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Where you live shouldn’t determine how far you can go in life.
The Opportunity Index is the nation’s first tool to holistically measure opportunity in communities. Connecting multiple economic, educational, and civic factors, the Index is a powerful way for states and counties to track…
As my colleague Peter Pennekamp from the Humboldt Area Foundation says, when it comes to community leadership it’s not always the most pressing issue that you need to be working on; it’s the issue where there’s energy and heat. In a word: tension. And in our community, there…
In the United States, community foundations serve tens of thousands of people, administer more than $49 billion in charitable funds, and address the core concerns of more than 725 communities and regions.
Not only are these community-based foundations a valuable sources of local wealth held in…
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Akhtar Badshah is senior director of citizenship and public affairs at Microsoft. This blog entry first appeared on the Microsoft Unlimited Potential Blog.
Presented in collaboration with Mission Investors Exchange, this webinar will preview some of the impact investing conversations at the Council's 2015 Annual Meeting.
Expert speakers will explore the field of impact investing, where it's going in the next 10 years, and how different…
Philanthropy Week in Washington is Here!
Empowering Communities. Together.
Mark your calendars: the second annual Philanthropy Week in Washington 2015 kicks off this upcoming Monday, March 16th!
As our readers know, Philanthropy Week in Washington is a week-long series of events and activities…
I landed in Cairo earlier today a few hours ago expecting to see significant changes. In many ways everything has changed yet on the drive from the airport to the hotel in Zamalek to across the Nile, Cairo is still the same. The wonderful energy, the crazy traffic with cars moving in a slow dance…
Anne Vally is senior program officer for special initiatives at The James Irvine Foundation. This article is also posted at The James Irvine Foundation’s blog, News & Insights.