I love developing new grant initiatives for foundations and individual philanthropists. There is nothing more exciting that identifying a problem where you have the potential
The church shootings that took place in Charleston, SC were horrific, especially for those directly touched by the violence and hatred that spawned the attack.
In my experience, few words strike fear in the hearts of foundation grantees like the following, when dropped by a program officer’s lips: We’re about
This is a guest post by Susan Crites Price, and it was originally posted on The National Center for Family Philanthropy’s blog Family Giving News
Share your voice and experiences in an exciting new benchmarking study: the Trends in Family Philanthropy Research Initiative. Click here to take the survey . The study
This blog was originally published on June 4, 2015 by Andy Carroll on PhilanthroFiles, the blog of Exponent Philanthropy. It is reposted here with permission.
I recently had the pleasure of helping to tell the story of an incredible grantmaking initiative at the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust called “Healthy
Based on the groundbreaking Spring issue of The Foundation Review — the first edition dedicated to the practice of philanthropy consulting —the National Network of
There are many rules of thumb and lists of best practices out there for grantmakers. Yet, so many grantmakers seem to get caught in ruts
Last year, the Putnam Consulting team had the privilege of working with Blue Shield of California Foundation (BSCF) on a case study documenting the Foundation’s
Earlier in my career, I didn’t think the things I had to say were worth much to the field of philanthropy. I thought that others
Let me start with a confession: I don’t read much fiction. As I travel the country advising philanthropies of all types and sizes, I find