The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This major expansion of the California Science Center in South Los Angeles is under construction. By Maria Di Mento California Science Center Foundation Kent Kresa and daughter Kiren Kresa-Reahl at the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.

Construction 288

Construction Ethics Universities Education 288

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

By Claire Dunning In early 1926, Cafritz Construction placed an advertisement in The Washington Post celebrating the speed with which their “Life-time Homes” were selling in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, DC. Perhaps potential buyers would be swayed by the “superior construction” or the “unusually big lots.”

Philanthropy 134

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Advertising Universities 134

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 28, 2023

Boone Pickens (center) is giving Oklahoma State $120 million to expand student scholarships and support construction of a complex that will house the Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute and the Cowboy Football Center. Prest Phil Shockley, Oklahoma State University The foundation of the late T.

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Foundations Construction Children Universities 264

Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Jeremy Ball , who leads the Big Lots Foundation and is director of philanthropy and events for the parent company Big Lots , about the retailers impressive cause marketing efforts on behalf of Nationwide Children's Hospital. Big Lots Charity Pinup for the 2016 Program.

Children 178

Children Retail Construction Health 178

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Philanthropy can play a vital role by funding pilots and helping agencies develop metrics that incentivize agencies to meet the needs of workers who are reliant on nonstandard work. Philanthropy also enabled an initial pilot with the workforce agency covering Long Beach, CA. In recent years, the project turned to US workforce boards.

Nonprofit governance and management 115

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Recruitment 115

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2023

There are specific funding strategies that philanthropy can employ to shield artists from the capitalist market. Troutman insists, “Historic Clayborn Temple, and others like us, can teach philanthropy a few things.…Artists Anasa is right: Artists can indeed help philanthropy rethink its pace and purpose.

Philanthropy 111

Philanthropy Culture Agriculture Community Development 111

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

With our roots in racialized capitalism, philanthropy should also be called to account. What if we investigated the wealth origin of philanthropy in our region? What if we investigated the wealth origin of philanthropy in our region? We met with NCRP to propose our idea for the study. They agreed.

Foundations 119

Foundations Philanthropy Construction Healthcare 119

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Plus, billionaire businessman and former Florida politician Hyatt Brown gave $150 million for an extensive construction project at Daytona Beach’s Museum of Arts and Sciences, and University of Illinois at Chicago got a $36 million bequest for its pharmacy school. By Maria Di Mento City of Hope Emmet Stephenson Jr.

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Construction Universities 147

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Image credit: Jason Weingardt on Unsplash How can philanthropy effectively support narratives of liberation? As people who traverse the interconnected areas of narrative and philanthropy, this question has been at the center of our work for decades—and we have seen many missteps and promising practices along the way.

Philanthropy 144

Philanthropy Construction Collaborations Foundations 144

Clairification

JANUARY 8, 2024

Yet too few organizations make the effort to operationalize this construct into their fundraising and marketing planning. Without donor trust and confidence in philanthropy there’s no future for social benefit organizations. You should.

Activism 115

Activism Construction Retention Philanthropy 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

And the US Green Building Council (USGBC), an intermediary promoting energy-efficient construction, developed guidelines and rating systems for sustainable cities and neighborhoods. The Rockefeller Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies have long been strong supporters of networks of city learning, such as 100 Resilient Cities and C40.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Construction Governance 119

Bloomerang

APRIL 8, 2021

It is having a 360-degree perspective with peer board members who are diverse and not afraid of new ideas, constructive conflict, and purposeful disruption. Download this Culture of Philanthropy Checklist loaded with action tips to determine if your nonprofit has a culture of philanthropy in place and ways to get started creating one.

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Philanthropy Construction Culture Leadership 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 10, 2024

By Deb Nelson & Tina Beck Philanthropy’s constructive critics, financial activists, and virtually all nonprofits have long argued for a dramatic increase in unrestricted grantmaking. Yet grants untethered from funder restrictions and requirements remain relatively rare. Results are not the problem. Who are the decision-makers?

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Philanthropy Construction Environmental Foundations 137

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

studio on pexels.com Discussions of trust-based philanthropy have gained increased prominence over the years, but how can philanthropy operate as an effective part of social justice movements—beyond just providing grants to movement nonprofits? The fact that it was constructed and not completely open-ended was helpful.”

Foundations 128

Foundations Nonprofit Administration and Development Philanthropy Leadership 128

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We are under pressure to meet agreed-upon timelines for site preparation, store design, permitting, and construction. Construction is anticipated to start in the third quarter of 2023. million to date) to develop, construct, and outfit the store. million city award for construction. But we are getting there.

Food 111

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 111

Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2021

For years now, there’s been a powerful evolving discussion in the social benefit sector around “ culture of philanthropy ” and why it’s so critically important to fundraising success. Fund in the United States and the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy in the U.K. . Fundraising is a servant to philanthropy.

Culture 130

Culture Philanthropy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofits 130

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The psychological narrative we construct has more influence on our lives because it’s about who we are now and who we are becoming. Has that experience changed how you view philanthropy or support nonprofits? In other words, you use their identity to get your prospective donor and the beneficiary of their philanthropy on the same team.

Psychology 131

Psychology Construction Values Philanthropy 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 3, 2024

Because the social sector field is collectively capable of achieving bigger social change goals when more resources step up to the plate, we have, of course, welcomed the explosion in “big bet” philanthropy in the past decade. Each phase of growth will require its own carefully thought through funding mix.

Finance 119

Finance Philanthropy Governance Health 119

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

These gaps can be seen in philanthropy, banking, and federal policy. In response, the CDFI uses a phased modular construction approach to meet immediate housing needs with the flexibility to “grow” as a family’s financial situation improves, or their house size needs to increase.

