Current Issues

Corporate Sector Pitches In and Encourages Donations Friday, January 15, 2010 By: Susan Carey Dempsey The Limits of Celebrity Endorsement in Volunteer Engagement Friday, December 11, 2009 By: Robert Rosenthal Recession Kept the Brakes on Foundation Giving Friday, November 13, 2009 By: Susan Carey Dempsey Turning Awareness into Action Against Breast Cancer Friday, October 30, 2009 By: Susan Carey Dempsey A Conversation on the Art of Giving Friday, October 30, 2009 By: Susan Carey Dempsey Are Demographics Destiny? Contending with America's Looming Demographic Upheavals Thursday, October 15, 2009 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. and Mary Beth Martin, Esq. Somaly's Sisters: How One Woman's Vision, Translated into Holistic Partnership, is Saving the World's Girls Friday, October 2, 2009 By: Jordan Walker On-the Scene Coverage of the Clinton Global Initiative Monday, September 28, 2009 By: Susan Carey Dempsey & Tom Watson Book Review: Buying Respectability Thursday, June 4, 2009 By: A.J. Puzzo Change Your job, Change Your Life, Change the World Friday, May 22, 2009 By: Susan Carey Dempsey A Home Run for Harlem Friday, May 15, 2009 By: Susan Carey Dempsey Fundraising: Smoke Alarm, Fire Escape, or Security Blanket? | Part Three Thursday, April 23, 2009 By: Dr. Lilya Wagner Fundraising: Smoke Alarm, Fire Escape, or Security Blanket? | Part One Thursday, February 19, 2009 By: Lilya Wagner Obama vs. Madoff: Charity, Change and Crisis at the Dawn of a New Era Friday, January 16, 2009 By: Tom Watson Where We've Come From, and Where We're Headed Thursday, January 15, 2009 By: Susan Dempsey Tell the Story, as if Your Life Depends On It Friday, January 9, 2009 By: Susan Carey Dempsey Time to Look Up Thursday, December 18, 2008 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D Memo to the Philanthropy Sector: All Hands on Deck Thursday, December 11, 2008 By: Mario Morino Vote for Advocacy! Why Advocacy Efforts Are Good for Grantmakers & Grantees Thursday, October 30, 2008 By: Jordan Walker CauseWired: Rising 'Culture of Giving' Expands on the Internet Wednesday, October 22, 2008 By: Jean Case Corduroy Campaigns to Promote Early Education Wednesday, October 1, 2008 By: Ingrid Velmonte Hang On for the Ride? Not Enough Wednesday, October 1, 2008 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. The Coming Paradigm Shift in Philanthropy: It's Not About the Money Friday, September 5, 2008 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Board and Employee Diversity in the Philanthropic Sector: A Landscape Analysis Wednesday, August 13, 2008 By: Leticia John Why Are Americans So Generous? Thursday, August 7, 2008 By: Mal Warwick When It Comes to US Giving, What Do We Really Know? Thursday, July 17, 2008 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Volunteerism 2.0: Exploring a new way of lending our time for good Wednesday, June 18, 2008 By: Shannon Bond Movie Review: AN ISLAMIC CONSCIENCE: the Aga Khan and the Ismailis Wednesday, June 11, 2008 By: Sara Shroff Growing Up Global, Part 5: Innovation Marks Europe's Robust Philanthropic Growth Wednesday, June 4, 2008 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Global Food Crisis: How Will Philanthropy Answer? Wednesday, June 4, 2008 By: Maria Nardell Preparing for the Philanthropic Future of Higher Education Thursday, May 22, 2008 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Cross Border Philanthropy: The More we are Different, The More we are the Same Thursday, May 15, 2008 By: Gena Rotstein Innovation and Collaboration Encouraged by Gotham Cancer Prize Wednesday, April 9, 2008 By: Jessica Chao To Serve Youth, Clark Invests in Organizations' Capacity Tuesday, March 25, 2008 By: Kate Golden Brainpower for the Greater Good Friday, March 14, 2008 By: Celeste Narganes For What? Thursday, March 13, 2008 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Global Philanthropy, Part 2: Philanthropy in Latin America: Past Traditions, Future Innovations Thursday, March 6, 2008 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Does Economic Downturn Mean Crisis for Nonprofits? Thursday, February 28, 2008 By: Caroline Gallagher Global Philanthropy, Part 1: Growing Up Global: Philanthropy Matures