This is a guest post by Galen Ellis, MPH, principal of El-Askari Consulting. It was originally posted on her blog. Following are key principles to keep in mind when building diverse coalitions: Excerpted from a blog my colleague, Laurin Mayeno, and I recently published on Laurin’s website 1. Be clear about what you hope to […]
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How one foundation used research to help support young, black men In the wake of substantial public funding cuts across the board, many foundations are struggling to find the most meaningful ways to step up and strategically fill the void. Let’s not kid ourselves: there is no way for private philanthropy to close that public
This post was originally published on the the Great Nonprofits blog on July 23, 2012. Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee Nicholas Kristof gets an A for his picks of great charities! Despite the Three Cups of Tea controversy, he has chosen effective nonprofits according to reviews by volunteers, donors, and clients served. His final grade? A
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This is a guest post by Tracey Webb of BlackGivesBack.com. It was originally published on the Leadership & Sustainability Institute for Black Male Achievement website on May 3, 2012. This year, I celebrate the 5th anniversary of my blog, BlackGivesBack.com(BGB), an online destination that highlights philanthropy in the African American community. I created the site
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This is a guest post by Brad Aronson of Brad Aronson’s Blog. It was originally published on May 1, 2012. Nonprofits have critically important missions that certainly don’t match their small operating budgets. That’s why they need to constantly innovate and make the most of the least. With that in mind, here are 22 high-impact,
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This is a guest post by Rusty Stahl, Executive Director of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP). It was originally published on April 28, 2012 on the EPIP website. The EPIP national conference is over, and we’re making our transition into the Council on Foundations conference now. But the buzz and excitement about EPIP’s new Generating
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