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Gloria Johnson-Cusack, adjunct faculty member at the School of Professional Studies at Columbia University and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Firelight Foundation supporting communities in Africa, brings more than 25 years of expertise in executive management and training, advertising,…
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Aggregate community foundation donor advised fund (DAF) asset, gift, and grant totals all saw a higher rate of increase in FY18 than the field as a whole. DAF grantmaking grew at a higher rate (4%)…
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Smaller, emerging community foundations that may be focused on asset growth typically have a relatively high proportion of endowed assets. Larger community foundations, with an increased focus on…
On average, donor advised funds make up more than a third of assets for community foundations larger than $250M. Although DAFs continue to grow, they don't appear to comprise significantly more of respondents' asset bases than in previous years.
Averages were used to total 100%. (n=238)
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The "flow rate" of DAFs compares a given year's grantmaking total with its gift total, dividing grants by gifts. This metric may help capture the activity of donors who contribute to their DAF and…
DAFs at community foundations tend to be highly active grantmaking vehicles; more than half (53%) of all survey respondents granted more than 10% of their DAF assets out in FY2018. Larger community foundations, which as noted above tend to carry more non-endowed assets, also have the highest…
Innovative Solutions in Education
How can philanthropy apply lessons from the war in Ukraine and support education systems during and after a crisis and in conflict zones across the globe? Since the war began, over 2,600 schools have been damaged and some 5.3 million children face…
Anna Novosad is an Ukrainian expert in education policy. In 2019-2020, Ms. Novosad served as Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine. Prior to the ministerial position she served on various positions at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. As the Minister, Anna contributed…
Oksana Matiiash decided to join Teach For Ukraine because of her personal story. She was born in a small Ukrainian town and went to a regular secondary school. Having high-quality teachers there was the key factor that helped her to get into Oxford and receive a fully-funded leadership…
Katerina Manoff is the Founder & CEO of ENGin, a grassroots nonprofit rebuilding Ukraine through the power of the English language. ENGin’s one-of-a-kind program aims to pair 100,000 Ukrainian youth with English speakers worldwide for free online conversation practice and cross-cultural…