses and customers alike.
Finding Home Through Faith-Based Partnerships
Bridge Communities’ mission is to transition homeless families in Dupage County, IL to self-sufficiency by working with partners to provide mentoring, housing, and supportive services. Their core values—Partnership, Empowerment, Integrity, Respect, Hope—apply to everyone, clients, mentors, program partners, volunteers, donors, board members, staff and community and are apparent in their everyday work.
Born from Tragedy, the Durham Rescue Mission Offers Hope to Many
The first step to recovery is often a hot meal and a warm, friendly handshake. When you show love to someone hurting you help them realize there is hope and soon they find they have a purpose in life.
Greater Equity Through Data Collection, Courageous Conversations, and Collaborations
Data collection and mapping can often be a tedious process. Partners jump on and off these types of projects all the time. Collaborations can fall apart in a collective impact model, or, if the process meets completion, the results often end up too difficult to decipher and are left unused. But the Partnership for Southern Equity is doing data collection and mapping for social equity different, and it’s having an immediate impact.
A Commitment to Faith Through Service
The value of a neighborhood is more than its real estate value or its amenities. Its families determine its quality. Its churches are the beacon of hope to encourage the residents that God cares about their needs.
Transformation Together: The Journey of StepUp Parents and Their Children
When thinking about how to alleviate generational poverty StepUp Ministry learned that, despite economic conditions, parents’ aspire and dream for their children to have an opportunity to fare better than they had. But, it is difficult to serve parents without serving their children or to serve the children without also offering services to their parents.
A Grassroots Network Brings Peace to Communities Around the World
URI envisions a peaceful future where people of different religions and cultures work together for the good of their communities and the world. Through a distributed and global network, they give communities the resources to address the issues they face.
The Power of a Gesture
Pave the Way Foundation’s mission is to encourage cultural, educational, charitable, and technological gestures and to recognize and eradicate non-theological obstacles between faiths.
Defending Vulnerable Populations with help from Sisters and Brothers
In the face of a changing political climate the Catholic Legal Immigrant Network, Inc has found psychological and financial support from parish leaders from all over the country. The organization finds ways to leverages support as they draw from Catholic social teaching to promote the dignity and protect the rights of immigrants.