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    Invest for Better
    Impact Investing
    January 23, 2019

    TPI Launches Invest for Better: a new collaborative campaign focused on increasing women’s use of impact investing

    The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI) has engaged in several field-building initiatives aimed at elevating the philanthropic…
    • Impact Investing
    Ellen Remmer
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    Strategic Philanthropy
    December 20, 2018

    Responsive vs. Proactive Grantmaking: Lessons from Leaders

    Many funders are challenged by how to respond to the multitude of needs in their…
    • Strategic Philanthropy
    Leslie Pine
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    Education Philanthropy
    December 10, 2018

    Advocacy, Activism & Expression: Key Takeaways from Grantmakers for Education 2018

    I recently had the pleasure of speaking at the 2018 Grantmakers for Education Conference in…
    • Education Philanthropy
    Robin Baird
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    Global Philanthropy
    November 15, 2018

    Collaboration a Central Theme at the 2018 Innovations in International Philanthropy Symposium

    Some of the best moments at conferences come from the unexpected conversations that take place…
    • Global Philanthropy
    Maggi Alexander
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    The Philanthropic Initiative
    November 1, 2018

    We Are the Elders Who Remain

    This has been a painful and trying week on many levels. I have seen many…
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    Leslie Pine
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    Global Philanthropy
    August 21, 2018

    Fueling a Revolution on International Change: Individual and Family Philanthropists

    Originally appeared on the National Center for Family Philanthropy blog  (August 14, 2018)Co-authored by Maggi Alexander and…
    • Global Philanthropy
    Maggi Alexander
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    Strategic Philanthropy
    August 9, 2018

    Maximizing the Way We Work: The Impact of Board Culture

    Recently, we worked with a family foundation board that had just done a major revamp…
    • Strategic Philanthropy
    Rebecca Miller
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    Strategic Philanthropy
    August 2, 2018

    Giving USA 2018: Shifts and Opportunities

    Our rapidly changing world and its impact on U.S. philanthropy are, without doubt, encapsulated in…
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    Leslie Pine
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    Strategic Philanthropy
    August 1, 2018

    Unlocking Transparency and Openness for a Powerhouse Foundation

    Thoughts from the Purposeful Planning Institute RendezvousWhich side of the table are you on? If…
    • Strategic Philanthropy
    Leslie Pine
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    Strategic Philanthropy
    July 25, 2018

    Philanthropy: What is Most Needed

    Originally appeared on the Alliance Magazine blog  (July 23, 2018)In the growing turbulence of our…
    • Strategic Philanthropy
    Leslie Pine
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    New Research Report: The 2026 TPI Study of the Philanthropic Conversation

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