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A new initiative to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in India
...including the IITs.” Heather Grady, a Vice President at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, welcomed Avasant Foundation into the SDG Philanthropy Platform. “We applaud Avasant Foundation for being the first member of...
Supporting Teachers to Strengthen Education: An Interview with the Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation
...Joanne Schneider spoke with Karen Leshner, founder of the Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation, and Taica Hsu, former grantee of the Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation and current member of the foundation’s Advisory Board....
How Earth HQ Is Telling the Story of the Planetary Emergency
...the Global Commons Alliance, a coalition of scientific, philanthropic, conservation, and business organizations working to protect the global commons, and a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA). Tim Kelly...
Grantmakers for Girls of Color’s Call for the Philanthropy Sector
Grantmakers for Girls of Color (G4GC) strives to create a philanthropic home for girls, femmes, and gender-expansive youth of color, many of whom have been traditionally excluded from the philanthropy...
The Philanthropy Framework
A Framework for Optimizing Institutional Effectiveness and Impact The Philanthropy Framework is a Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors tool to help emerging and established philanthropies better align resources for maximum impact....
Philanthropy Framework Aims to Spur More Meaningful, Effective Social Change
...the intentions, assets and practice of philanthropy continue to transform at a rapid pace, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) today published The Philanthropy Framework, a tool for analysis and planning to...
How Diverse Organizations Differ: Insights from The Philanthropy Framework Self-Assessment Tool
...tool from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors provides a partial answer to this question, through the lens of RPA’s Philanthropy Framework, which was created as part of the Theory of the Foundation...
Leaders in Philanthropy and Education discuss Postsecondary Success, Debt, and Philanthropy’s Role
On June 20, leaders in philanthropy and education convened in New York City for a discussion on Postsecondary Success, Debt, and Philanthropy’s Role. Coinciding with the release of a new...
How IRIS Uses Storytelling to Drive Social Change
...began to think about how we can build a storytelling strategy in a major philanthropy that responds to the 21st century realities we face. I concluded that while non-fiction is...
Upending Philanthropy’s Power Dynamics: A Workshop Recap
...Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ recent How Can Philanthropy Walk the Equity Walk and Shift Power Dynamics Internally and Externally? seminar. This convening was part of the peer-learning curriculum of the Theory...
Valerie Rockefeller Named Next Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Board Chair, Succeeds Wendy O’Neill
...board service with the Center for Effective Philanthropy, Northern California Grantmakers, Asian Venture Philanthropy Network, Justice Funders, and National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, among other sector-leading organizations. To help develop...
Philanthropy and Racial Justice: Responsibility, Progress, and the Outlook for 2022
...yet another year, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Vice President Mae Hong and Senior Vice President Greg Ratliff look back at whether philanthropy made progress in its racial equity and justice efforts...
New Report | Democracy-Focused Philanthropy: Choosing Operating Models for Deeper Impact
For funders interested in protecting democracy, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors has created Democracy-Focused Philanthropy: Choosing Operating Models for Deeper Impact, a timely report created to highlight the importance of centering equity...
“Disrupt the Now” Underscores the Societal Significance of Impact Investing
...Ford Foundation CEO and former Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) board member Darren Walker, could have been emblazoned on the walls at this year’s Confluence Philanthropy Conference. One of the most...
Philanthropy Framework Profile: Lumina Foundation
...From the Ground Up: An Early History of Lumina Foundation for Education https://www.luminafoundation.org/files/resources/from-the-ground-up.pdf The Leadership Model of Philanthropy, by Jamie Merisotis https://www.luminafoundation.org/files/resources/leadership-model-of-philanthropy.pdf Lumina Foundation Strategic Plan, 2017-20 https://www.luminafoundation.org/files/resources/lumina-strategic-plan-2017-to-2020.pdf ...
Philanthropy Framework Profile: Lumina Foundation
...From the Ground Up: An Early History of Lumina Foundation for Education https://www.luminafoundation.org/files/resources/from-the-ground-up.pdf The Leadership Model of Philanthropy, by Jamie Merisotis https://www.luminafoundation.org/files/resources/leadership-model-of-philanthropy.pdf Lumina Foundation Strategic Plan, 2017-20 https://www.luminafoundation.org/files/resources/lumina-strategic-plan-2017-to-2020.pdf ...
Confluence Philanthropy Guest Blog: The 10th Annual Practitioners Institute Reflections from Foundation Leaders
This blog was originally shared on the Confluence Philanthropy website. Click here to read the original article. Ten years ago the concept of impact investing was born from the 2008...
Philanthropy Framework Profile: S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
...to focus primarily on K-8 STEM education (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), character development, effective education policy, and environmental issues including water management and land conservation and stewardship. In 2009...
Philanthropy Framework Profile: S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
...to focus primarily on K-8 STEM education (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), character development, effective education policy, and environmental issues including water management and land conservation and stewardship. In 2009...
Perspectives in Philanthropy: Philanthropist Ren Ya on Empathy and the Workplace in China
...China has resulted in the growth of philanthropy, including the philanthropy of Ms. Ren. Empathetic Training Ms. Ren has other insights on current changes in China beyond philanthropy. She believes...