We’re following up with another installment in our focus on Black Philanthropy during Black History Month. This week, we’re featuring a short Q&A interview…
See event detailsBlack Philanthropy – Past and Present: Interview with Penn’s Marybeth Gasman
Black Philanthropy: An Important Yet Overlooked Part of Black History
If you search for the top philanthropists in the U.S., you might notice a limited representation of Black philanthropists. For example, a quick…
See event detailsAll in the Family…Office
As wealthy families become more sophisticated with their philanthropic giving, the role of the family foundation and family office also becomes more important. According…
See event detailsWorking Hard & Working Well: Q&A Interview with David Hunter of Hunter Consulting
In 2009, David Hunter published an article in the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal in which he revealed three unpleasant truths about the nonprofit sector:…
See event detailsCracking the Code on Scale: Lessons from the 2012 GEO Conference
In a world of declining resources, How can donors invest in scaling what works? This is a critical question for all of us concerned with…
See event detailsThe Importance of Reflective Philanthropy: Lessons for donors interested in innovation
As part of our Youth Perspectives in Philanthropy series, JYPI201 teen funder Eric Miller discussed his passion for an organization called PlayPumps International which sought to…
See event detailsGiving Conversations: Q&A Interview with Susan Wolf Ditkoff of The Bridgespan Group
Online sites like Strategic Philanthropy’s Give Confidently, and Morgan Stanley’s Perspectives in Philanthropy tap into something we at the Center have long known: stories…
See event detailsOur “Back to School” Blog Series
So here it is, September again, and we are shipping our kids off to school. For many of them, one of those fall rights-of-passage…
See event detailsAre Donors and Nonprofits on the Same Path to Impact? Share your story.
As some of our readers might recall, in February, we announced a joint partnership between the Wharton Program for Social Impact (WPSI) and the…
See event detailsNot Your Hoity-Toity Philanthropist: How to engage with real high net worth donors
“The word ‘philanthropist’ still cracks me up because it sounds so hoity-toity…I’m not Rockefeller.” This quotation was from one of the 33 individuals that…
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