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Apr
30
2013
Sean Greene joins the Case Foundation as Entrepreneur in Residence
by Jean Case
Since our recent recession, I have been continually reminded that there is no amount of philanthropic or civic investment that can replace a robust economy and citizens hard at work. That’s why both personally, and through the Case Foundation, we...
Apr
22
2013
Philanthropy Is the Go-To Partner for Risk
by Huffington Post
When we look back over the Rockefeller Foundation's history and pinpoint the moments when philanthropy is at its best, it's almost always at those moments when the work is the hardest, and the risk of failure is greatest -- from spraying down an...
Apr
22
2013
How To Help The People In Boston Without Getting Scammed
by Business Insider
There has been a outpouring of goodwill and charitable actions toward the people of Boston and those affected by Monday's heinous terrorist attack. Unfortunately, not all good gestures make their way into the right hands. The IRS is already warning...
Apr
22
2013
Google’s One Today App Aims To Make Charitable Donations A More Social, And Frequent, Experience
by TechChrunch
Today, Google quietly ushered in a new application built on top of its nonprofit arm, Google.org. The app is called One Today, and it’s currently invite only for Android users at this time. The aim is to get people to donate $1 to different...
Apr
18
2013
"Fearless Philanthropy: Reaching Out, Taking Risks and Achieving More": A Conversation with Jean Case
by Huffington Post
Among the most rewarding experiences of working in philanthropy is engaging with leaders and visionaries who are tackling some of the world's most daunting challenges. At Grantmakers for Effective Organizations' strategic co-funding conference last...
Apr
08
2013
Debating the Realities of Ranking Charities
by Nonprofit Quarterly
In order to discuss the merits of a charity ranking organization like Charity Navigator (hereafter CN), we must define at least a couple of basic concepts. First, we must specify which charities CN evaluates. One of the major criteria that we at CN...
Apr
03
2013
Your Input Needed: Survey on Failure, Risk, and Innovation in the Social Sector
by guest blogger: Kate McElligott and Sara Telzer
American University’s Social Enterprise program assists students in acquiring the knowledge, skills, and mindset necessary to launch a new social entrepreneurial venture or play a key leadership role in an existing one. The Case Foundation has...
Apr
03
2013
Foundations and Impact Investing: What Is Really Going On?
by The Center for Effective Philanthropy
Impact investing has been hailed as potentially transformational by nonprofit sector, corporate, and foundation leaders. Elizabeth Littlefield, President and CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, has called it “the game-changer we need...
Apr
03
2013
What It Means To Be A Philanthropist - Gen Xers and Millennials Weigh In
by Forbes
A guest post by Michael Moody, the Frey Foundation Chair for Family Philanthropy in the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University and Sharna Goldseker, the Managing Director of 21/64, a nonprofit consulting practice...
Mar
27
2013
Boardroom
Boards Are Not Ready for the Next Generation of Trustees
by blogger
A rising generation of younger donors and philanthropic leaders could bring new money to nonprofits and fresh energy to their boardrooms—if boards can overcome their current dysfunction enough to engage them. Next-gen donors’ appetite for engagement...
Mar
26
2013
The Grantmaking Formula for the New Normal
by Nonprofit Quarterly
Editor’s Note: The following is an edited and abridged excerpt of a speech delivered at the Delaware Valley Grantmakers’ annual meeting in Philadelphia on March 20, 2013. One could devote an entire speech to how things have changed since the...
Mar
18
2013
How to Build Ties to Young Donors and Volunteers
by The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The 80 million Americans now in their 20s have shown tremendous interest in charities and promoting the common good. But many groups struggle to figure out how to attract them to a specific cause.   Watch a video of a Google+ hangout with the...

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