Partnerships and Collaborations

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True Partnership: Hard but Important

In: Partnerships and Collaborations| Philanthropy

23 Jul 2010

[This article was originally posted on July 20, 2010 at the Philanthropy Northwest Blog]
Last Friday, Philanthropy Northwest convened the Human Services Funding Collaborative to host Washington State policymakers and members for an in-depth briefing about the Washington State Benefit Portal Partnership Project. We are enthusiastic about hosting events like this one—as [...]

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The Proliferation of Public-Philanthropic Partnerships

In: Partnerships and Collaborations| Philanthropy

15 Jul 2010

These days you can’t avoid hearing about new opportunities for public-philanthropic partnerships. It reminds me of novelist John Steinbeck’s comment, “Ideas are like rabbits—you get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.”

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Illinois Philanthropy and Nonprofits Collaborate to Ensure Accurate Census Count

In: Partnerships and Collaborations

1 Apr 2010

Even before the current economic recession and a severe budget crisis, Illinois’ nonprofit and philanthropic leaders were planning important steps to increase participation in the U.S. census and help Illinois receive its fair share of federal funds. Known as the Count Me In campaign, this endeavor is one of the largest in the country to [...]

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Now is the Time

In: 2010 Annual Conference| Partnerships and Collaborations| The Economy

30 Mar 2010

In a March 19 post on Yahoo Finance, I was struck, actually alarmed, by data cited from the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) suggesting that 40 percent of those currently unemployed, particularly those separated from the manufacturing sector, are permanently unemployable. ECRI’s spokesperson said “the recovery is happening….it’s very real, but the economy does not [...]

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Community Change from the Inside Out

In: 2010 Family Philanthropy Conference| Family Philanthropy| Leadership| Partnerships and Collaborations| Place

2 Feb 2010

On Monday, 50 excited people from the conference gathered at the Jacob’s Center for Neighborhood Innovation(JCNI) in the Lincoln Park district of San Diego for a day-long learning experience about the power of grassroots community change.
What exactly did we learn?

Place and Perseverance: The Jacobs Family—through their family foundation—made a long-term commitment (since 1998) to focus [...]

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“Home” Work

In: 2010 Family Philanthropy Conference| Family Philanthropy| Partnerships and Collaborations| Place

1 Feb 2010

Questions for you: How is place-based philanthropy defined? Is a time frame required to implement place-based philanthropy? What is the value of local funding collaboratives in doing place-based philanthropy? What resources and organizations can support place-based philanthropy? How do you evaluate change? How does place-based philanthropy affect systemic change?
Reginald Jones (Steans Family Foundation), Doug Diamond [...]

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Building Family Philanthropy–Together

In: 2010 Family Philanthropy Conference| Family Philanthropy| Partnerships and Collaborations| Philanthropy

26 Jan 2010

[Editor’s note: With the Council’s Family Philanthropy Conference set to begin on Sunday, January 31, we asked our 21 bloggers to tell us a question they think family philanthropy needs to explore as the San Diego conference begins. Here’s Jenn Hoos Rothberg’s answer. Rothberg is a director at the Einhorn Family Charitable Trust.]
To me, the [...]

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Partnering with Corporate Philanthropy: Haiti and Afterwards

In: Corporate Philanthropy| Disaster Grantmaking| Partnerships and Collaborations| Philanthropy

19 Jan 2010

My New Year’s resolution for 2010 was to join the 21st century and dive into the social media waters. This blog post is my first—and hopefully the first of several—to offer a perspective of philanthropy from where I sit at the Council on Foundations: working closely with the business community. I didn’t realize in December [...]

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Being Better When They Need It Most

15 Jan 2010

I have been rapt by the devastating images coming out of Haiti. What I have found particularly interesting is the outpouring of support—not only on television, but also on Facebook and Twitter.
Organizers have created opportunities for people to give via text message. People are also posting messages and tweets about what organizations are doing and [...]

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Philanthropy’s Response to Haiti

13 Jan 2010

Philanthropy is different than charity. Traditionally, philanthropy reflects long-term strategic investments in creating real change. But in times of national and/or natural disaster, both respond in short-term ways that can be most helpful.
The recent devastation in Haiti reflects the kind of disasters that call philanthropy to action. We can and should do our part in [...]

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The Power of Personal Stories

In: Community Foundations| Partnerships and Collaborations| Public Policy| Workforce Investment

24 Nov 2009

Working at a foundation and working with a foundation are two different concepts. At the Council on Foundations, our staff focuses on the latter. Among other services, we answer requests for information, host conferences and other events, and keep our membership informed about the latest news from Capitol Hill.
Every once in a while, we glimpse, [...]

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Catching the Car

In: Partnerships and Collaborations| Public Policy

20 Nov 2009

[Editor’s Note: On November 18, the Council on Foundations and the Donors Forum (Illinois) hosted “Here and Now: Making Change through Innovative Public-Philanthropic Partnerships” in Chicago. The first part of the event focused on innovative public-philanthropic partnerships in Chicago; the second half centered on partnerships at the national level. Andrew Schulz, the Council’s deputy general [...]