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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Since publishing my first list of “90 Foundations That Tweet” in July 2009, I’ve been sporadically keeping track of foundations, foundation staff, and funder networks that are joining Twitter. I’ve created the Philanthropy411 List of Foundations and Funder Networks on Twitter (Part 1 and Part 2), which at the time of this post publication has
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I’ve helped dozens of foundations to develop and launch new grantmaking initiatives. One of the lessons I’ve learned is the importance of communications planning – early and often. As one colleague advised me, “Communications begins the moment you open your mouth and start talking about the idea of your initiative.” Yet communications planning often gets
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As you know, Philanthropy411 recently covered the Council on Foundations Annual Conference in Philadelphia with the help of a blog team. I learned from my blog team mentor, Sean Stannard Stockton of Tactical Philanthropy to give the team very simple instructions: Write a blog about any aspect of the conference. I also instructed our team
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