Two years ago today, Haiti suffered a devastating earthquake. The damage done and suffering inflicted was extraordinary, but so too was the response it…
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High Impact Holidays: Bringing Relief to Vulnerable Families
It’s the week before Thanksgiving. For many, it marks the start of the holiday season and a time when donors consider making in-kind or…
See event detailsAction Agenda: High Impact Philanthropy for the Economic Downturn
We welcome your feedback! Overview The US and the global economies are facing a contraction not seen since the Great Depression. The downturn has…
See event detailsThough U.S. Unemployment Rate Reaches a New High, Opportunities for High Impact Philanthropy Remain
The Financial Times published an article today reporting that the U.S. unemployment rate has reached a record high of 9.7%. The article, which can…
See event detailsIncentives for Giving in the Downturn: Trend or Fad? (Does it Matter?)
The Penn Almanac ran a highlight of last week’s ribbon cutting for the new entrance to the Caster Building, home of the School of…
See event detailsWhy This, Why Now: High Impact Philanthropy in the Downturn
Excerpt from High Impact Philanthropy in the Downturn: Focus on Housing, Health, and Hunger (A Guide for Donors) Three years ago, the Center for…
See event detailsHaiti: How Can I Help?
There are many lists of organizations available for making donations to disaster relief in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Yesterday on twitter, Lucy Bernholz (@p2173) asked about…
See event detailsHaiti: High Impact Technology for Disaster Relief Giving
It's been approximately 72 hours since an earthquake struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti and the news is rife with stories of how to give money to…
See event detailsHaiti: “Cutting Through the Noise” – Effective donor help during the immediate relief phase
In our first blog post last Thursday, Haiti: How Can I Help?, we listed the two types of nonprofit organizations best equipped to have…
See event detailsHaiti Donations: Taxes and Texts (practical considerations for donors)
Activities surrounding the Haiti earthquake remain one of the trending topics being covered by journalists since the news broke on January 12, 2010. In…
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