Rarely a day goes by that Peter Smerud’s wife, Sue, doesn’t suggest he retire. “Just get out,” she says.Smerud, 59, is an environmental educator with degrees in biology, chemistry, and German and a deep knowledge of the peregrine falcon,...
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Ed. note: In observance of Passover, the next issue of Your Daily Phil will arrive on Friday, April 14. Chag kasher v’sameach!
In today’s edition of Your Daily Phil, we...
Foundant Enables Philanthropy Through Technology, Community Connections and Resources While Supporting Local Communities
BOZEMAN, Mont., April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Foundant Technologies (Foundant), a provider of innovative software solutions for the philanthropic community, and its executive leadership team were recently honored...
Qgiv's Event Management tools will be used to offer individualized registration experiences based on attendee type—streamlining registration and creating a superior user experience.LAKELAND, fla., April 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Association of Fundraising Professionals Florida Caucus has selected...
Passages, a Christian group that organizes Birthright-style trips for college students, will expand significantly in the coming years to send thousands of high school students to Israel, following a $12 million grant from the Marcus Foundation, the CEO of...
Listing of the Day Location: Stockbridge, Massachusetts Price: $12.5 million This grand four-level home on 6 acres in the heart of the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts was the longtime home of the late Armenian philanthropist...
The war in Ukraine is still raging more than a year after Russia invaded the country, but for Ukrainian Jews, the upcoming Passover holiday will be a time for togetherness, with thousands set to gather for large communal Seders,...
As part of our ClimatePhilanthropy2030 project, Alliance has been closely following how philanthropy is supporting efforts for climate mitigation and responding to the effects of climate change. But we also want to know what’s happening inside the house.
To help...
What would it look like to transform traditional funder-grantee dynamics into more of a mutually beneficial relationship?
If you are a grantee, what benefits could you offer your funder aside from fulfilling the requirements of their grant? And aside from providing financial...
The concept of “learned helplessness,” coined by psychologist Martin Seligman, became the cornerstone of his groundbreaking positive psychology theory that now helps millions overcome depression and anxiety.
Seligman observed laboratory animals that were subjected to random, unavoidable, mild electric shocks....
