April 25, 2011

Earth Day and Every Day: Connecting, Collaborating, and Breaking Through
RE: Philanthropy
By Rachel Leon
4/22/11
The head of the Environmental Grantmakers Association reflects on Earth Day, the progress in advancing environmental philanthropy, and the continued challenges and opportunities ahead.
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Why and How Eli Broad is Giving Billions Away
60 Minutes
By Morley Safer
4/24/11
In this era of belt [...]

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April 22, 2011

Community Foundation of Chippewa County Leaves a Lasting Legacy
The Chippewa Herald
By Jennifer Schmidt
4/21/11
Ask Carol Gienapp about the inherent value of an organization like the Community Foundation of Chippewa County, and you’re bound to be in discussion for some time. Essentially, however, a community foundation unites people who care with the causes that matter in [...]

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April 21, 2011

Reinvestment Fund’s Jeremy Nowak Named President of William Penn Foundation
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Stephan Salisbury
4/21/11
Jeremy Nowak, a community development guru who built the Reinvestment Fund from a local economic force into a billion-dollar, multistate community investment group, has been named president of the William Penn Foundation. He will succeed Feather O. Houstoun, 64, who announced last year [...]

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April 20, 2011

Annual Meeting of Members—Class of 2014 Elected
RE: Philanthropy
By Johanna Van Dyke
4/19/11
The Council’s manager of legal and public policy explains her work to support the board selection process and introduces the new and returning Council board members for the Class of 2014.
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NC Disaster Relief Fund Created to Support Storm, Tornado Victims
The Asheville Citizen-Times
4/19/11
The North [...]

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