If “giving circle” is new to some, the words are a “growing global movement.” As Philanthropy Together reported, “There are now more than 2,500 active circles around the world giving intentionally and thoughtfully. Giving circles bring together people with...
Janiece Evans-Page always knew that she wanted a career that centered on justice. Before embarking on a career in philanthropy, she worked in Silicon Valley, where she was particularly interested in the power of technology to support the Black...
“These kids are in between the places of being very young and not entirely understanding these concepts, and being the middle school age where they’re having a hard time figuring out who they are. They’re in this beautiful pocket,...
Every year, philanthropists send $50 billion-plus in aid to Africa, but very little goes directly to local communities in need. Organizations and funders use a top-down approach, imposing a pre-defined program on communities, instead of asking local communities what...
By Marcy Minton—
MUNCIE, IN—As a major funder supporting many local nonprofits in our community, The Community Foundation has a broad view of the work being done to make Muncie and Delaware County a great place to call home. In...
Yolo County Supervisor Lucas Frerichs speaks at the Yolo Community Foundation’s third annual Yolo Philanthropy Breakfast. (MOOTENS productions / Courtesy)
Early giving for the Big Day of Giving kicked off last week with the Yolo Community Foundation’s third annual Yolo...
Venture capitalist Marc Andreesen has asserted in a recent manifesto that “markets are how we take care of people we don’t know,” and “technological innovation in a market system is inherently philanthropic, by a 50:1 ratio,” basically redefining the...
