Brooklyn Foundation Receives Award

06/30/2025 Marking Dobbs with Action, Not Optics 

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06/02/2025 Unbought, Unbossed, and Unbowed: Sex Worker-Led Organizing in the Age of Respectability Politics  

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06/02/2025 The Rainy Day is Now a Hurricane—Holding ClimateWorks Foundation and its Funders Accountable to Resource the Frontlines. (Part 2 of 2) 

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05/22/2025 The Rainy Day is Now a Hurricane—Holding Climate Philanthropy Accountable in an Age of Climate Change Denialism to Resource the Most Vulnerable. (Part 1 of 2)

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05/20/2025 Not Your Model Grantee: When Asian American Advocacy Challenges Philanthropy 

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03/26/2025 A Look Back at Cracks in the Foundation: one year later, what have we learned?

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03/11/2025 NCRP Research on Funding for Anti-Democracy Organizations 

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02/26/2025 Philanthropy is onto the next: how themes from Black Funding Denied are coming up today 

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01/29/2025 The Tale of Two Climate Weeks: Part 2 of 2 

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01/29/2025 The Tale of Two Climate Weeks: Part 1 of 2 

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01/29/2025 The Hidden Costs of Crisis Pregnancy Centers: The Financial Power Behind Anti-Abortion Agendas  

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12/03/2024 Playing It Safe Won’t Save Us  

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10/23/2024 Native Community Political Power 

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10/23/2024 Rethinking Evaluation and Philanthropy for a Just and Liberated Future 

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10/14/2024 Hurricane Helene Resources

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09/30/2024 NCRP: The Cost to Protect Democracy Has Skyrocketed – So Why Haven’t Grants Kept Up?  

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08/21/2024 Minding the Gap – What Happens to Black Executive Leaders When Reality Doesn’t Match Mission Statements 

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07/17/2024 How Philanthropies Can Help End Serial Displacement  

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06/12/2024 Pride is a Protest

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04/22/2024 NCRP Showcases Community-led Effort to Hold Billionaire Climate Funders Accountable to Frontlines

Climate Justice

04/19/2024 Every Day is Earth Day for Indigenous People 

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04/11/2024 A Dual Threat: Cop City’s Danger to Both Climate and Reproductive Justice

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03/13/2024 Leveling the Playing Field

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03/13/2024 Reproductive Justice or Nothing 

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03/13/2024 NCRP Remembers Janine Lee, President and CEO of Philanthropy Southeast  

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02/14/2024 Following the Bat Signal: Funding Democracy Like You Mean It 

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02/14/2024 Philanthropy’s Love Problem 

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02/09/2024 History in the Service of Healing – and Democracy 

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01/30/2024 NCRP Report: Philanthropy Must Play An Active Role in Reparations for Black People

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01/25/2024 Unpacking Philanthropy Ep. 3: Philanthropy’s Role in Racial Healing (Transcript)

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11/21/2023 Support NCRP Members This #GivingTuesday & Beyond

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11/21/2023 Fund Organizing Like Our Democracy Depends on It…Because It Does

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11/17/2023 Philanthropy’s Responsibility in Deepening Dialogue Not Fear

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10/12/2023 Philanthropy’s Vital Role in Supporting Frontline Migrant Justice Organizations Must Start with More Funding

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08/28/2023 Lessons from the Raleigh Jail

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07/05/2023 Protection Poem – For the baby growing in my womb

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06/29/2023 Are You Really Funding Birth Justice or Is Your Grantmaking Romanticizing a Crisis Leaving Black Families and Communities Grieving?

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06/22/2023 Building an Uncompromising Movement for Abortion Access

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05/31/2023 Q&A: Celebrating Asian immigrant refugee Contributions to Climate Action Series (Part 3) 

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05/23/2023 Q&A: Celebrating Asian immigrant refugee contributions to Climate Action series (Part 2) 

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05/17/2023 Q&A: Celebrating Asian immigrant refugee Contributions to Climate Action Series (Part 1)

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05/04/2023 A Tribute to Mamie Till-Mobley

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05/01/2023 Contemplating International Workers Day & Philanthropy’s Role in Just Economy

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04/28/2023 Funding Bodily Autonomy Includes Self-Managed Abortion

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04/19/2023 The Problem with Billionaire Philanthropists as Climate “Experts”

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03/31/2023 Growing Resources for Climate Justice Grassroots

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03/17/2023 Remembering a Mentor, Ambassador James A. Joseph

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03/03/2023 My Philanthropic Awakening

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03/02/2023 Black Funding Denied: Where are we two years later?

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02/06/2023 Is donating your company to a foundation or nonprofit a desirable trend?

