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    Collaboration
    June 9, 2025

    Finding Potential Partners to Magnify Your Impact

    When the John Templeton Foundation (JTF) first approached TPI, they were facing a challenge not…
    • Collaboration
    John Tyler
    Strategic Philanthropy
    April 8, 2025

    Stronger Boards, Stronger Impact: The Case for Independent Directors

    Family foundations often begin with a singular vision—a passion passed down through generations, or an…
    • Strategic Philanthropy
    Lisa Spalding
    Global Philanthropy
    September 16, 2024

    Philanthropy’s Role in Supporting Legal Migration Pathways for Refugees

    This blog was co-authored by Sasha Chanoff, Founder/CEO of RefugePoint, and Maggi Alexander, TPI Senior…
    • Global Philanthropy
    Sasha Chanoff, RefugePoint
    Health Philanthropy
    August 9, 2024

    Charting the Course for Health Philanthropy: Reflections from the 2024 GIH Conference  

    Guns, poverty, racism, politics, climate change. One might not expect to cover all these topics…
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    John Tyler
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    Strategic Philanthropy
    May 22, 2024

    What the Music of Taylor Swift Can Teach Us About Great Philanthropy

    Great music is more than the sum of its parts. A certain combination of notes,…
    • Strategic Philanthropy
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    Education Philanthropy
    April 9, 2024

    Building Community for College Success

    For more than 30 years, TPI has been designing and managing college access and success…
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    Lacey Upton
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    December 14, 2023

    When Philanthropy Partners, Communities Prosper

    “When philanthropy partners, communities prosper.” This was the guiding mantra that tied together this year’s…
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    Global Philanthropy
    November 1, 2023

    Why Funders Should Support Ukraine, Now and into the Future

    As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, attendees of the third Innovations in International…
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    Global Philanthropy
    October 16, 2023

    A Space for Inspiration, Not Just Innovation

    This article was originally published by Alliance Magazine on September 14, 2023, authored by Nick…
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    Global Philanthropy
    September 14, 2023

    Supporting Morocco: Heart, Head, and Hand Philanthropy

    Last Friday night, my husband, Zouhair, and I were at home in Boston with our…
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    Dominique Maffei
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