communityphilanthropy Equity Advancing Equity Impact Investing is a growth field. It builds from socially responsible investing, double bottom line approaches, mission/program related investing, and drives, potentially, lots more capital to the production of social good. Some of the roots of impact investing come from efforts to redress inequities in access to capital. The
communityphilanthropy Futures of Community Foundations The Financial Times has a story today (free, but annoying, registration required) on the future of community foundations and the role of philanthropic advisers. The story references On The Brink of New Promise: The Future of U.S. Community Foundations, a 2006 report I co-authored. All materials from that project,
communityphilanthropy Community Foundations - lend us your data! I've been talking to lots of people, reading lots of reports, and debating trend data and anecdotes with reporters, researchers, statisticians, historians, foundation executives and board members - everyone wants to know what the future holds for philanthropy. The truth is, we don't know (though I&
communityphilanthropy Be The Change OK, so here's a twist on university alumni relations - the San Francisco chapter of my college alumni association was the source of information on this grassroots community service day - October 4 - be the change day. Here is some info on this event, which is sponsored
communityphilanthropy Community Foundations and community media This is an important piece by Dan Gillmor about the potential for foundations where local media are concerned. I've pasted in the entire piece and here's the link - from this morning's San Francisco Chronicle. Monday, September 17, 2007 (SF Chronicle) Foundations have role
communityphilanthropy Inside community foundations My opinion piece in Sunday's San Francisco Chronicle stirred a few pots. I've heard from philanthropists and foundation leaders from around the world. Lots of people emailed me directly. Some folks posted comments on the newspaper's website, such as this one from Nebraska: "