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“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.” Albert Einstein
Imagine this: a well-intended, charitably-inclined person of wealth creates a trust in the year 1514. This generous benefactor, deeply committed to an altruistic objective, funds the…
RACE TO THE CAPITOL
The call came to West Central Initiative early in the work day on Dec. 17: Minnesota was one of nine states chosen for the Department of Education’s Race to the Top early childhood challenge grant.
We greeted the news with excitement. West Central Initiative is…
The Council on Foundations today announced the release of the 2013 Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Report, the most comprehensive information available on staff composition and compensation for U.S. foundations. This year’s report benefited from an increased response rate and will now…
Lee Rainie is the director of Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. This post originally appeared on Knight Blog, the blog of the John S. & James L. Knight Foundation.
That's a Wrap!
Thank you to everyone who helped make the 2014 Fall Conference for Community Foundations a resounding success! More than 1,500 leaders joined us in Cleveland as we commemorated the field's centennial year and began planning for the next century of community philanthropy. We…
A new kind of charitable giver is emerging in the mobile age.
A report underwritten by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has found that this donor is younger and more likely to be African-American or Latino than traditional donors. Moreover, new donors often use their mobile phones…