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01/26/2023 We Told You So: Restoring Roe, Doubting Dobbs, and Other Hard Lessons for Philanthropy

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12/12/2022 Keeping Pablo Alive in our Hearts, Heads & Actions

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11/29/2022 Supporting NCRP Members This #Giving Tuesday & Beyond

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11/22/2022 The Colcom Foundation and the culture of civility endanger Americans. Peer foundations can speak out and help make us all safer.

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06/17/2022 Democracy’s Future Depends on Investing in the South’s Refugee Leadership

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05/10/2022 Black Migrant Justice Groups Deserve More than a Drop in the Bucket

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05/03/2022 You Say You Don’t Fund Reproductive Justice? There’s still a lot you can do

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05/02/2022 Bremer Trust Decision a Step Forward in Accountability

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04/26/2022 Celebrating and Thanking Jeanné Lewis

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04/22/2022 We Have a Responsibility to Support Black, Brown and Indigenous Climate Justice Leadership

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04/20/2022 Bad Data Helps Advance an Anti-Black Agenda

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04/15/2022 Creating Black Systems of Care and the Next Generation of Black Maternal Health Leaders

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04/01/2022 How Philanthropy Can Support the Leadership of Black & Other Women of Color

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03/22/2022 Remembering Dave Beckwith

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02/23/2022 Unpacking Philanthropy Ep. 2: What We Can Learn from the Otto Bremer Trust Debacle (Transcript)

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02/03/2022 Pink House Foundation Details How to Systematically Shift Power

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02/02/2022 Unpacking Philanthropy Episode 1: Can Philanthropy Help Save Democracy? (Transcript)

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01/14/2022 Community Housing & Health Depends on Creatively Breaking Silos and Building Local Power

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01/13/2022 Let’s Change the Dysfunctional Way Money Flows to Social Change

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10/27/2021 PA: What Happens When Philanthropy Fails to Fully Support Abortion Access

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10/18/2021 Leaders Call for More Investments to Support Black-Led Migrant Groups & Leaders

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09/21/2021 Texas Abortion Leaders: More Flexible Funding Needed to Protect Abortion Access

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09/20/2021 From Resettlement to Belonging: Opportunities for Investing in Refugee Leadership and Civic Participation

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09/16/2021 Disrupting Disparities & Exclusion in Lactation

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08/27/2021 Non-Profit and Foundation Leaders Urge Funding Relief Beyond Current Crisis in Afghanistan and Haiti

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08/04/2021

Making the Invisible, Visible

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08/04/2021 We need to #DisruptPhilanthropyNOW! more than ever

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06/30/2021 4 Lessons from A Black Education Network’s partnership with Hewlett Foundation’s Larry Kramer

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06/17/2021 Hope – and action – grows in Brooklyn

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06/08/2021 NCRP celebrates 45 years of being philanthropy’s watchdog and critical friend

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05/18/2021 Understanding equity: A sit down with Social Venture Partners Cleveland

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05/14/2021 Honoring Mothers – in deeds, not just flowers – is a year-round effort

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05/10/2021 Ode to our mothers

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04/22/2021 How philanthropy can recover right from COVID-19

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04/21/2021 Funding liberation and healing matters even more in this moment

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03/29/2021 6 Ways funders can support visionary freedom

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03/25/2021 Announcing the 2021 NCRP Impact Awards Selection Committee

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03/23/2021 How has NCRP influenced your philanthropic practice?

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03/18/2021 Denouncing anti-Asian hate means dismantling white supremacy and misogyny

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03/11/2021 It’s time for philanthropy to think differently about reproductive access

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03/04/2021 Strengthening the Infrastructure for Black-led Social Change

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02/18/2021 We treated the symptom — now eradicate the disease

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02/03/2021 COVID-19 philanthropy and 4 big questions for 2021

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02/02/2021 How philanthropy can shift power and ignite change in rural communities

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01/28/2021 A world without abortion is already here. How philanthropy should respond

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01/14/2021 7 Tips for donors who want to successfully support Latinas in leadership

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01/13/2021 Two days, one America

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12/23/2020 What we take into the new year

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11/25/2020 Sharing power through grantmaking with the Stupski Foundation

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11/24/2020 Fighting for a more just and equitable ‘normal’

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11/10/2020 This year has seen incredible leadership and dangerous failures from philanthropy

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10/21/2020 Appreciating my Hispanic colleagues and the many issues they face

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10/13/2020 A trend among people of color disability advocates: Working as consultants

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10/06/2020 Moving forward together to support funding Black communities

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09/19/2020 Editor’s Note: Why Measuring Targeted Funding to Black Communities Matters

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09/15/2020 Supporting people-powered, transformative fundraising

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09/09/2020 What funders can learn from “2020’s Most Important Show” (Part II)

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09/02/2020 Breaking Southern charms and chains

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09/01/2020 Q&A: Leadership, lights, camera y Comunidad! (Part I)

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08/26/2020 FAQ: NCRP’s Black Funding Denied Data Report

NCRP in the News

08/26/2020 NCRP Report: Too Many Local Community Foundations Still Underinvesting in Black Communities

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08/26/2020 Black funding denied: Community foundation support for Black communities

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08/24/2020 Q&A: Is the disability community part of your diversity, equity and inclusion efforts?

