The importance of respecting donor intent is frequently mentioned in discussions of philanthropic practice, but often misinterpreted or given only lip service. Wise donors, though, know that energetically guarding their Read more…
Community colleges cannot respond fast enough. They need to rapidly accelerate their ability to deliver employer-driven education, and they need access to tools and strategies to help them be innovators. Read more…
Deciding on a timeframe for your giving—whether to exhaust your resources during your lifetime, sunset your foundation, or establish it in perpetuity—is one of the most challenging aspects of donor Read more…
Leo Linbeck on covid and its consequences.
A new fund provides crisis aid to artists in need.
Meet a ten-gallon donor.
The executive director of the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust explains how the foundation is responding to the coronavirus.
How do foundations committed to honoring donor intent respond to unexpected emergencies that threaten the people and communities they serve? What considerations go into their decisions around the focus of their grantmaking, their internal operations, and their short- and long-term payout?
Dr. Tony Atala an international leader in the field of regenerative medicine, which creates tissues that can replace failing body parts discusses covid-19.
The challenges that COVID-19 is creating for our nation s children and families cannot be understated, and we know that pediatric mental health needs are increasing due to growing, sometimes toxic, stresses on them and their families due to social distancing, virtual schooling, and increasing rates of domestic violence and child abuse.
As students, families, and teachers come up with creative solutions to address the sudden transition to full-time distance learning, there are a number of ways donors can support student learning. Hadi Partovi, founder and CEO, joined us on Thurs, Apr. 30 to discuss how Code.org is effectively meeting students where they are and helping them access computer science coursework amid nationwide school closures. Drawing on Code.org user data and years of bringing computer science into the mainstream, Hadi will address key questions that are top of mind for any donor during the COVID-19 pandemic on rethinking the future of classrooms, equity, and workforce preparedness.
During this crisis, there is a desire to get cash into as many hands as possible in order to help individuals and families with immediate expenses such as rent, utilities, food, healthcare, and transportation. Very often, this cash helps the individual or family through a short-term challenge and keeps them from becoming homeless or hungry and upending their life. In the past five weeks, hundreds of emergency funds have been established in cities across the country to meet these needs.
The Philanthropy Roundtable held a webinar on the response bills on Friday, March 27th. WEBINAR CLARIFICATION: Nonprofits with 500 employees or fewer are eligible for the emergency small business loans and economic injury disaster loans, for which organizations can receive $10,000 in three days. Both can be forgiven. Nonprofits with more than 500 employees are eligible for mid-sized business loans, but those loans are not eligible for forgiveness.
Introduction Our nation is in a civic education crisis. Most American adults would fail the U.S. citizenship exam, and a third cannot name even one of the three branches of Read more…
Executive Summary In 2016, the Culture of Freedom Initiative (COFI), a project of The Philanthropy Roundtable launched an effort to strengthen marriage in Jacksonville, Florida. Working with Live the Life, Read more…
The Philanthropy Roundtable is pleased to announce the selection of Russell L. Carson as the 2019 recipient of the William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership. Honoring the ideals and principles Read more…
Executive Summary This guide profiles seven philanthropic foundations that are solving problems in mental health and substance abuse today. For each foundation, there is a description of its approach, some Read more…