NCRP Launches Unusual and Intriguing Foundation Assessment Website
NonProfit Quarterly
May 6, 2014
Today, the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy announced the launch of an interesting and perhaps groundbreaking new product called Philamplify. It’s a modern response to the age-old problem of there being no natural accountability market for philanthropic institutions. The project is aimed at assessing the top 100 foundations (by asset size) in the United States and helping them to learn through a combination of publicly delivered criticisms and kudos.
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05/30/2017
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05/09/2017
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05/02/2017
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04/25/2017
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02/23/2017
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02/22/2017
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02/17/2017
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02/15/2017
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02/01/2017
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01/26/2017
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01/20/2017
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01/17/2017
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01/11/2017
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01/10/2017
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01/05/2017
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01/03/2017
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12/30/2016
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12/28/2016
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12/07/2016
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11/02/2016
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11/01/2016
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10/21/2016
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10/20/2016
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10/03/2016
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07/22/2016
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07/14/2016
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07/12/2016
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07/07/2016
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07/01/2016
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06/29/2016
Young Black Men & Masculinity: Why We Still Can’t Wait
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06/27/2016
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06/22/2016
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06/14/2016
To Articulate or Not to Articulate … a Community Foundation’s Vision
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06/09/2016
How TRANSformational Is Your Work?
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06/07/2016
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06/01/2016
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05/26/2016
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Selma: From Civil War to Civil Rights
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05/19/2016
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05/18/2016
Philanthropy: Let’s Talk About Race, Baby
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05/16/2016
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05/10/2016
New Philamplify Poll: Should community foundations take the lead on policy change or serve as neutral conveners?
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05/04/2016
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05/02/2016
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04/28/2016
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04/26/2016
Philanthropy Must Recognize South’s Social Capital, History of Social Movements
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04/21/2016
To Love and To Cherish … All of Us
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04/19/2016
What Does it Mean to Have Faith in Justice?
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04/15/2016
Lasting Criminal Justice Reform Requires More Philanthropic Investment in Public Defenders
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04/13/2016
NCRP’s First Community Foundation Philamplify Report Examines New York Community Trust
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04/07/2016
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04/05/2016
WRAG Puts Racism on the Table
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03/31/2016
A 5-Step Crisis Plan for Foundations in the Emergence of a State Budget Impasse
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03/28/2016
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03/24/2016
Reflections on GIH: Equity was in the air … but not in the swimming pool
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03/22/2016
4 Foundations, 4 Sources of Inspiration for Other Philanthropists Dreaming to Change the World
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03/17/2016
Bridging the Rural and Urban Divide to End Mass Incarceration
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03/16/2016
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03/15/2016
Community Foundations as Catalysts for Community-Led Change
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03/08/2016
Meet the Winners of the 2016 NCRP Impact Awards
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03/02/2016
Investing in Resident Leaders for Real Change
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02/29/2016
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02/24/2016
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02/17/2016
May the Force (of Leadership Development) Be With You
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02/11/2016
Closing the Participation Gap: How Foundations Can Help Latino Voters
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02/10/2016
Rethinking the Funding Equation: Can General Operating Support Become the New Normal?
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02/09/2016
New “Responsive Philanthropy” Looks at the Power of Civic Engagement
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02/04/2016
On Philanthropy and Police Accountability: Knight Foundation Lifts Up Chicago Police Data Project
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02/02/2016
Good Intentions Aren’t Enough for Rural Justice
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01/29/2016
Investing to Stop Mass Incarceration
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01/27/2016
Place-Based Philanthropy Is People-Powered
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01/21/2016
Look Back, Look Forward: Prop 47 and the 2016 NCRP Impact Awards
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01/20/2016
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01/14/2016
“The Self-Help Myth” Tells an Important Story About Philanthropy
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01/13/2016
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01/12/2016
Why Funders Shouldn’t Overlook Place-Based Grantmaking
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01/06/2016
Nonprofit Leaders Talk Place-Based Philanthropy
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01/05/2016
Philanthropy’s Young Leaders Working Toward the Future
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12/29/2015
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12/23/2015
Linking More than Policy at the Recent Equity Summit
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12/21/2015
One Year Later: Reflecting on Detroit’s Philanthropy-Driven “Grand Bargain”
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12/17/2015
Philanthropy’s History Full of Hackers, Not Hacks
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12/15/2015
Songs for the Movement: “We Are One” and PolicyLink’s Equity Summit 2015
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12/10/2015
Unsolicited Advice for Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan on Their New Philanthropic Initiative
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12/09/2015
How the Global Trans Initiative Will Revolutionize LGBTQ Funding
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12/09/2015
New Philamplify Report Examines the Knight Foundation
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12/08/2015
The Mismanaged IRS EO Division Needs Support – Not Scorn
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12/01/2015
Why Democratic Grantmaking Cuts Across Party Lines
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11/25/2015
Happy Thanksgiving from NCRP
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11/20/2015
Remembering Rick Cohen, NCRP’s Leader from 1999-2006
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11/19/2015
Going Off-List: 7 Ways to Maximize Your Philanthropic Impact
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11/18/2015
Top 10 accomplishments from when Rick Cohen led NCRP
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11/18/2015
Fall Issue of Responsive Philanthropy Looks at Criminal Justice Reform
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11/17/2015
Mourning the loss of Rick Cohen, former NCRP Executive Director
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11/17/2015
How Hill-Snowdon Foundation Came to See Organizing as “Service-Plus”
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11/13/2015
How PUSH Buffalo Models Holistic, Equitable and Green Community Development
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11/10/2015
Dear Cato: Don’t Discount Philamplify Polls – Especially the Research Behind Them
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11/05/2015
How Investing in Religious Institutions Can Help Create Social Change
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11/03/2015
Philanthropy, Privilege and School Choice
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11/02/2015
Is Rural America Philanthropy’s Final Frontier?
