How Do Family Foundations Make Giving Decisions?
RE: Philanthropy
By Paul Penley
1/5/12
How do foundations make giving decisions? Hope Consulting and Guidestar have released the much-anticipated Money for Good II study (MFG II) to answer these questions. Here is what they found about foundations-a category dominated by family foundations. Foundations research nine out of 10 grants to nonprofits [...]
Fri, January 6 2012 » Other » No Comments
Why Millennials are the Perfect Donor
RE: Philanthropy
By Liz Braden
1/4/12
In my humble opinion, Millennials bring together all of the aspects of a perfect donor. At Building Tomorrow and in general in my watching of the fundraising world, I have seen Millennials do some amazing things by giving their time, talents, and resources to others and [...]
Thu, January 5 2012 » Other » No Comments
How Mother Nature Changed Our Plans … But Not Our Message
RE: Philanthropy
By Stuart Comstock-Gay
1/3/12
I’ve long been wary about in-house videos. Because, let’s face it, videos can be tough to pull off. So it was with some trepidation that we decided not just to make our first set of short videos this year, but to feature [...]
Wed, January 4 2012 » Other » No Comments
How Volunteering Has Impacted Me to the CORE
RE: Philanthropy
By Elizabeth Douglass
12/19/11
July was an incredibly busy month for me this year. Not only did I marry my best friend, I also started working as a volunteer teacher for Computer Community Outreach and Education (Computer CORE), a nonprofit based in Alexandria, Va. Computer CORE is a [...]
Tue, December 20 2011 » Other » No Comments
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