By Joseph Stinn The end of the year is a popular time to give to charity. Historically, Americans have made 30% of their annual donations in December. Many of them get a head start on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving during the global online fundraising campaign … [Read more...] about Donors Need to Stop Pressuring Nonprofits to Pinch Pennies
Foundation-Grantee Partnerships
Insights on Building Honest Communication Between Funders and Grantees
By Aaron Saxe If you’ve seen one foundation … you’ve seen one foundation. This common refrain in the nonprofit world is a reminder of the singularity of every funder. In turn, with this premise, grantees, potential grantees, consultants, and others spend significant time … [Read more...] about Insights on Building Honest Communication Between Funders and Grantees
Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation Leaders take Safety Respect Equity Standards to Wall Street
By Douglas Bitonti Stewart and David Warrington As members of the Jewish Funders Network (JFN), we were excited to witness the launch of the Safety Respect Equity (SRE) coalition to ensure Jewish workplaces reflected the highest ethical and procedural standards to prevent … [Read more...] about Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation Leaders take Safety Respect Equity Standards to Wall Street
Raising Up Overhead:
How We Can Do Better
By Lisa Eisen and
Barry Finestone
Recently, five of
the wealthiest foundations in America announced
that they will do more to help their grantees cover overhead
expenses.
This commitment
reflects an essential best practice in philanthropy: ensuring
grantees have the … [Read more...] about Raising Up Overhead:
How We Can Do Better
A Person on Two Missions? Funders as Board Members of Grantee Organizations
By Alicia S. Oberman and Andrés Spokoiny Many people in the Jewish community play two roles at once for the same organization: funder and board member. What could possibly be problematic, or even noteworthy, about that? The funder and the organization both ostensibly share … [Read more...] about A Person on Two Missions? Funders as Board Members of Grantee Organizations
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