Poverty 131

Poverty Community Development Finance Philanthropy 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 21, 2023

By Hanh Cao Yu Over the last decade, philanthropy has undergone a sea change. As the Equitable Evaluation Initiative points out, evaluation practices in philanthropy are grounded in “orthodoxies,” unquestioned ways of thinking that support the structures and practices maintaining inequality.

Foundations 98

Foundations Philanthropy Construction Poverty 98

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In the 1960s, the construction of interstate highway I-76 and state Route 59 disconnected Summit Lake from the rest of Akron. All these popular amenities and activities were conceived and constructed in close collaboration with residents. The city’s Black business district was devastated.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

Candid

JULY 9, 2024

We found that 72% of respondents reported this data to at least one entity—including funders and philanthropy-serving organizations like Candid—and 46% reported it to five or more in the past 12 months. At the same time, how people are seen affects how they experience the world and vice versa, based on entrenched social norms and constructs.

Construction 106

Construction Recruitment Philanthropy Culture 106

Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

These high-profile, high-dollar donations are changing the face of philanthropy in higher education—creating big winners today and setting the stage for a transformational change as billions of dollars transfer through generational inheritance in the coming decades. In fact, last year, alumni giving to U.S. billion in funding.

Universities 98

Universities Education Education Children 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

Philanthropy often relies on large, national intermediaries that lack local knowledge and relationships. Outlining Key Investment Gaps in Rural America Nearly nine out of 10 of the nation’s persistent poverty counties are rural , and they face chronic underinvestment by government, philanthropy, and the private sector.

Values 130

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 29, 2023

Corporations and institutional philanthropy began issuing passionate statements about “meeting the moment” and “showing up” in communities in ways that they hadn’t done before, making financial commitments that now total $340 billion. In its wake, momentum for change seemed to build.

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development 119

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Yet, at heart, this gem is a movie almost completely about philanthropy and its role and purpose. The first is from Niven, who readily agrees to frosty Mrs. Hamilton’s beyond-the-pale construction requests to alleviate his stress and get that $1 million check before the holiday.

Fundraising 175

Fundraising Fundraising Ethics Public and Nonprofit Management 175

The Agitator

JUNE 13, 2013

But frankly, we wish we were getting even more concerned and constructive response. As Ken Sterns explains in the Chronicle of Philanthropy , “It takes more expertise than the average donor…can muster to distinguish between the legitimate and the illegitimate, the effective and the ineffective.”

Ethics 83

Ethics Voluntary Action Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 83

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 14, 2023

This “tension” between philanthropies seeking economic returns even while nonprofits face capital gaps—especially for the kind of flexible capital that is needed to innovate—is nothing new. While common in some sectors like housing finance, these guarantees have typically been issued by public entities, not by philanthropy.

Community Development 109

Community Development Finance Energy Nonprofit governance and management 109

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

But in the eyes of the public—and oftentimes philanthropy—movement builders like me exist solely for the battleground, if we even exist at all. You see, that wasn’t what philanthropy was investing in, directly impacted Black folks like me to have dreams. And for the record, I don’t even know George Soros. We love to quote MLK (Dr.

Philanthropy 111

Philanthropy Foundations Construction Values 111

The Agitator

JULY 2, 2013

Hopefully The Agitator has stirred the pot constructively with some of our recent rants ( here and here ) about fundraising atrocities, as they are found in the US. For example, it’s estimated that over two million young people in the UK have become engaged in philanthropy through the much maligned medium of face to face fundraising.

Fundraising 94

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Construction 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While immigration policies have prioritized high levels of education or family ties—and the political conversation tends to presume a basic scarcity of jobs—critical jobs in construction, agriculture, hospitality, and the care economy, including elderly care, cannot be automated.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Imagine a civil society in which communities, individuals, and leaders (nonprofit, social movement, philanthropy, business, education, and more) regularly engage in the process of self-examination for the sake of improving our world. Selecting an appropriate facilitator to provide constructive feedback and guidance is essential here.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Culture Health 119

iMarketSmart

APRIL 18, 2022

Death avoidance is a deeply rooted psychological construct of its own. worth philanthropy. The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. The post How to Reduce the ‘Cost’ of Philanthropy So Major Donors Give More appeared first on MarketSmart. Science, 211(4481), 453-458. 20] Rooney, P.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Psychology Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

As a Puerto Rico-based nonprofit that leverages community-based abandonment inventories, community–municipal partnerships, a rehabilitation and construction team, and in-house legal expertise to convert abandoned buildings and lots into opportunities for community-led development, the lack of access to financing nearly destroyed the organization.

Non-Profits 124

Non-Profits Finance Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 124

Candid

MAY 8, 2024

At the same time, women have been excluded from higher-paying industries where men disproportionately work, like STEM and the construction and trades fields. Many of these jobs have been undervalued and underpaid for generations precisely because they’re performed by women and seen as “women’s work.”

Race and Ethnicity 65

Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Construction Philanthropy 65

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Trinity Church Wall Street had constructed a theory of change around achieving racial justice before joining FHO, but some other members have not. Few philanthropies support change at all levels, but a funder collaborative can align efforts at multiple levels. Being intentional is key.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Leadership 119

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The Oregon Community Foundation’s mission is to improve the lives of all Oregonians through the power of philanthropy. Areas served: San Francisco (Greater Bay Area), Maine. Oregon Community Foundation. They steward millions of dollars in annual support for essential arts and arts education programs in communities across the state.

Culture 111

Culture Foundations Education Education 111