Philanthropy

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 […]

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,

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

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

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