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08/05/2020 Q&A: Reimagining safety and liberation with the Ella Baker Center

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07/31/2020 Former organizers drive change as elected officials

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07/16/2020 Philanthropy’s new normal needs to include AAPI communities

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07/07/2020 It’s time for philanthropy to dip into its pantries

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06/23/2020 COVID-19 pandemic, protests against law enforcement are an opportunity for bold philanthropy

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05/28/2020 NCRP webinar panelists stress philanthropy’s role in reimagining what’s possible for democracy and the economy

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05/14/2020 Philanthropic and nonprofit leaders react to latest NCRP research

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05/14/2020 Local grantmaking to immigrants and refugees doesn’t reflect demographics, threats

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04/16/2020 What lessons can funders learn from grantmaking during the Great Recession?

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04/15/2020 Fertilizing the grassroots that confront the COVID-19 crisis

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04/09/2020 How can funders & donors respond to COVID-19 in an equitable and effective way?

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04/02/2020 Statement encouraging increased giving in this time of crisis

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03/23/2020 Rapid response in the time of pandemic: Building movements with remote teams

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03/21/2020 Nonprofits challenge philanthropy to innovate as they navigate COVID-19 hardships

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03/19/2020 What you resist will persist: Power Moves across the Southeast and Appalachia

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03/19/2020 Resources for Social Justice & Equity Work

Covid19 Resources & Reflections

03/18/2020 My favorite funder responses so far to COVID-19

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03/13/2020 By the numbers: How philanthropy responded during the Great Recession

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03/11/2020 Coronavirus, boom and bust election funding, and an impending recession

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03/03/2020 Bloomberg’s Billions: Philanthropy, Power and Politics

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02/26/2020 How can philanthropy build, share and wield power to create a more equitable world?

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02/25/2020 Donors need to do more than support candidates if they truly care about democracy

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02/21/2020 Philanthropy must practice vulnerability to catalyze change

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02/06/2020 Give me your tired, your poor, no more? Philanthropy must respond in the face of xenophobia.

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02/04/2020 3 Things small funders can do to turn racial equity rhetoric into reality

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01/30/2020 Nonprofits support boosts Puerto Rico earthquake recovery efforts

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01/23/2020 Funders can’t turn over leadership to communities if they aren’t leaders in the first place

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01/17/2020 The power of legacy: Why where I come from led me to NCRP

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12/19/2019 How integrated voter engagement builds a family-led movement

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12/17/2019 4 Questions to sit with as you learn to let communities lead

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12/09/2019 Introducing our new VP & Chief Operating Officer: José Domínguez

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11/19/2019 Who will take home NCRP’s “Smashing Silos” Impact Award?

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11/13/2019 Who will take home NCRP’s “Changing Course” Impact Award?

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11/06/2019 Who will take home NCRP’s “Mover and Shaker” Impact Award?

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10/30/2019 Our first 2019 NCRP Impact Awards winner

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10/29/2019 How funders are stepping up: Women and the environment

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10/22/2019 Engaged grantmaking: Collaborating with communities

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10/08/2019 Foundations and donors: It’s time to support transformative grassroots work

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10/03/2019 Remembering Rikers Island: Nonprofits and foundations partner for reparative justice

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09/26/2019 NCRP adds a new board member and announces staff restructuring

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09/24/2019 Supporting the whole learner means supporting movement organizing on behalf of immigrant students

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08/27/2019 Staff are clear and transparent in communication with grantees: The California Endowment

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08/20/2019 Staff are highly responsive in communication with grantees: New Media Ventures

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08/13/2019 Beyond the usual suspects: Community feedback for funders

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08/08/2019 How philanthropy can turn the tide on violence

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08/06/2019 Foundation CEOs and trustees, don’t let your power go to waste

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07/11/2019 Falling through the cracks: Migrant children in foster care

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07/10/2019 Never Again Is Now: On immigrant justice, the question for funders is not what to do, but will you do it

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07/09/2019 LGBTQ and immigrants: We must stand together against oppression

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07/03/2019 Adapting grantmaking processes: Brooklyn Community Foundation

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06/26/2019 Philanthropic investment in the transgender community is not commensurate to the threat transgender women of color face

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06/18/2019 Anti-Blackness, neglect of Indigenous migrants are critical blind spots in immigrant and refugee justice philanthropy

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06/12/2019 Power Moves at 1 year: Biggest obstacles and next steps

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06/05/2019 Power Moves at 1 year: Broad reach, early signs of impact

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05/31/2019 “Where’re you from and what are you?” Is your label celebrated?

