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of Americans are non-Hispanic whites , Americans of color still struggle for their voice in many areas of society, namely philanthropy. 2: Black Millennials Will Be Your Ticket to the Next Generation of Black Philanthropy. Philanthropy has a problem and it is long overdue to address it.
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I also want to them to discover and follow their own sense of social activism and philanthropy and become Philanthroteens , teens with a passion for social change who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or not to be connected to Facebook. Youth in Philanthropy.
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For the past three years, my colleague Lucy Bernholz has published her annual Philanthropy and Social Investing: Blueprint, an industry forecast about the social economy – private capital used. She writes the definitive blog on the topic called Philanthropy 2172.
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These new UN Sustainable Development Goals are the de facto agenda for global philanthropy, and they have a new dimension: technology targets to enable implementation. " As we take on the new and ambitious agenda for global philanthropy, it's all about location, location, location.
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The ability to better articulate the work, by both funder and grantee partner, ensures these new champions of philanthropy can be confident of the return on investment, in the form of specific and measurable impact.
Connection Cafe
JUNE 22, 2016
CAF America launched the IGS last year around the shared belief that international philanthropy can, and should be, a powerful force in our effort to address the world’s most pressing issues. This was a very timely panel as we have all felt the momentum build behind philanthropy for the SDGs.
Connection Cafe
APRIL 19, 2017
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JUNE 22, 2016
Inside the pages of the latest npEXPERTS eBook , 11 of the best and brightest minds in philanthropy speak up about the most noteworthy trends in the sector today and how these trends are shaping the future.
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JANUARY 27, 2012
Ironically, as I was flying earlier this month there was a big article in the Airline magazine about the “philanthropy web” in Seattle—mostly rooted in , yes, you guessed it, former (and a few current) Microsoft employees. Author: Sara Spivey.
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JULY 21, 2016
Heather Grady, Vice President of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, introduced the SDG Philanthropy Platform to the room. The SDG Philanthropy Platform informs and catalyzes collaboration through building awareness and connections between those working in the philanthropic space.
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Efurd’s question demands an examination of the functions that philanthropies need to tap — functions that could be commoditized and procured and delivered over a network. A number of standard philanthropy business processes, like financial due diligence, come to mind.
Connection Cafe
JANUARY 4, 2016
Major (and mega) gifts will continue to make the headlines, as will donors making choices for how to give back in new ways that push the limits of traditional philanthropy (aka both donor advised funds and Zuckerburg’s LLC).
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