Results List
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Foundation recovery likely slow
Original Source The Foundation Center and the Council on Foundations are Atlantic grantees. by Ret Boney The injuries foundations sustained during the market downturns were severe, and it likely will be years before foundation giving is back on track, but funders have risen to the…
Author: Philanthropy Journal
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Charities' gold mine: 'giving while living';
Original Source by Meredith May Several times a year, Heidi Hess and James Rucker of San Francisco go online, PayPal style, and redirect their wealth to their favorite charities. They are tactical philanthropists – part of a growing group of socially conscious givers in the…
Author: The San Francisco Chronicle (California)
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Charities tap skills of jobless professionals
Original Source by Meredith May, Chronicle Staff Writer When the economy slumped, Althea Collins was among 100 people let go in November from Fair Isaac Co. in San Rafael, the firm that created the FICO credit score system to determine loan interest rates. She’s been…
Author: The San Francisco Chronicle
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Nonprofit Groups Lag in Recruiting Older Workers, Report Says
Nonprofit groups lag significantly behind government agencies and businesses in their efforts to keep and recruit older workers, a new report concludes – and that could jeopardize their ability to fill a growing number of job vacancies. “Many nonprofit leaders, boards, and funders show little…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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"We're not telling people what to do. We just want to show what's possible."
President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, Christopher G. Oechsli, takes a deep dive into lessons learned while executing the $8 billion philanthropic vision of entrepreneur Chuck Feeney, aka the ‘James Bond of Philanthropy’. By Nicole Richards The Atlantic Philanthropies believes in making big bets…
Author: Philanthropy Australia
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Funder Advocacy Collaboratives: Framing Thoughts
By Jen Bokoff and Cynthia Gibson GrantCraft Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a resource series about funder advocacy collaboratives. The series draws on real-world funder experiences to share strategies about anticipating and overcoming prevalent obstacles to success. See Acknowledgements and Methodology and…
Author: GrantCraft
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The Atlantic Philanthropies and Its Archives: Limited Life, Enduring Legacy
By Joanne Volpe Florino Editors’ Note: Joanne Volpe Florino continues HistPhil’s forum on archives and knowledge management with a post detailing the archival strategy of The Atlantic Philanthropies. The Carl A. Kroch Library at Cornell, the underground library where the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections is…
Author: HistPhil
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Social Change + Pop Culture = Spitfire’s AndACTION
Kristen Grimm, President, Spitfire Strategies I have three pieces of good news. 1) You can now claim binge-watching is an essential part of your day job, 2) The expert opinion and proof that connecting your issues to pop culture is not only fun but a…
Author: Kristen Grimm
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Law Opens Up 'Encore' Careers
Original Source By Kelly Greene The deep recession is forcing millions of Americans in their 50s and 60s to rethink plans for retirement. That shift — coupled with new legislation out of Washington — could help spur a commitment to national service not seen since…
Author: The Wall Street Journal
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Commentary: Minority execs ready to step up and lead
Original Source The Bridgespan Group and Teach for America are Atlantic grantees. By John RiceSpecial to CNN Editor’s note: John Rice is founder and CEO of Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), a New York-based national nonprofit organization seeking to develop “the next generation of African…
Author: CNN