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10/29/2015
Social Justice Philanthropy Is Not a “Political Third Rail”
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10/28/2015
New Philamplify Report Examines the Kresge Foundation
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10/27/2015
Foundations Funding Advocacy, Play by Play
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10/22/2015
The Trouble with Tiffany: A Reflection on the Philamplify Debate
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10/20/2015
Bringing Big Texas Thinking to Education Advocacy
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10/15/2015
The Path to Leadership and Changemaking in Philanthropy
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10/14/2015
Meyer Trust takes on the E word
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10/13/2015
Is Market-Based Education Reform Compatible with Accountability?
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10/08/2015
What Did You Think of NCRP’s Philamplify Debate?
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10/07/2015
Encouraging Arts Nonprofits Not to Miss Their Shot
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10/06/2015
New NCRP Report Shows Family Funders Are Uniquely Poised for Social Justice Giving
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10/06/2015
Family Philanthropy and Social Justice
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10/01/2015
Saying Goodbye to Three Outstanding NCRP Board Members
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09/25/2015
Four Nonprofit Leaders Join NCRP’s Board of Directors
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09/24/2015
Keeping Faith in the Transformative Power of Leadership
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09/23/2015
Keeping an Open Mind about the Education Reform Debate
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09/21/2015
What Does Philanthropy Have to Do with Our Nation’s Education Debate?
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09/16/2015
NCRP to Hold Philamplify Debate: Do Charter Schools, Vouchers Help Underserved Students?
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09/16/2015
You’re Invited: A Debate on Market-Oriented Education Reform Strategies
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09/15/2015
Minefields or Movements? Nonprofits and the Election Process
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09/11/2015
MacArthur and Ford Foundations Diverge on Strategy
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09/10/2015
Philanthropy’s Role in Katrina Response
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09/10/2015
Report Criticizes Secretive Hess Foundation
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09/10/2015
Patagonia Rallies for an Earth Tax
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09/10/2015
Why Don’t Foundations Build Capacity in Fundraising?
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09/09/2015
Community Foundations: Philamplify Decides You’re Next!
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09/04/2015
This Labor Day, Remember There Is Power in a Union
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09/02/2015
Katrina at 10 – And the Truth about the Work Left to Be Done
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08/28/2015
Required Reading for Southern Funders: New “Unequal Lives” Report
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08/25/2015
Summer Issue of “Responsive Philanthropy” Looks at Katrina@10 and More
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08/18/2015
Double Edge Theatre: Connecting Arts, Culture and Community with Hess Foundation Support
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08/14/2015
Repost: How White Foundation Leaders Can Promote Racial Justice
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08/07/2015
ABFE’s World Café Shows That Collaboration Is Key
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07/30/2015
What Can Philanthropy Learn from the Movement for Marriage Equality?
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07/28/2015
Investigating Charitable Lead Trusts with David Cay Johnston
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07/24/2015
Can We Love Humanity with a Market-Based Approach?
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07/21/2015
How Volunteering Gives Us Strong Roots for Strong Giving
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07/16/2015
Our Time: Echoing the Critical Call to Action in South Carolina
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07/15/2015
Philanthropy Need Not Be Powerless in Response to Tragedy
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07/09/2015
If You Had $23 Million for Education, How Would You Spend It?
