Keeping a close eye on philanthropy
Editor’s Note: This piece is the fifth in a series featuring leadership development experts on the value they’ve found in NCRP’s new report, Cultivating Nonprofit Leadership: A (Missed?) Philanthropic Opportunity. For past posts, click here. NCRP’s… Read More
At one end of the spectrum, grantmaking is a transaction, in which there is little connection between the grantmaker and the grantee beyond the exchange of forms, reports and funds. At the other end, grantmaking is… Read More
Money is a blunt but essential tool for social change, and it has potent, variable effects on our social and political ecosystems. Philanthropy’s commitment to serving the public good makes it imperative that foundations understand as… Read More
$1 billion over ten years is a mammoth investment for philanthropy. Since the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation launched its Grand Challenges initiative in 2004, roughly a quarter million dollars on average has left its coffers… Read More
In my role as a research assistant for NCRP’s Philamplify initiative, I have found that “transparency” is defined and applied differently from one foundation to the next. Not only is it rare to find details like… Read More
For Immediate Release Philanthropy Watchdog Asks IRS to Investigate Otto Bremer Foundation National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy cites outrageous trustee compensation, lack of accountability Washington, D.C. (7/30/2014) – In response to ongoing suspicious, and potentially illegal,… Read More
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