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05/30/2019 Philanthropy must exclusively support causes that indicate a love of humanity

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05/29/2019 Leaving Venezuela behind: A refugee crisis and the philanthropic response

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05/23/2019 Philanthropy’s power to disrupt tyranny – starting with itself

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05/21/2019 Shifting power to shape the future: Is woke a possibility for foundations?

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05/16/2019 Commitment to innovation: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

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05/14/2019 Philanthropy’s Asian American exclusion problem

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05/09/2019 Can we build equity in the “gap”?

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05/08/2019 Serving immigrant communities requires funding advocacy everywhere

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04/30/2019 Long-term operating support: Sandler Foundation

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04/23/2019 U.S. maternal mortality points to institutional racism. Is philanthropy listening to Black women?

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04/18/2019 The Notre Dame fire has a lesson for philanthropy

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04/10/2019 Emerging data suggest more foundations are supporting the pro-immigrant movement

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04/09/2019 It’s time to turn toward the Heartland

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04/04/2019 The Blacker the circle

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03/28/2019 Fund for the long term while also being responsive to emerging or urgent opportunities: The California Endowment

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03/19/2019 Funding cross-cutting approaches: Groundswell Fund

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03/14/2019 In memory of Rob Restuccia

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03/12/2019 Southern Coalition for Social Justice thwarts racism across the South

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02/28/2019 Funding under-resourced communities to build power and be their own agents of change: Novo Foundation

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02/21/2019 Is your board ready to advance equity?

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02/13/2019 Foundations and donors: Boost your impact in 2019

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02/12/2019 Commitment to racial equity: Consumer Health Foundation

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02/07/2019 You can’t give from an empty cup

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02/05/2019 Dear Howard Schultz, don’t do it!

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02/04/2019 2 Place-based equity funders hold up a mirror to examine their power

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01/23/2019 Recent calls for foundation engagement leave out grantees and communities they serve

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01/17/2019 The “gig economy” continues to hold back the nonprofit sector

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01/10/2019 2 Years and counting: The Field Foundation’s equity journey

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01/08/2019 NCRC turns banks into social justice backers

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01/03/2019 2020 census needs funder support to ensure rural inclusion

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01/01/2019 The most popular blog posts of 2018

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12/27/2018 Recapping a big year for NCRP

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12/12/2018 Announcing the inaugural NCRP Impact Awards Committee for 2019!

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12/06/2018 Wield power to yield change: Anecdotes and tips from the field

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11/16/2018 Unpacking privilege, sharing wealth: Reflections from Making Money Make Change conference

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11/15/2018 Anti-Semitism and Anti-Black racism both advance white supremacy

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11/12/2018 3 Lessons for philanthropists from the midterm elections

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11/08/2018 ioby topples barriers to neighborhood change

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10/31/2018 3 Reasons why grantmakers don’t face power head on

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10/30/2018 What shifting power in philanthropy looks like from a community’s perspective

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10/29/2018 How can grantmakers be accountable when they have little oversight?

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10/26/2018 New season, new opportunities to explore power and equity

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10/23/2018 Family foundations benefit from diverse boards

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10/18/2018 Louisiana’s Family & Youth Counseling Agency packs myriad programs into a small budget

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10/17/2018 NCRP calls on funders to support 2020 census

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10/16/2018 6 Ways to maximize impact with donor advised funds

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10/15/2018 What does wielding philanthropic power ethically and courageously look like?

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10/12/2018 Defending dissent in a time of fascism

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10/11/2018 Faith in Public Life converts clergy into changemakers

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10/10/2018 Philanthropic leadership is not about control

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10/09/2018 Board governance as the ultimate expression of power-sharing

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10/08/2018 Center for Community Change honors inspiring leaders: Past, present and future

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10/03/2018 The power of families

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10/01/2018 Power in Philanthropy: A new SSIR blog series

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09/27/2018 NCRP adds a new board member while saying goodbye to another

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09/26/2018 Philanthropy experts swap tips on sharing power

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09/25/2018 Foundations and donors: Stop funding the gentrification of movements

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09/20/2018 BUILDing sustainable social justice partners: Ford Foundation

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09/18/2018 A chance to atone for bad strategy

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09/13/2018 Bringing community into decision-making: Hyams Foundation

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09/11/2018 Invest, democratize, organize! Building movements and community in the South

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09/06/2018 The elephant in the room: What’s missing from the recent public conversation about DAFs

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08/28/2018 Centering equity in education: William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund

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08/23/2018 Philanthropic risk: It’s personal

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08/21/2018 Funding the South: The path forward starts with trust

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08/16/2018 Frictionless philanthropy: Bringing 21st century innovation to a 17th century discovery