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07/07/2015
Respect Is Key to Inclusive Funding
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07/02/2015
Untransparent Philanthropy: The Frustrating Case of the Hess Foundation
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06/30/2015
Do Corporate Grantmakers Care More About the Poor Than Other Foundations?
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06/25/2015
Rolling Back the Curtain on the Walmart Foundation’s Grantmaking
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06/24/2015
Philamplify Poll Results: Nonprofits Don’t Criticize Foundations Because of Funding Fears
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06/19/2015
How Funding Advocacy Resulted in a Huge Increase in Services for the Homeless
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06/18/2015
Are Nonprofits Ready to Give Foundations Direct Feedback?
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06/16/2015
Walton Foundation’s Market-Based Initiatives
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06/16/2015
New Philamplify Report Blasts Secretive Hess Foundation’s Checkbook Philanthropy
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06/12/2015
Recognizing Real Results at the 2015 NCRP Impact Awards
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06/09/2015
Why Foundations Should Support July’s Movement for Black Lives Convening
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06/08/2015
The Conservative Group Behind Scott Walker’s Political Rise
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06/08/2015
Standing O is at it again!
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06/03/2015
Buying Elections is Charity
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06/03/2015
‘Cultivating Nonprofit Leadership’
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06/03/2015
Walton Family Meets Needs in Conservation
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06/03/2015
What’s It Like for Environmental Groups
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06/03/2015
Brooklyn Foundation Receives Award
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06/02/2015
Nimble Response to Community Needs
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05/28/2015
The Climate Change Fight Cannot Be Won With White Liberal America Alone
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05/26/2015
Reconciling Choice with Equity in Walton Family Foundation’s Education Portfolio
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05/22/2015
Making a Difference with a Career in Philanthropy
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05/20/2015
Foundation and Nonprofit Leaders Celebrate the 2015 NCRP Impact Awards
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05/15/2015
Philanthropy Must Confront Implicit Bias
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05/15/2015
Spring Issue of Responsive Philanthropy Looks at Implicit Bias
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05/12/2015
Six Reasons Why Foundations Should Invest in Worker Cooperatives
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05/08/2015
Who Is Helping Walton Family Foundation Replicate NOLA Ed Reform in Other Cities?
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05/08/2015
Standing for Justice: Why Courage Is Needed for Impact
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05/07/2015
Transformative Leadership Development at the Grassroots
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05/05/2015
New Philamplify Report Examines the Walton Family Foundation
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04/22/2015
This Earth Day, Start a Green Evolution in Your Foundation or Nonprofit!
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04/16/2015
Sharing the Hard Decisions: How Co-Leaders Can Do More Together
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04/14/2015
Cultivating Nonprofit Leadership Webinar: Key Take-Aways
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04/10/2015
Should Foundations Use Their Investment Muscle to Advocate?
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04/09/2015
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04/07/2015
Announcing the Winners of the 2015 NCRP Impact Awards
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04/06/2015
The 2015 NCRP Impact Awardees
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04/02/2015
The Promise and Potential of Place-Based Leadership Programs
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03/31/2015
Why Should Foundations Serving Marginalized Communities Focus Explicitly on Equity?
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03/26/2015
Choosing Leadership Development – and Spilling the Best-Kept Secret in Philanthropy
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03/24/2015
How White Foundation Leaders Can Promote Racial Justice
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03/19/2015
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03/19/2015
White Leaders Can Promote Racial Justice
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03/12/2015
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03/10/2015
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03/06/2015
Sector Not Paying To Develop New Leaders
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03/04/2015
Systems Change Approach as Top Trend
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03/04/2015
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03/03/2015
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02/27/2015
Underinvestment in Leadership Development
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02/26/2015
Reflections on Black History Month As We Look to the Future
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02/12/2015
A New Standard: “Get on the Map” and the Urgent Need for Better Data in Philanthropy
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02/10/2015
How Can Philanthropy Support Leaders of Color in the Environmental Movement?
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02/05/2015
How Can Foundations Best Support the Movement for Racial Equity?
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02/03/2015
New “Responsive Philanthropy” Offers Lessons on Movement-Building Strategies for the Sector
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02/03/2015
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01/29/2015
The New Grand Challenges: Social Justice and Health Equity
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01/28/2015
What’s Next for Nonprofits
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01/23/2015
What If Foundations Applied to Nonprofits?