Around the World - Part I: Why Going Local Matters Wednesday, February 6, 2008 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Just a Few More Days to Shop and Save the Bears Wednesday, December 19, 2007 By: Kate Golden Why Mr. Gore Chose Venture Capital and Not the Nonprofit World: The Environmental Social Commons Transitions to the Marketplace Wednesday, December 5, 2007 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Forging True Corporate Citizenship & Sustainability Wednesday, November 14, 2007 By: DeShele Dorsey Philanthropy's Opportunity to Exit the Stage: Do Skills Block the Way? Wednesday, October 24, 2007 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Revolution in Kenya: Refocusing Microfinance on the World's Poorest Wednesday, October 17, 2007 By: Tom Watson Recruiting Gen Y: The importance of Corporate Social Engagement in attracting top young talent Wednesday, October 10, 2007 By: Shannon Bond Economics and the Presence of Philanthropy Wednesday, October 10, 2007 By: John Bloom Emerging from Poverty to Aid the Poor in Other Lands Thursday, October 4, 2007 By: Susan Carey Dempsey A Crossroads on the Path of Professionalism in Fundraising Wednesday, September 19, 2007 By: Lilya Wagner Fighting AIDS: How an Edgy Ad Campaign Built a Brand and Brought in Bucks Wednesday, September 5, 2007 By: Elisabeth Anderson The Top Ten Trends in British Philanthropy Wednesday, August 29, 2007 By: Fiona Hodgson UK Fundraisers Diversify Their Techniques Wednesday, August 29, 2007 By: Penny Stephens Growing Scrutiny in the Nonprofit Sector Wednesday, July 18, 2007 By: Josh Moore Little Moments, Big Magic - and Money in the Bank Wednesday, July 18, 2007 By: Elisabeth Anderson CSR and the Media Industry: Where Censorship and Social Responsibility Collide Wednesday, June 20, 2007 By: Alisha Fernandez and Cara Helms Searching for Significance in the New Philanthropy Wednesday, June 6, 2007 By: Susan Raymond Prime Time for Enterprising Ideas Wednesday, May 23, 2007 By: Susan Carey Dempsey Looking for the Next Generation of Leaders Wednesday, May 23, 2007 By: Joan Baldwin Dr. Paul Farmer and Philanthropy for Global Health Wednesday, May 16, 2007 By: Maria Nardell Carrying on Diana's Legacy of Compassion Wednesday, May 16, 2007 By: Kristina Miletic Has Philanthropy Abandoned the Needy? Wednesday, May 9, 2007 By: Susan Raymond Capacity Building - Buzzword or Byword? Wednesday, May 2, 2007 By: Lilya Wagner, Ed.D. Top 10 and Counting... How GE Became a Good Corporate Citizen and How You Can Too Wednesday, April 4, 2007 By: Nicola West-Jones Diamonds Aren't Forever: An Industry Realizes its Social Responsibility Thursday, February 15, 2007 By: Elisabeth Anderson Rumors of the Death of Arts Philanthropy Are Wildly Exaggerated Thursday, February 1, 2007 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Corporate Philanthropy Conferences: Book Your Tickets Now Thursday, February 1, 2007 By: Jessica Stannard-Friel Live from Sundance: Are Your Donors Going Hollywood on You? Wednesday, January 24, 2007 By: Susan Herr The Year in onPhilanthropy: The Biggest Stories of 2006 Wednesday, December 20, 2006 By: Tom Watson Philanthropy and Civil Society: The Clash of Currents Wednesday, December 20, 2006 By: Susan Raymond SPECIAL REPORT: Consumer Philanthropy Wednesday, December 13, 2006 By: Tom Watson Make the Most of Your Money With a Year-end Gift Wednesday, December 6, 2006 By: Hudson Akin An Opportunity to Create Leadership Wednesday, November 15, 2006 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Three Wishes for the Growth Genie: Our Sector Confronts Expansion Tuesday, November 7, 2006 By: Susan Raymond Partnership Blends Philanthropy and Business to Cure Blindness Wednesday, October 25, 2006 By: Tom Watson Business for Peace Wednesday, October 18, 2006 By: Bodi Luse Topping the Charts in ePhilanthropy Wednesday, October 4, 2006 By: Kate Golden Virgin and Google: But Is It Philanthropy? Wednesday, September 27, 2006 By: Tom Watson Thinkin' About Tomorrow Wednesday, September 27, 2006 By: Susan Carey Dempsey Exploding Philanthropy: What the Clinton Global Initiative Meant Wednesday, September 27, 2006 By: Tom Watson Back to School to Save the World: A Guide to Degree Programs