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08/14/2018 Funders should shift education dollars to human-centered strategies

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08/09/2018 Rapid-response support is important, but immigration funders must also invest in shifting culture

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08/07/2018 Calling nonprofits: Avenues for challenging power dynamics with funders

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07/31/2018 Building community power: A philanthropic strategy and an end goal

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07/26/2018 Building a movement to advance health equity

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07/24/2018 Power Moves in the South

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07/19/2018 Conversion foundations can do more to advance advocacy and structural change

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07/17/2018 Fostering an engaged citizenry: Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

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07/12/2018 Adapting grant processes to advance equity: California Wellness Foundation

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07/11/2018 A chance to do it differently: Four ways to change grantmaking in the South

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07/10/2018 The time is now: Building power to achieve health equity

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06/28/2018 Leading by example: Addressing racial equity through incremental change

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06/27/2018 The Center for Popular Democracy’s wins demonstrate the importance of general operating support

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06/26/2018 If our love has gone cold, it’s time to light the fire

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06/21/2018 The South: Excluded no more!

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06/19/2018 Reckoning with racial terrorism and white culture: A family foundation’s journey

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06/14/2018 Power: One of three provocations for funders to face the ‘fierce urgency of now’

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06/13/2018 Southern philanthropy, national impact

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06/07/2018 Why examining power and privilege is critical to shifting culture in philanthropy

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06/05/2018 Why funders should confront the crisis of mass crimmigration

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05/31/2018 Remembering Angelo Falcón

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05/29/2018 Announcing Power Moves for funders!

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05/24/2018 Announcing Power Moves for consultants!

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05/23/2018 Today’s youth care and they’re activated! So what’s next for funders?

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05/17/2018 A humbling (foundation) admission about Indian mascots … and a glimmer of hope for the future

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05/15/2018 Re-imagining philanthropy’s power structure to address inequities

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05/10/2018 Timi Gerson to join NCRP as vice president and chief content officer

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05/09/2018 Are you ready for a vision of philanthropy?

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05/08/2018 Foundations: Is your funding overlooking civil legal aid?

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05/03/2018 Making Power Moves: Why the best moment is now

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05/02/2018 Stepping up for racial healing and reconciliation: Deaconess Foundation

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05/02/2018 Strengthening neighborhoods through deep community engagement: Brooklyn Community Foundation

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05/02/2018 Building healthy communities by building community power: The California Endowment

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05/02/2018 Announcing the first foundation assessment guide on power and privilege

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04/25/2018 Why we need to #DisruptPhilanthropyNOW

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04/24/2018 Learn how ¡HICA! is building power in Alabama’s Latinx population

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04/17/2018 Centering power: The leading edge in health equity philanthropy

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04/10/2018 Conference attendees get sneak PEAK at new NCRP guide on using power to advance equity

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04/06/2018 Accountability and alignment in philanthropy: Reflections from the Just Transition Forum

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04/02/2018 Now is the time to act to ensure a fair and accurate census

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03/27/2018 Asian Pacific Community in Action is working to make the AANHPI community visible in Arizona

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03/22/2018 A new funding model to meet Georgia’s Latinx evolution

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03/20/2018 “South Meets West”? Philanthropy needs to invest in grassroots organizations in California and the South

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03/15/2018 Asking the right questions: How philanthropy can make a difference in challenging times

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03/13/2018 Beyond the walkout: A call to philanthropy to invest in youth-led social change

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03/08/2018 Change begins with funding for women at the local level

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02/28/2018 5 important strategies for funders to support power-building in the urban South

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02/27/2018 Ghosts of reporting requirements past: Missed opportunities to build trust and strengthen relationships with grant partners

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02/20/2018 How is Prosperity Now working to address wealth inequality?

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02/15/2018 NCRP response to GEO’s call for a new definition of effectiveness

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02/13/2018 The Center for Medicare Advocacy can build on past victories with long-term capacity support

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02/08/2018 Calling for grantmakers to step up to help secure a positive future

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02/06/2018 By funding in the South, donors can help repair damage done by extraction of Southern wealth

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02/01/2018 Corporate donations to public schools are a poor substitute for government funding

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01/30/2018 How does Faith in Florida plan to eradicate social injustice in the Sunshine State?

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01/25/2018 Philanthropy has an extraordinary opportunity to help religious institutions in crisis

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01/24/2018 2017 wasn’t all bad … some reasons for optimism

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01/23/2018 Will philanthropy sit on the sidelines as the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty fights to eliminate capital punishment?

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01/18/2018 Ways companies can be philanthropic without giving a dime

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01/16/2018 How do you get kids to think creatively? Creative Action has the answers

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01/15/2018 What does MLK have to teach us in philanthropy about campaign strategy and tactics?

