ENGAGING DIVERSITY IN A ONCE-HOMOGENEOUS CITYAs Dubuque, Iowa’s economy shifted, so too did its demographics, giving rise to tensions. The D5 Coalition sat down with Nancy Van Milligen of the Community…
Elon Musk versus The Giving PledgeThe Giving Pledge, started by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, encourages billionaires to donate most of their wealth to philanthropy. In just a few short years, more than 100 of the world’s wealthiest people signed on to The Giving Pledge, taking a great step forward in the world of…
How to Improve your Fundraising BrandIn the nonprofit sector, we strive to communicate with donors in the ways that they prefer…
Time to tackle the water crisisColourless, odourless and insipid: that is arsenic and is in the drinking water of 20 million people in…
TRANSFORMING ADVERSITY TO PHILANTHROPYThe best start in life isn’t always the recipe for the best successes. Lots of speed bumps, pot holes, canyons, fractures and GPS re-routes is the life that makes for some juicy stories.Here’s a little one for you:
Taking Slacktivism to a Whole New LevelResearchers find social media philanthropy is not as effective as it looks.
BUILDING A DIVERSE LEADERSHIP PIPELINE TO TACKLE THE ISSUE OF EQUITYTo advance diversity among foundation staffs, the Minnesota Council on Foundations is taking action to give people of color a foot in…
Donate Vs Empower!It was the book ‘The Blue Sweater’ that got me thinking in this direction. The author Jacqueline Novogratz narrates her own story of finding newer ways to tackle global poverty. She convinces you that traditional charity is designed for failure. The newer philanthropic investment, is a for…
