Partnerships and Collaborations
Corporate Philanthropy: Where We Stand
There has never been a more challenging time for philanthropy. Globalization, natural disasters, and economic turmoil have placed additional stresses on social safety nets already stretched to the max. In this environment, the philanthropic sector must be smarter, more adaptable, and more…
Pitching Partnerships to Your Members of Congress
“If we are not at the table, we run the risk of being on the menu.” How I remember that comment from last year’s Foundations on the Hill (FOTH). Sure enough, we had a close call this past season with efforts to trim the charitable deduction. This alone provides a major incentive for CMF and our…
Collaboration Is Key for Minnesota’s “Race to the Top”
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 part of a…
New Web Tool Responds to Call from Philanthropy, Encourages Partnership in HUD Grant Programs
Responding to Demand
It can be frustrating to look for useful bits of information on grantees and strong programs inside an agency that produces large amounts of data each and every day. Since its inception two years ago, our Office for International and Philanthropic Innovation (IPI) has fielded…
Fusion: It’s More Than Partnership
by Jillian C. Vukusich
I love the theme of the Family Philanthropy Conference (kudos to whoever came up with it). As we all know, philanthropy changes its mantra every so often. We’ve heard collaboration and partnership and community building. “Fusion” would be a great next trend.
As you…
Three Big Ideas from the World's Only Secretariat for Philanthropy
By: Dan Hymowitz and Heather Lord
In America, the debate lumbers on about the best way to coordinate the philanthropic sector and the U.S. government. Meanwhile, one post-conflict West African country has jumped right in — the Liberia Philanthropy Secretariat is the fruit of…
Addressing the Environmental Challenges of the 21st Century
by Jorgen Thomsen
The conservation of ecosystems is one of the most compelling environmental challenges of the 21st century.
Vital to human well-being, ecosystems and their biodiversity provide food and water; regulate floods, drought, and disease; and support soil formation and pollination. They…
The Cost of Caution: Advocacy, Public Policy, and America's Foundations
Kathy Postel Kretman, PhD, director of the Georgetown University Center for Public & Nonprofit Leadership, shares comments on the 2005 Issues Forum.
"In choosing the topic for the Center’s 2005 Issue Forum – "The Cost of Caution: Advocacy, Public Policy and America’s Foundations…