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01/09/2018 PICO is using “Five Levers of Change” to support action at state and local levels

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01/04/2018 Tips for deepening funder-grantee relationships in 2018

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01/02/2018 How MapLight is using journalism, data and advocacy to fight money in politics and misinformation

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01/01/2018 Which philanthropy topics piqued the most interest in 2017?

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12/14/2017 Grassroots organizations in Alabama saved the day despite lack of foundation support

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12/13/2017 Which steps should funders take to address the effects of climate change?

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12/01/2017 Remembering Alan Rabinowitz

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11/29/2017 Boost the impact of climate philanthropy in the South with these 6 Do’s and Don’ts

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11/28/2017 Don’t let Republicans turn #GivingTuesday into #TakingTuesday

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11/21/2017 What are some creative ways funders can show appreciation to their grantees this Thanksgiving season?

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11/14/2017 Philanthropy, we have nothing to lose but our chains

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11/08/2017 What will happen to large donations and bequests if the estate tax is repealed?

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10/31/2017 Philanthropy: Let’s make sure Latinx voices have the resources they need for criminal justice reform

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10/24/2017 Estate tax repeal would be devastating for philanthropy in America

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10/20/2017 To build healthy relationships with grantees, funders need to shift the power dynamics

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10/06/2017 NCRP members are making a difference!

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09/28/2017 New board leadership and five new foundation leaders join NCRP’s board of directors

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09/26/2017 Unprecedented storms demand an unprecedented philanthropic response

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09/19/2017 An inspiring night to remember at the 2017 NCRP Impact Awards

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09/15/2017 Racial healing in Chicago: “It’s worth the risk”

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09/14/2017 We’re all on the clock: How will you use your time?

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09/12/2017 Community-led grantmaking: Collective wisdom for social change

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08/30/2017 Mourning losses, but fighting for Houston

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08/29/2017 The 2017 NCRP Impact Awards winners are…

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08/23/2017 Philanthropy must invest in the 2020 census immediately

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08/14/2017 Wealthy donors and grantmakers: You can no longer hide behind neutrality after the terrorist attack in Charlottesville

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07/26/2017 What does your movement need to flourish?

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07/20/2017 What happens when a foundation puts residents in charge of local grantmaking?

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07/12/2017 6 (more) do’s and don’ts for foundations and donors

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07/06/2017 Bolder grantmaking: Integrating Racial Equity Impact Assessments in requests for proposals

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06/27/2017 Southern progress isn’t possible without equitable economic development

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06/21/2017 Fires in the South: Lessons and partners for philanthropy

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06/15/2017 Nominate a grantmaker for the 2017 NCRP Impact Awards

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05/30/2017 How can philanthropy help rebuild trust in the press?

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05/23/2017 Home is where the South is: What grantmaking in the South has meant for Solutions Project and my own leadership

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05/18/2017 The Women’s March, Indivisible and Standing Rock: How to convert the energy and enthusiasm of the moment into long-lasting progressive power

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05/12/2017 Did philanthropy do enough?

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05/09/2017 Refuse to do business with firms that undermine what your foundation stands for

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05/04/2017 Introducing #MovementMoney, a series of videos and conversations to inform our new strategic framework

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05/02/2017 7 Actions by leading foundations to protect access to health care

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04/25/2017 Nonprofits, philanthropy needs you to be brave

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04/18/2017 As the South Grows … and NCRP along with it

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04/13/2017 10 do’s and don’ts for foundations and donors

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04/05/2017 Stories from the Deep South illuminate untapped potential for philanthropists

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04/01/2017 Outrageous headlines from philanthropy you won’t see elsewhere

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03/23/2017 Did Illinois’ largest foundations buck the trend in giving to underserved communities?

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02/23/2017 Jennifer Choi to join NCRP as vice president and chief content officer

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02/22/2017 Calls to eliminate the Johnson Amendment part of a broader strategy to underwrite religious extremism

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02/17/2017 Philanthropy needs to have standards

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02/15/2017 Philanthropy: Silence is not an acceptable response to Trump’s orders on immigrants and refugees

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02/07/2017 With Good Philanthropy, Anything is Possible

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02/07/2017 Collaboration and lasting change: With good philanthropy, anything is possible

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02/03/2017 Big vision requires big bets

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02/01/2017 The time is now: How grantmakers can help preserve health access for millions of Americans

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01/26/2017 Less than one quarter of California foundation grants explicitly target underserved communities

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01/24/2017 5 ways foundations and wealthy donors can combat the Trump agenda

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01/20/2017 #SugarAwarenessWeek: How can philanthropy address that other addictive white powder?

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01/19/2017 Most of Michigan’s top foundations fall short on giving to underserved communities

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01/17/2017 Voices of Orlando: How philanthropy and community unified in response to the Pulse tragedy targeting LGBTQ people of color

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01/13/2017 FCAA conference offered sober but inspiring path forward for philanthropy to advance health justice

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01/11/2017 Are New York’s largest foundations committed to helping the most vulnerable in our communities?

