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    Innovations in International Philanthropy Symposium
    Global Philanthropy
    July 20, 2021

    Global Communities, Global Goals: Registration Opens for the 2021 Innovations in International Philanthropy Symposium

    Given all that the world has faced in the last two years, global interconnectedness has…
    • Global Philanthropy
    Maggi Alexander
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    Collaboration
    July 2, 2021

    Find Greater Strength through Donor Collaboration

    If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’re familiar with the moment when writing a few checks to support various causes no longer feels sufficient. Perhaps you’ve realized that…
    • Collaboration
    Leslie Pine
    Strategic Philanthropy
    June 30, 2021

    Learning Journeys: What Funders Seek and What They Gain

    Deciding to deepen your learning on a new subject can feel daunting and overwhelming. Where…
    • Strategic Philanthropy
    Robin Baird
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    Health Philanthropy
    June 16, 2021

    Collaboration for Systemic Change Through a Racial Equity Lens: Insights from the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York

    In our Adaptable Funder series, we are highlighting practices from a range of funders that…
    • Health Philanthropy
    Lisa Payne Simon
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    Strategic Philanthropy
    May 26, 2021

    Finding the Tipping Point: Leveling Up to Strategic, High-Impact Philanthropy

    Do you give to a long list of organizations, mostly in response to requests for…
    • Strategic Philanthropy
    Leslie Pine
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    Strategic Philanthropy
    May 19, 2021

    Find Your Niche and Work It with Everything You Have: Lessons from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation

    Prior to 2020, foundations and other funders were already working on improving the way philanthropy…
    • Strategic Philanthropy
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    Strategic Philanthropy
    May 3, 2021

    Five Questions for Your Philanthropy in 2021

    Philanthropy is changing. Compounding global crises have forced many funders to toss aside standard operating…
    • Strategic Philanthropy
    Lisa Spalding
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    Health Philanthropy
    April 28, 2021

    Philanthropy’s Role in Supporting the Growth of Memory Cafés

    Memory cafés are expanding across the United States, mirroring the dramatic increase in Americans who have or are expected…
    • Health Philanthropy
    Lisa Payne Simon
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    Strategic Philanthropy
    April 13, 2021

    Three Quick Tips to Avoid Doing Philanthropy in a Vacuum

    The budget is set, the philanthropic goals are identified, the plan for finding funding opportunities…
    • Strategic Philanthropy
    Leslie Pine
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    Community Foundations
    February 7, 2021

    Regional Inclusive Growth: A Leadership Opportunity for Place-based Funders

    Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, which has amplified the unique role philanthropy can play in…
    • Community Foundations
    Lisa Payne Simon
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    New Research Report: The 2026 TPI Study of the Philanthropic Conversation

    The 2026 TPI Study of the Philanthropic Conversation is now available!

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