February 28, 2011

Philanthropy’s Role in Advancing Solutions Starts at FOTH
RE: Philanthropy
By Sidney Hargro
2/25/11
The head of the Community Foundation of South Jersey says that no one is certain what the future holds, but it is clear that our 21st century crises will require unprecedented levels of deliberate partnership between business, philanthropic, academic, faith, and government sectors to [...]

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February 25, 2011

Fixing Higher Ed: Lumina’s Jamie Merisotis
The Washington Post
By Daniel de Vise
2/24/11
In a story that published Sunday in The Washington Post Magazine, I offer eight suggestions to “fix” higher education. For the story, I sought help from several great leaders and thinkers. Some submitted their own thoughts on how to improve higher education. I’m posting them [...]

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February 24, 2011

The Case for Candor
RE: Philanthropy
By Kevin Walker
2/23/11
The head of the Northwest Area Foundation shares lessons learned based on a report examining a 10-year strategy that fell short in some important respects. While acknowledging his organization’s struggle to implement its ideas effectively, he stresses that philanthropy is “uniquely positioned to explore approaches that neither the private [...]

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February 23, 2011

Share Your Story at Foundations on the Hill
RE: Philanthropy
By Nancy Van Milligan
2/22/11
The president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque stresses the importance of participating in Foundations on the Hill March 8-9 to ensure the work of foundations, their impact in communities, and their contribution as an economic driver are understood by [...]

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