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01/10/2017 Why bigger isn’t always better: How modest-sized foundations can provide successful outcomes and growth to smaller nonprofits

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01/05/2017 A collective strategy for funding justice

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01/03/2017 Why a racial equity audit might make sense for your foundation

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12/30/2016 Our top 10 blog posts of 2016

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12/07/2016 Philanthropy: Conversation and action needed on equity

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11/30/2016 What are you thankful for in philanthropy this holiday season?

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11/28/2016 Strategic Framework 2017-2026

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11/14/2016 When a foundation board gets in the way of community impact

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11/02/2016 Reflections on the National Museum of African American History & Culture

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11/01/2016 Sojourning for CHANGE

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10/21/2016 Should community foundations connect donors/donor advisors to organizations led by people from underserved communities?

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10/20/2016 How philanthropy can help in fight against Dakota Access Pipeline

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10/14/2016 ‘Invisible privilege,’ racism and Chicago’s struggle for reconciliation

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10/03/2016 How we strengthened “Meet the Funders” events to help under-resourced grant applicants

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09/28/2016 Reflections on Towards a More Resilient Place: There is another way

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09/21/2016 Three things foundations can do to help curb payday lending

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09/16/2016 Dear white folks in philanthropy: My “Miley, what’s good?” moment

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09/15/2016 The email that changed everything

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09/13/2016 Exciting changes at NCRP: Jeanné Isler promoted to VP, new offices and more!

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09/08/2016 The Oregon Community Foundation responds to questions from Oregon’s social justice nonprofits

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09/06/2016 Baltimore surveillance effort betrays a community fund’s mission

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09/01/2016 Why and how philanthropy can better support labor organizing

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08/31/2016 Funder collaborative helps teachers and school leaders revamp classroom instruction, increase student success

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08/25/2016 Summer reads you won’t want to miss from the summer 2016 edition of “Responsive Philanthropy”

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08/10/2016 A Both/And Approach to Civic Participation Funding

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08/03/2016 The Oregon Community Foundation: Leveraging assets for economic, environmental and equity aims

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07/27/2016 Standard (Mal)Practice

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07/22/2016 Three steps foundations should take to address racial equity

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07/14/2016 NCRP: Coming soon to your favorite podcast

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07/12/2016 More faith, more money, more justice

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07/07/2016 How can community foundations rally their donor advisors to promote equity?

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07/01/2016 Our top 10 blog posts from the first six months of 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 A Call to Action for Philanthropists in the Wake of Orlando

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06/22/2016 How is one of the country’s largest community foundations responding to the needs of its residents?

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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 Transforming Lives and the Human Spirit at the Ancient Africa Enslavement & Civil War Museum

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06/01/2016 Selma: From Chaos to Creating the Beloved Community

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05/26/2016 Farewell to Niki Jagpal

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05/24/2016 Selma: From Civil War to Civil Rights

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05/19/2016 Foundations: Don’t overlook transgender community, SDGs and state-level civic engagement

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05/18/2016 Philanthropy: Let’s Talk About Race, Baby

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05/16/2016 Reversing the Current of Underinvestment in Rural Communities

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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 2016 NCRP Impact Awards Reception Recap

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05/02/2016 How Foundations Helped Us Raise the Minimum Wage in LA

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04/28/2016 Masa: Hitting the ‘Sweet Spot’ with Resident-Led Advocacy and Organizing

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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 Consumer Health Foundation Engages with Grantees Through Learning Journeys

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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 Minneapolis’ Rep. Keith Ellison Will Be Special Guest at 2016 NCRP Impact Awards Reception

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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 Local Foundation Provides Surprising Support for Right-Wing Campaign

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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 That Time I Met Bobby Seale… And What Philanthropy Still Has to Learn from Him

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02/24/2016 6 Questions to Ask Presidential Candidates About Their Philanthropy

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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 Rush Hour Traffic on the Road to Justice

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01/14/2016 “The Self-Help Myth” Tells an Important Story About Philanthropy

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01/13/2016 Nominate Outstanding Foundations for 2016 NCRP Impact Awards!

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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 A Journey Toward Social Change Funding Starts With a Simple Step

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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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06/02/2015 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 Shifting Power Dynamics by Fostering Community Leadership Development

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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 Sustaining Leaders for Social Change

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03/19/2015 White Leaders Can Promote Racial Justice

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03/12/2015 Conversations to Schedule Today to Strengthen Your Nonprofit-Foundation Partnerships

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03/10/2015 Standing for Advocacy at the Florida Philanthropic Network’s Statewide Summit on Philanthropy

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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 Social Change Can’t Happen Without Strong Leaders: A Case for Cultivating Nonprofit Leadership

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03/03/2015 Cultivating Nonprofit Leadership: Read NCRP’s New Report Analyzing this (Missed?) Philanthropic Opportunity

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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 Responsive Philanthropy Winter 2014/15

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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 GAO, EO and the IRS: The Government’s Role in Nonprofit Accountability

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01/06/2015 Transparency in Philanthropy: Get On Board or Get Run Over

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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 Which Funders Is NCRP ‘Philamplifying’ Next?

