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Economy & Finance Working Group
Foundations are driving economic growth and providing strategic direction to key areas of social investment. Building stronger communities requires a strong understanding of the current economic landscape.
Programming in this focus area will explore how…
Natural Resources & Energy Working Group
From the Green Revolution to the proliferation of renewable energy at a local level, foundations have repeatedly catalyzed action that has helped communities adapt to changing ecosystems.
Programming in this focus area will look at how foundations are…
Like many of us, I hate to lose when I play a game, whether it is cards, sports, or video games. The serious online game Catalysts for Change that I invite you to play this week (April 3- 5) counts on the playful and competitive nature in all of us to propose, debate, and improve on ideas that have…
Carol is president and CEO of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, a position she has held since January 2004. Carol served as the Packard Foundation’s director of programs from 1995 through 1999 and was appointed a vice president of the organization in 2000. Carol joined the Foundation…
Michael Northrop directs the Sustainable Development grantmaking program at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in New York City, where he focuses on energy and climate change. He also moonlights as a lecturer at Yale University’s Forestry and Environmental Studies School, where he teaches a course…
On the heels of Foundations on the Hill and many blogs on the topic, some of you may be scratching your heads asking, can a foundation really talk to legislators, educate them about the issues important to your foundation’s mission, and advocate to better position philanthropy?
The short…
Chris DeCardy is vice president and director of programs. He oversees grantmaking across the Foundation’s program areas as well as the Communications and Evaluation departments. He also works with the CEO and Board on special grantmaking and has led several cross-foundation initiatives on…
Pam David is the Executive Director of the Walter & Elise Haas Fund (www.haassr.org), one of San Francisco’s most respected private foundations. Working within four primary areas of focus (public education, economic security, the arts, and Jewish life), the Fund’s mission is to help…