Wednesday, September 6, 2006 By: Shannon Bond The Other Side of the Story: Q&A with the Global Fund for Women Wednesday, August 9, 2006 By: Alisha Fernandez Preparing for the 5th Anniversary of September 11th Wednesday, July 26, 2006 By: Carolyn Cavicchio Q & A with the UJA-Federation of New York's Paul Kane, Senior Vice President Wednesday, July 19, 2006 By: Katrina Wilhelm Summertime, and the Volunteering's Easy Wednesday, July 19, 2006 By: Janice Schoos Top Five Tips for Successful Development Recruiting Wednesday, July 12, 2006 By: Stephanie Hill Wilchfort Blogging Buffett: A Roundup of Opinion on the World's Biggest Gift Wednesday, June 28, 2006 By: Tom Watson An Open Letter to Warren Buffett Wednesday, June 28, 2006 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Funding Equality: How Corporations are Giving Women and Girls a Chance to Succeed Wednesday, June 28, 2006 By: Alisha Fernandez Transfer of Wealth Begins With Hand-off From Buffett to Gates Monday, June 26, 2006 By: Susan Carey Dempsey & Tom Watson Anna Nicole Smith and the Transfer of Wealth Wednesday, June 7, 2006 By: Leslie Lenkowsky Minority Philanthropy: The Future Has Arrived Monday, May 8, 2006 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Solving the Mysteries of the Greatest Untapped Source of Fundraising Revenue Monday, May 8, 2006 By: Gladys Miranda A Brave New World of Philanthropy? Sunday, May 7, 2006 By: Susan Carey Dempsey Milken Lessons: Collaborate Across Sectors Wednesday, April 26, 2006 By: Tom Watson Will Philanthropists Lead Health Care Revolution? Tuesday, April 25, 2006 By: Tom Watson Milken Notes: Stars Emphasize Philanthropy Tuesday, April 25, 2006 By: Tom Watson Leading Up: Effective Leadership Starts with You Sunday, April 2, 2006 By: Lilya Wagner Annus Horribilis What Can We Learn from 2005? Thursday, December 29, 2005 By: Carolyn Cavicchio American Philanthropy and the 21st Century: A Plea for the World of Ideas Friday, November 11, 2005 By: Susan Raymond Retirement:THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' Friday, September 30, 2005 By: Mutual of America The Hidden Cost of Accountability Friday, May 27, 2005 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Giving Alone: Is Your Philanthropy Between You and Your God or You and Your Community? Friday, April 1, 2005 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. The UN Moves to the Passing Lane: Future Public Expectations for American Philanthropy Friday, February 4, 2005 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Employment and America's Future: Facing the Educational Facts Friday, January 7, 2005 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Post Industrial America: Changing Social Structure, Enduring Opportunity Sunday, December 12, 2004 By: Susan Raymond Bill Bradley Calls for Clarity and Communication Friday, December 10, 2004 By: Susan Carey Dempsey Review of "Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards" Friday, November 12, 2004 By: Sarah Ruegger An Aging Population Leans on the Arm of Its New Immigrants Thursday, November 11, 2004 By: Susan Raymond Leadership and Knowledge in Successful Organizations Sunday, July 25, 2004 By: Susan Carey Dempsey The Tax Man Cometh - Should Nonprofits Pay? Sunday, July 25, 2004 By: Susan Raymond Is Philanthropy Unethical? Thursday, June 24, 2004 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Nonprofit Market Analysis - Part 1 Friday, April 16, 2004 By: Bill Nissim Awards for Leadership Key Busy AFP Conference Tuesday, March 16, 2004 By: Tom Watson A Civic Revolution: Enacting Change from Within Friday, March 5, 2004 By: Tom Watson Old Hats and Chapeaux Nouveaus: Nonprofit Standards go Global Friday, March 5, 2004 By: Susan Raymond The Courage to Look Up Friday, December 12, 2003 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. The Alphabet Soup of Social Responsibility Friday, December 5, 2003 By: Carolyn Cavicchio Tools for Strengthening Organizational Capacity Tuesday, November 11, 2003 By: Susan Carey Dempsey Question 1: How Big Is Health Care Philanthropy? Tuesday, November 11, 2003 By: Susan Raymond When to Undertake a Philanthropic Program Assessment Friday, November 7, 2003 By: Carolyn Cavicchio Rebuilding Iraq through Corporate