Reflecting and Reimagining Philanthropy
This is a guest post by NNCG Steering Committee Member Erica Ekwurzel. It was originally shared in her newsletter, and is reposted here with permission. Over this last year, I’ve been taking…
Four Upstream Questions to Support Next Steps
June 18, 2020 – This guest post was co-written by NNCG member Jessica Bearman. It was originally posted by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations on May 12, 2020, and is shared here with permission.…
Scaffolding and Support: How Senior Leaders Are Setting the Stage for Change
May 15, 2020 - This is a guest post by NNCG member Jessica Bearman. It was originally posted by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations on May 11, 2020, and is shared here…
3 Key Steps a Foundation Can Take to Address DEI
December 9, 2019 - Catherine is a philanthropy consultant with years of experience that included DEI work. In 2017, she was hired as a consultant by a major private foundation.…
How to Prevent Yourself from Hiring a Great Consultant
June 7, 2019 - This is a guest post by NNCG Member Kris Putnam-Walkerly. It is shared here with permission. 5 Ways Grantmakers Shoot Themselves in the Foot There are…
New Philanthropic Model in The Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ (RPA) Philanthropy Framework
March 19, 2019 - The field of philanthropy is going through a period of rapid change: Individuals from across the globe are embracing philanthropic giving at ever-younger ages. New ways…
Open for Good: Knowledge Sharing to Strengthen Grantmaking
This was originally posted on Grantcraft.org, and is published here with permission. By: CLARE NOLAN, JANET CAMARENA, JEN BOKOFF Knowledge has the power to spark change, but only if it is shared. In Open…
Funders: are your donations creating sustainable impact?
This is a guest post by NNCG Member Firm Mission Throttle. It is reposted here with permission. Giving USA’s most recent report reflected a 2.7% year-over-year increase in US charitable giving.…
“Wicked Good” Systems Solutions to “Wicked Problems”
This is a guest post by NNCG member Leah Ersoylu, PhD, President of Ersoylu Consulting, a philanthropic advising firm based in Southern California, focused on the nexus of systems &…
Change Up Your Questions
This is a guest post by NNCG Member Marshall Ginn, Founder of Capital Development Strategies, LLC Family Foundations: Not getting the information you want? Change up your questions to up your…