Spring 2016 – Nonprofit Spotlight: SquashBusters
There’s enough nip in the Boston air to make the prospect of slipping into a hot gym enticing. A student several yards ahead is dressed in athletic gear, and as…
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Now in its thirteenth year, Taglit-Birthright Israel is coming of age. A non-profit organization that provides free trips to Israel for Jewish college students and young adults, Birthright is the…
Summer 2016 – Nonprofit Spotlight: EarthEnable
Two termite nests—each about six inches across. That’s part of what a team of workers found when they excavated the dirt floor inside Martha’s home. The Rwandan woman living about…
Philanthropy Roundtable Launches Search for its Next President and CEO
…its search for the organization’s next leader after President and CEO Elise Westhoff announced she will step down at the end of May 2023. “Philanthropy Roundtable is thriving and remains…
Senate Hearing Puts Charitable Tax Incentives in Spotlight
The Senate Finance Committee’s hearing yesterday on charitable giving and trends in the nonprofit sector highlighted the importance of tax incentives in encouraging charitable giving. At Philanthropy Roundtable, we have…
A Big Close Up for Educational Opportunities
…committed to expanding educational opportunities. She has never sought the spotlight, but the spotlight found her, because her gentle and tireless work opened floodgates for so many children. Her story…
Damaging Solutions in Search of a Problem
…support. Callahan finds it nefarious that a wealthy donor to a research group like AEI might benefit from its advocacy of policies like lower taxes for capital gains than for…
Winter 2018 – Briefly Noted
…encouraging organizations to keep applying for its Coachella Valley Spotlight grant. But for those who aren’t selected for the Spotlight, it might be worth tidying up if a reporter from…
Investigative Philanthropy?
…entities. Others add ideological perspective from either the left or the right. In the pages following, Philanthropy examines several projects in nonprofit journalism, and the donors behind them. Nonprofit, Gold-plated, Reporting By Biz…
How One Nonprofit Is Connecting Veterans With Employment Opportunities
…military spouses thanks to their nonprofit model.” The organization runs several programs including: Partnered Career Transition is the nonprofit’s hallmark program. Through the process of assessment, training and mentorship, clients…
Spring 2015 – Briefly Noted
…nonprofits was even worse. Nationally, the Nonprofit Finance Fund has found that 55 percent of nonprofits have less than 90 days of reserves and 22 percent have just one month…
Elise Westhoff Featured in Alliance Magazine on the State of U.S. Philanthropy
In a wide-ranging interview, Philanthropy Roundtable President and CEO Elise Westhoff recently spoke with Alliance Magazine Editor Charles Keidan about the current direction of U.S. philanthropy, Westhoff’s vision for the…