Tag Archives: Philanthropy

Roots & Branches Foundation, a grantmaking initiative of Rose Community Foundation, has awarded $75,680 in grants to three programs that help low-income families with children ages zero to five.

To create a strategic corporate philanthropy program, or make an existing program more strategic, consider these seven steps.

During the fourth quarter of 2014, Rose Community Foundation awarded 302 grants totaling more than $6.8 million. Read more for details.

More than $40 trillion will be inherited over the next few decades — the largest transfer of wealth in history. Forty-five percent of spouses who inherit will seek and find a different financial adviser to manage those funds.

Jewish National Fund (JNF) is proud to announce Ron Dermer, Israeli Ambassador to the United States, as the keynote speaker at the Annual JNF Breakfast on April 17, 2015.

Recently, philanthropic and investment leaders have come to recognize that grants and investments can have both financial returns and social impact.

During the holiday season, our mailboxes are overflowing with catalogs, holiday cards — and requests for donations. Here are five steps towards strategic giving and having more impact with your donations.

The upcoming holidays are both the best of times (in terms of social gatherings) and the worst of times (in terms of overconsumption). There are thoughtful alternatives to holiday overconsumption.

New studies demonstrate that corporate social responsibility helps not only the world, but also a company's bottom line.

During the first and second quarters of 2014, Rose Community Foundation awarded 335 grants totaling more than $4.4 million. Read on for the full list.

Today, there are more than 700 community foundations in urban and rural communities across the United States. With more than $50 billion in combined assets, they distribute an estimated $4.2 billion each year to worthy nonprofits.

Boulder Jewish Community Foundation announces their 2014-15 grant awards to 19 local Jewish organizations/projects.

In the U.S., nonprofit microfinance organizations help low-income people start businesses, create jobs, alleviate poverty and improve their opportunities.

Nearly one in six Coloradans experienced hunger at some point in 2012 - more than 840,000 people. What can you do? Read this and find out.

In the philanthropic universe, there are many ways to give. The fastest-growing tool in this arena is the widely acclaimed donor-advised fund.

Any objective person recognizes the urgent need for philanthropy, as it may be our last hope of addressing these and other crises — and time is of the essence.

Many people buy into myths about giving — myths that undermine their willingness to give (or give more) to worthy causes.

The world's major religions actively promote philanthropy by encouraging charitable actions that address such pressing issues as income inequality, hunger, homelessness, climate change, discrimination and injustice.

"It is not reasonable to expect communities to be business-friendly, if businesses are not community-friendly."

Whether you give throughout the year or wait until the end of the year, here are some guidelines for effective philanthropy.

Should philanthropy be instinctive or strategic? A thought-provoking story for Thanksgiving.

Our community needs a night out. Our community deserves a night out. Our community shall have a night out!

In 2012, crowdfunding supported more than 1 million global campaigns. The amount raised was $2.7 billion, an increase of 81 percent from the year before.

The philanthropic community continues to debate whether donor-advised funds or private foundations are better giving vehicles for major donors.

Any discussion of philanthropy usually focuses on how a giver can help others. But growing scientific evidence demonstrates that acts of philanthropy strongly benefit the giver as well.