Donors get pitched a lot, and food-related funding can be a complicated space. Since 2009, we have sought to clarify this space for donors…
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Celebrating the Fourth of July and the Independent Sector
As our offices prepare to close in honor of July 4th, Independence Day here in the US, I am reminded of the singular nature…
See event detailsWho doesn’t want to be relevant?
Last year’s Conference on Scaling Impact — an annual gathering for funders and invited nonprofit leaders — posed the provocative question of whether or…
See event detailsHaiti: How Can I Help? Tips for Donors One Year Later – Part 2
If Haiti is to move beyond the current devastation and dependence on aid, its people have to be able to make a living. We continue…
See event detailsLearning About High Impact Philanthropy: From Public Education to Donor Education
This morning’s reading list turned into a high-impact informational philanthropy experience from various information sharing channels. It started when Kat Rosqueta, our executive director,…
See event detailsMaking Summer Count
The countdown is on for the remaining days of school—for the majority of U.S. kids, June means school is out and summer is here….
See event detailsPreview to Giving Season 2013: Q&A with #GivingTuesday creator, Henry Timms (Part 1)
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 was the first #GivingTuesday™—started as a day to celebrate giving—following the consumer spending activities of Black Friday and Cyber Monday….
See event detailsMaking Impact Classy: Q&A with Pat Walsh, co-founder of the CLASSY Awards
The CLASSY Awards—which aim to highlight the impact of nonprofit organizations, socially-conscious businesses, and individuals engaged in charitable work—are scheduled for May 2-3, 2014 in…
See event detailsScaling Community Impact: Q&A with GreenLight Philadelphia
This April, the GreenLight Fund selected its first two organizations to help expand to Philadelphia – Single Stop USA and Year Up. GreenLight’s model,…
See event detailsThe Promise and Power of Networks: Highlights from the Second Annual 100Kin10 Summit
Two weeks ago, I represented the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the second annual Partner Summit for 100Kin10. Formed in 2011, 100Kin10 is…
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