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New Reports Examine Innovative Approaches to Addressing Student Debt and the Shifting Priorities of Private Funding in Higher Education
...prepares and protects people seeking to pursue higher education should be high on the policy agenda. “Analysis of Trends in Higher Education Philanthropy,” by Amy Holmes Private philanthropy views higher...
What is the role of philanthropy in social change?
At a recent event held by EPIP’s Chicago Chapter, over 20 young philanthropy professionals explored what social change looks like and how philanthropy can play a role. RPA Associate and...
RPA Meets with Newest Members of the Giving Pledge
...in fulfilling the pledge of philanthropy.” Learn more about time limited philanthropy in the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ guide Setting a Time Horizon, from our Philanthropy Roadmap series. Written by...
Survey on Time Horizons in Philanthropy
Are you engaged in, or have you considered, a proactive time horizon strategy for your philanthropy? Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors currently is conducting a survey to gain a deeper understanding of...
Join us for a discussion on Postsecondary Success, Debt, and Philanthropy’s Role on June 20
...education and philanthropy for a conversation on new models and approaches to ensure that students have the support they need to complete their degrees and pay for their education. Speakers...
Q&A With Greg Ratliff, Vice President
...improve life for low income and disadvantaged populations; and more than 25 of those years have been spent in philanthropy. I was first exposed to philanthropy in the early 1990s,...
LIGHT Awards
...flourish. Since beginning its work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors in 2008, the Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation has both narrowed its focus and expanded the scope of its work. Today, in addition...
Convergence: Philanthropy as a Partner in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
...into the implementation phase of Agenda 2030 – the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – whose ambitious timeline for achievement is less than a generation. The SDG Philanthropy Platform and our...
Philanthropy’s Role in Hurricane Dorian
...following a disaster, philanthropists naturally want to take action. With communities broken and people suffering, the call to give is compelling. If ever philanthropy should step up to help, many...
Three Philanthropists to Celebrate on International Women’s Day
...To learn more about women’s contributions to philanthropy, read Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ Women and Giving guide from our Philanthropy Roadmap series. Written by Melissa Blackerby of the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors...
Giving as a Family for the Holiday Season
...is an annual tradition for your family, or a new activity, the RPA Philanthropy Roadmap guide Talking to Your Family about Philanthropy has tips on ensuring that you can work...
RPA Hosts Workshop in Bogotá, Colombia
...Fundaciones Familiares y Empresariales (AFE). Conversations centered on the Sustainable Development Goals Philanthropy Platform (SDG Philanthropy Platform or SDG PP), Theory of the Foundation (ToF), Scaling Solutions and time-horizon philanthropy....
Foresight and Futures Initiative
Helping Philanthropy Innovate, Envision and Build a Better Future Change is the new normal and philanthropy needs to catch up. How do we not only cope with change but...
Five Steps to Giving for the New Crypto Philanthropist
...this journey, new philanthropists should consider the why, the what, the how, and the who, as they develop a thoughtful and effective approach to their giving. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisor’s Philanthropy...
Melissa Berman Moderates UNGA Panel Event on Philanthropy as a Partner in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
During the 2016 United Nations General Assembly and the one year anniversary of the implementation phase of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), philanthropy leaders and partners convened for a panel...
Philanthropy in Higher Education: Priorities and Approaches of Private Foundations
...report is an expansion of a similar report published in 2017, titled Achieving Success in Postsecondary Education: Trends in Philanthropy (Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and TIAA Institute 2017). The 2017 report...
Arctic Funders Collaborative
...The interests of the group’s current 11 members, which include public and private foundations, vary across a range of social and environmental initiatives in the Northern hemisphere. Members include the...
Mosun Layode
Mosun Layode is a development professional with two decades of experience in international development and nonprofit leadership. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the African Philanthropy Forum (APF),...
Impact Investing and the Creative Economy: An Interview with Upstart Co-Lab
As part of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ new mission and values, we are featuring in-depth profiles of key sponsored projects to highlight their work in creating a just world. Upstart Co-Lab...
Converging interests: Philanthropy-government collaboration to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
This report from the SDG Philanthropy Platform looks at the experiences of the Platform’s first four pilot countries (Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia, and Kenya), provides lessons learned from practice, and illustrates...