Meeting Resources: Understanding and Addressing Barriers to Funding Local Food Systems
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A Growing Number of Executives Are Leading Corporate Citizenship
Thursday, October 16, 2014
According to Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship 2013 Profile of the Practice study, executives are leading the corporate citizenship charge in greater numbers than ever.
As U.S. Charitable Contributions Grow, Corporate Philanthropy Slips
Friday, October 3, 2014
According to the most recent Giving USA Foundation report, U. S. charitable contributions grew overall by 4.4 percent in 2013. Corporate giving, however, moved in the opposite direction, falling nearly 2 percent.
City of Pittsburgh Named Among 100 Resilient Cities
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
On December 2, Rockefeller Foundation announced Pittsburgh is among the second cohort of cities around the world that will receive financial support and outside expertise as part of the 100 Resilient Cities network.
Just Announced: Pledge 1%
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
A just-launched initiative, the Pledge 1% movement aims to recruit start-up companies that will embed philanthropy and community investment into their business models as they grow.
Nepal Earthquake Relief
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
In response to the devastating April 25 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks centered in Nepal, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) has created the Nepal Earthquake Recovery Fund.
Provoke Thought
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
In a recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, Napster co-founder and billionaire Sean Parker outlined how young tech moguls are re-envisioning philanthropy
Median Corporation Giving in 2014: $18.5-Million
Thursday, June 25, 2015
The Wall Street Journal reports on how companies from American Express to Verizon handled their corporate giving last year.
Supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening Effectiveness Together
In Supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening Effectiveness Together, GrantCraft look at how funders approach building capacity with grantees. Through examples from foundations ranging in size, mission, and geography, we explore various strategies for capacity building and the types of awareness that funders can choose to incorporate in decision making to facilitate informed, thoughtful judgments about strengthening organizations.
Revitalizing Our Cities – How Foundations and Grantmakers Can Invest in a Better Economic Future
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 1:00pm
PLEASE JOIN VENABLE LLP AND THE FORUM OF REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF GRANTMAKERS FOR: Revitalizing Our Cities – How Foundations and Grantmakers Can Invest in a Better Economic Future
Sustainable Development Goals: How Aligned Is Your Company?
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
The United Nations recently introduced 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to encourage greater alignment toward widely shared environmental, social and governance goals. Now the UN Global Com
The Changing Public Contract = Changing Expectations
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - 11:00am
We hope you will join GWP as we, along with many other regional associations throughout the country, host this simulcast gathering to reflect together on the shift that is taking place in responsibility for providing public services that have historically been in the domain of government.
New Research From Cone Communications
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Cone Communications, a leading PR firm, just published a new report focused on employee engagement. While many employees favor conventional service opportunit
How Individual CEOs Can Affect Corporate Philanthropy
Thursday, July 7, 2016
You know that your company’s CEO sets the tone for your company’s community engagement, and this study confirms it.
Getting Readers for Your CSR Report
Thursday, October 13, 2016
You’ve just published your annual CSR report, complete with innovative breakthroughs, successful metrics and important news about the past year’s community involvement and corporate citizenship.
Pro Bono Capacity Building: Measuring What Matters Most
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
How do you assess the social impact of pro bono services? When your company is willing to invest its professionals’ time, how do you tell the story of the positive good it does? Taproot Foundatio
Leading and Following By Example: Companies Taking a Public Stance on Social Issues
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Based on a Public Affairs Council study, 60 percent of businesses report rising pressure to engage on social issues – but a divided society, paired with warp-speed social media, makes it challengin
US Health System Needs Strong Leaders, Healthy Mothers
Thursday, October 5, 2017
In this post from Health Affairs Blog, Jewish Healthcare Foundation President/CEO, Dr. Karen Wolk Feinstein explains the goals of a newly-launched organization, called WHAMglobal (Women’s Health Activist Movement Global), which forms networks of advocates in women’s health to improve health care delivery and outcomes, equity, and leadership.
Fitzgerald Announces Funding Available Through Active Allegheny Program
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced that a third round of funding through the Active Allegheny Grant Program is now available.