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As co-CEO of FSG, Lauren A. Smith, MD, MPH oversees one of the world’s leading social impact consulting firms. She helps drive the vision and growth of the firm to advance its mission of achieving equitable social impact at scale. Lauren brings more than 25 years of experience working at the…
David Haskell, former international regional director for Habitat for Humanity, has a unique perspective on networking. “Imagine that you were tiling a floor,” Haskell says. “You could use uniform tiles that all fit together nicely but are rather expensive. Or, if you cannot…
Sometimes small grants can have surprisingly large effects, and advance your mission with unexpected potency. Case in point: the Northwest Area Foundation made a $50,000 grant to support the work of the Growing Transit Communities partnership in the Central Puget Sound Region. Planners needed funds…
In This Week's Edition of Snapshot…
President Trump Declared National Emergency
Rep. Davis Introduced Universal Charitable Giving Bill
Rep. Clyburn Introduced Bill to Repeal Fringe Benefits
Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Census Citizenship Question
States Consider Preserving…
Meaghan Calcari Campbell is the Program Officer, Marine Conservation Initiative, at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Throughout my recent conversations with corporate members, I’ve reflected on the concept of collective impact and how it shows up in corporate philanthropy.
In an article in 2011, the Stanford Social Innovation Review defined collective impact initiatives as involving "a…
The 2020 Census is coming and it counts -- in more ways than one.
The Census isn't just a population tally. State and local governments, businesses, nonprofits and foundations, rely on Census data to allocate funding, define where services are delivered, and promote economic development.…
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In this month’s “Lunch with Legal Counsel” webinar, Ben McDearmon, Law Clerk and Legal Administrator with the Council, continues our March scholarship series after our discussion earlier in the month on Post-Graduation Scholarships. Ben guides…
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Community Foundations around the country recognize that they must deploy capital beyond financial assets to improve their regions. At the same time, our community leadership has grown frustrated by the pace of change. Most of these leaders have come to understand that…