This is a guest post by Rusty Stahl, Executive Director of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP). It was originally published on April 26, 2012 on the EPIP website. Today marks an important moment in EPIP’s history — the launch of our Generating Change initiative. There are lots of bells, whistles and fanfare at our national […]
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This is a guest post by Daniel Jae-Won Lee, Executive Director of the Levi Strauss Foundation. It was originally published on January 31, 2012 on “Beth’s Blog”. Time Magazine provocatively named “The Protester” as its 2011 “Person of the Year” for its riveting influence on last year’s social and political events. As courageous citizens connected
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If you’re like most people, you get most of your inspiration from people who are quietly changing the world each and every day. They’re not on the front page of the newspaper, and they’re not mingling with the Gates and Buffets of the world. They’re everyday people like you and me who have shown extraordinary
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From time to time, Philanthropy411 is asked to highlight or blog about events going on in the world of philanthropy. We are going to look back, and ahead, and share some of these great stories with you! What Will Your Good Deed Be This September 11th? This September 11th marks the 10 year anniversary of
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This is a guest post by Daniel Lee, Executive Director of the Levi Strauss Foundation. This post was originally published on the blog “LS&Co. Unzipped” on July 13, 2011. It is re-posted here with Mr. Lee’s permission. When you’re in this line of work, pushing for equality for all, you know a pioneer when you
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This is a guest post by Richard Woo of the Russell Family Foundation. Framing is powerful. Consider this. The Russell Family Foundation (TRFF) mission is to “invest resources and relationships in grassroots leaders, environmental sustainability and global peace.” Nowhere is there any mention of “grants, programs or initiatives.” Grants, programs and initiatives are the shorthand
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