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01/21/2015
Philanthropy’s Role in Repairing Oppression: A Case Study in the Wake of Keepseagle v. Vilsack
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01/15/2015
Call for Foundation Nominations: 2015 NCRP Impact Awards
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01/14/2015
2015 NCRP Impact Awards Nominations
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01/13/2015
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01/06/2015
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12/31/2015
7 New Year’s Resolutions for Foundations to Strengthen the Nonprofit Sector
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12/29/2015
Transparency in Philanthropy: Get on Board or Get Run Over
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12/29/2015
Foundation Helps Get $20 Million Windfall
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12/23/2014
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12/19/2014
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12/09/2014
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12/04/2014
Ten Things You Should Know about NCRP’s New Membership Package
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12/02/2014
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11/26/2014
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11/20/2014
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11/20/2014
Philanthropy’s Role in Education Reflects Power Dynamics at Play
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11/17/2014
Mutual Trust as a Basis for Philanthropic Excellence
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11/12/2014
Fall Issue of “Responsive Philanthropy” Highlights Value of Collaboration
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11/11/2014
Funding Systems Change Best Serves Those Who Served
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11/11/2014
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10/30/2014
Diversity and Effectiveness: What Is the Link for Foundations?
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10/24/2014
NCRP, The Cleveland Foundation and Tides Celebrate Leaders in Philanthropy
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10/17/2014
Why Don’t Our Elected Officials Look Like Us?
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10/14/2014
Mission Investing: A Conversation with Flozell Daniels, Jr. & Foundation for Louisiana
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10/07/2014
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10/04/2014
NCRP welcomes new board members
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10/03/2014
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10/01/2014
Donor-Advised Funds Reform Faces Violent Opposition, For Now
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09/25/2014
Doug Stamm on the Meyer Memorial Trust’s – and His Own – Racial Equity Journey
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09/23/2014
Trustees Pay Is Challenged
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09/23/2014
Green Movement Gets Brown
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09/22/2014
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09/17/2014
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09/12/2014
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09/09/2014
Should Nonprofits Be Foundations’ “Middlemen”?
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08/28/2014
Summer Issue of “Responsive Philanthropy” Shares New Ideas from the Sector
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08/28/2014
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08/21/2014
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08/14/2014
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08/12/2014
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08/11/2014
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08/05/2014
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08/05/2014
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08/01/2014
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07/31/2014
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07/31/2014
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07/31/2014
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07/30/2014
IRS Should Investigate Otto Bremer
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07/30/2014
NCRP Calls on IRS to Investigate Otto Bremer Foundation
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07/25/2014
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07/23/2014
Philanthropy Watchdog Questions Minn. FDN Trustee Compensation
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07/23/2014
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07/23/2014
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07/10/2014
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07/08/2014
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07/02/2014
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07/01/2014
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07/01/2014
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07/01/2014
Investigate Bremer Foundation salaries
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07/01/2014
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06/30/2014
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06/25/2014
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06/25/2014
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06/10/2014
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05/14/2014
2014 NCRP Impact Awardees Are …
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05/12/2014
Burning Questions about Philamplify Answered
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05/09/2014
When a foundation funds advocacy and organizing for five years, what changes for individuals and families?
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05/07/2014
New Website Invites Feedback on Grant Makers
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05/07/2014
NCRP launches Philamplify
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05/06/2014
Announcing Philamplify: NCRP’s New Project to Break the ‘Isolation Bubble’ in Philanthropy
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05/06/2014
Philamplify on Lumina Foundation
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05/06/2014
Philamplify on Woodruff Foundation
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05/06/2014
Philamplify on William Penn Foundation
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05/05/2014
Philamplify is here!
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05/05/2014
How Philanthropy Contributed to Improved Conditions for Tomato Pickers
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04/17/2014
Charitable giving firm sees surge
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04/17/2014
Race For Results Index: A great new resource for measuring equity
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04/04/2014
This list of 15 “Movement Heroes” of NCRP staffers will inspire you, and numbers 10 & 13 may surprise you!
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03/31/2014
The Ethics Conundrum for Foundations
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03/27/2014
Would Gandhi, Chavez or King Receive a Grant Today? Movement Building as a Grantmaking Strategy
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03/14/2014
Why Philanthropy Should Address Gender Norms
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03/07/2014
Foundation Leaders and President Obama Get It Right With ‘My Brother’s Keeper’
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02/28/2014
Grantmakers – it’s time for critical self-reflection
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02/27/2014
Proposed rules threaten nonprofit advocacy
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02/25/2014
Philanthropy’s Top Priority: Impact and results that lead to stronger communities
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02/14/2014
What keeps foundations from funding more advocacy? Share your perspective!
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02/04/2014
‘Responsive Philanthropy’ Features Mission Investing
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01/31/2014
When a foundation supports civic engagement by residents, what is the tangible impact?
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01/14/2014
2014 NCRP Impact Awards Call for Nominations
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01/07/2014
New Years Resolution: 7 things that foundations can do now to strengthen the nonprofit sector
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