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12/19/2014 In Philanthropy, It’s Not Just the Thought That Counts

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12/09/2014 Saints or Communists: Reframing Criticism to Ask Tough Questions

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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 Lessons for Philanthropy from Proposition 47

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11/26/2014 The Case Foundation on Impact Investing

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11/20/2014 Foundation’s Mission Investing Pays Off

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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 Responsive Philanthropy Fall 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 Do Feedback Loops in Philanthropy Create Stronger Accountability?

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10/04/2014 NCRP welcomes new board members

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10/03/2014 Patrons Can Have Non-Patronizing Site Visits

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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 “Working Well With Grantees” and Being Better Partners

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09/17/2014 Lessons in Foundation Transparency from Philamplify

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09/12/2014 Amplifying Philamplify: Sector Reactions and Visions for Impact

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09/09/2014 Should Nonprofits Be Foundations’ “Middlemen”?

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09/05/2014 The “Ice Bucket” Challenge for the Nonprofit Sector

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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 Responsive Philanthropy Summer ’14

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08/21/2014 Which Executive Director Would You Fund?

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08/14/2014 Celebrating The California Endowment

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08/12/2014 What Is Foundation Transparency and Why Does It Matter?

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08/11/2014 Celebrating Hill-Snowdon Foundation

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08/05/2014 Hoping William Penn avoids more upheaval

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08/05/2014 Stakeholder Engagement: Still a Philanthropic Learning Curve

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08/01/2014 IRS, MN AG Asked To Investigate Bremer

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08/01/2014 Another Departure from William Penn

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07/31/2014 Bremer Foundation calls claims ‘baseless’

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07/31/2014 Philanthropy 3.0: The Value of Fundamental Change

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07/31/2014 California Endowment Rated Well

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07/31/2014 Bremer Must Clean Up Its Act

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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 Three Reasons the Woodruff Foundation Should Sell Some of Its Coca-Cola Stock

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07/23/2014 Philanthropy Watchdog Questions Minn. FDN Trustee Compensation

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07/23/2014 Corporate Cash Donations Creep Up

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07/23/2014 Hewlett Bets $50-Million

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07/16/2014 Do Foundations Seeking Policy Change Need Community Roots? (Part 1)

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07/10/2014 Trustees’ actions raise some serious questions

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07/10/2014 Celebrating Ben & Jerry’s Foundation

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07/08/2014 Celebrating Liberty Hill Foundation

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07/02/2014 On the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, Foundations Must Be ‘Freedom Funders’ Once Again

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07/01/2014 SoCal Charities Mobilize Behind Blue Ribbon Commission

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07/01/2014 Watchdog Seeks Probe of Minn. Fund’s Booming Trustee Pay

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07/01/2014 Investigate Bremer Foundation salaries

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07/01/2014 Watchdog Groups Multiply and Demand More

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06/30/2014 Ben & Jerry’s Foundation receives award

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06/27/2014 Bush Foundation charts new course – again

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06/27/2014 Bremer trustees paying themselves too much

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06/27/2014 Where Should William Penn Spend Its Dollars? Philadelphians Weigh In on Facebook!

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06/25/2014 New Philamplify Reports Look at The California Endowment and Daniels Fund

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06/25/2014 Philamplify Releases New Assessments

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06/16/2014 Meet the Freedom Funders: The Foundation Supporters of the Civil Rights Movement

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06/13/2014 Philanthropy and the Civil Rights Movement

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06/10/2014 Leaders Gather at NCRP Impact Awards

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06/10/2014 An Inspiring Night at the NCRP Impact Awards

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06/06/2014 How Can Foundations Best Support Equity in College Degree Attainment?

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05/31/2014 Research and Crowdsourcing Shine a Light on Grantmaking Institutions

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05/30/2014 Assessing NCRP’s Impact in Philanthropy

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05/29/2014 Private Foundation With Student Loan Ties

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05/29/2014 How A Zagat Style Website Will Increase Accountability

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05/29/2014 5 Reasons Philanthropy Will Benefit from Philamplify

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05/28/2014 Partnerships and Relationship-Building Boost Philanthropy’s Effectiveness

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05/28/2014 Relationship-Building and Philanthropy

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05/21/2014 How can local foundations best support quality public education?

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05/14/2014 Announcing the Winners of the 2nd Annual NCRP Impact Awards

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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 Assessment Website

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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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