Philanthropy Friday, April 25, 2003 By: Elizabeth A. Amery Great Expectations Collide Friday, April 4, 2003 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Teaching Philanthropy: Focus on Youth Wednesday, March 26, 2003 By: Tom Watson News and Notes from the AFP Conference Floor Wednesday, March 26, 2003 By: Tom Watson The View From Toronto: Good News, Bad News Monday, March 24, 2003 By: Tom Watson News and Notes from the AFP Conference Floor Monday, March 24, 2003 By: Tom Watson Evidence of Philanthropic Impact: A De Novo Case and the Lessons It Teaches Friday, March 7, 2003 By: Susan Raymond An Insider's Look at Capitol Hill from Mike Parker Friday, March 7, 2003 By: Susan Carey Dempsey Putting Values Back Into the Workplace Friday, February 28, 2003 By: Claude Grizzard, Sr. AFP CEO: Fundraisers Face Economic Challenges Friday, February 21, 2003 By: Tom Watson Still Bullish on Boomers Friday, February 7, 2003 By: Susan Carey Dempsey Does the Dow Matter? A Thought About Elasticities Friday, February 7, 2003 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Worrying About Iraq: A Different Call to Arms Friday, January 10, 2003 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Nonprofit Compensation: Does Organizational Type Matter? Friday, December 27, 2002 By: Susan Raymond Non-Profit Trends: The Illusion of Knowing Something Friday, December 13, 2002 By: Susan Raymond Have We Learned Nothing? Wednesday, November 27, 2002 By: Susan Raymond The Waiting Game in Washington Wednesday, November 27, 2002 By: Susan Carey Dempsey The Researcher Who Works for Free Friday, November 22, 2002 By: Tom Watson The Coming Philanthropic Tide and the American Economy: Question 4: Will we face a world of contradictions? An Exchange of Views Thursday, May 16, 2002 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. The "Growth" of the Non-Profit Sector: Is It Really Real? Monday, May 6, 2002 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. AFP Survey Shows Fundraising Increased in '01 Despite Tragic Attacks Monday, April 15, 2002 By: Tom Watson The Coming Philanthropic Tide and the American Economy: Question 1: Does Philanthropy Interfere With Markets? Friday, March 22, 2002 By: Susan Raymond Philanthropy and the Academic Medical System:Cavalry to the Rescue? Or, Hope Springs Eternal? Friday, February 22, 2002 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Indigenous Philanthropy: Poorer Nations Also Give Friday, January 25, 2002 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Global Philanthropy with a Local Flavor: A conversation with Gary Hattem, President of Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Tuesday, December 11, 2001 By: Elizabeth Amery What History Teaches About the Root Systems that Nourish Philanthropy Friday, November 30, 2001 By: Susan Raymond No Longer a Cottage Industry: Why Philanthropy Data Matter Monday, November 12, 2001 By: Susan Raymond The Estate Tax and Philanthropy: Take Off Your Crepe Armband and Put On Your Thinking Cap Friday, August 31, 2001 By: Susan Raymond Drilling Down: Deeper Revenue Sources for Non-Profits Monday, July 9, 2001 By: Susan Raymond North of the Border: Canada-U.S. Comparisons in Philanthropy Friday, June 1, 2001 By: Susan Raymond Talking With Mr. Rogers About Children and Giving Sunday, May 27, 2001 By: Susan Carey Dempsey Philanthropy and the Environment: An Opportunity for Effective Leadership Friday, April 13, 2001 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Ecology at Issue: The Bio-Diversity Divide Friday, April 13, 2001 By: Elizabeth A. Amery Do Downward Trends Dampen Giving? Sunday, April 1, 2001 By: Carolyn Cavicchio Philanthropy and the Elderly: Part II: The Need to Receive Thursday, March 29, 2001 By: Susan Raymond Philanthropy and the Elderly: Part I: An Opportunity for Giving Friday, March 16, 2001 By: Susan Raymond Rockin' for the Cause Wednesday, February 14, 2001 By: Susan Carey Dempsey Philanthropy and the Arts: How Green Is My Valley? Wednesday, February 14, 2001 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D. Coming Back to the Community Thursday, January 11, 2001 By: Susan Carey Dempsey Diversity and Governance: How're We Doin? Thursday, January 11, 2001 By: Susan Raymond, Ph.D.