Tax reform is at the top of the agenda on Capitol Hill, and philanthropy has a critical stake in key proposals moving through both the House and the Senate. Philanthropy Northwest is deeply concerned about the proposed reforms, and the dramatic impact they could have on the charitable sector. We...
by Daniel Kemmis, Philanthropy Northwest board member and Kettering Foundation fellow. Almost all philanthropists are contributing to democracy almost all the time, even though most of them don’t think of their daily work in those terms. This unintentional philanthropic contribution to democracy is...
Elizabeth Ripley, Mat-Su Health Foundation On the job since: July 2008 Foundation founded: 1948 Geographic scope: Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska Grants made in 2015 : $6.2M Staffing : 9 FTE How has your career prepared you for your current role? The bulk of my career has been spent working for...
Nancy Long, 501 Commons On the job since: 2002 Organization formed in: 1989 Geographic scope: Washington 2015 budget : $5 million Staffing : 43 FTE What are the most important issues facing the nonprofit sector in your state? Lack of access to growth capital and general operating funds. Government...
What’s your hardy perennial dilemma at work? Read why practitioners value reflective practices for navigating their dilemmas. Review the case for making reflective practice a required discipline in philanthropy.
What happens when you reach an impasse in dialogues? Sometimes words are an "aide-de-camp" to sustain attention to what’s hard to talk about with others. Read about the use of images, metaphors, stories and poems in philanthropy.