Corporate Stewardship
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Corporate leaders are increasingly becoming concerned about the challenges facing our planet.
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Public Art Projects Turned CSR Strategies from SXSW Eco
Monday, October 19, 2015
From the SXSW Eco 2015: here are three CSR projects that give community engagement a dose of the novel, exciting and adventurous.
2015 Most Caring Cities in America
Thursday, January 14, 2016
How well do Pittsburghers do taking care of their neighbors? WalletHub compared the 100 largest cities across 26 different indicators to find out which ones appear to be most caring – from rates o
Education Funders Research Initiative: A Case Study on Moving Philosophically Diverse Funders to Common Priorities
Case study from Philanthropy New York documenting the formation, challenges and ultimate success of the Education Funders Research Initiative – an unusual funder collaborative that brought together funders for and against charter schools, funders with different views of testing and accountability, and funders with vastly different approaches to supporting education reform to identify and advance shared priorities.
The Wikipedia Effect: Why People Volunteer
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
If your employee volunteer efforts are falling short of your goals, this brief article may offer some insight. Public recognition for volunteer efforts is commonplace, but it may not motivate peo
Social Impact Statistics You Should Know
Friday, January 26, 2018
When you need fast facts about corporate social impact, a good place to check is this page on Engage for Good
Companies Say Tax Cut Will Boost Their Giving, But Some Experts Are Skeptical
Sunday, May 20, 2018
In the Chronicle of Philanthropy, charity experts discuss the impact of the passage of the corporate tax cut passed in late 2017. As Daryl Brewster, chief executive of CECP, puts it, the tax cuts are permanent "but the big change [for giving] happens just once. This will be a huge one-time win."
Community Foundation For The Alleghenies Recognized In Classy 100
Monday, June 4, 2018
Classy has named the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies to its Classy 100 - meaning the foundation is among the top 100 organizations growing their use of the online fundraiser.
Cause Marketing Glossary
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Practitioners of social impact strategies, whether for-profit or nonprofit, need to be fluent in the language of the ever-evolving cause culture.
Webinar: How to Get on the Map
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 - 2:00pm
This webinar is for foundations interested in learning how to participate in Get on the Map by sharing grants data with Candid (formerly Foundation Center).
Five Legal Trends Affecting Business and Human Rights
Monday, July 8, 2019
Working in an ever-changing global business environment demands that businesses monitor a wide realm of human rights considerations.
Creating A Healthier America: How Can Business Lead The Way?
Monday, June 3, 2019
The private sector has a significant leadership role to build a more resilient, inclusive, and healthy nation.
Remembering the First Earth Day
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Earth Day launched 50 years ago and in this recent opinion piece from the Tribune Review, John Rohe, Vice President at the Colcom Foundation, reflects on the original message of the largest environmental demonstration in U.S. history.
GWP Program Resources-Reopening Wounds: The 10.27 Trial and Communal Healing
GWP Program Resources-Reopening Wounds: The 10.27 Trial and Communal Healing
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Corporate Giving Webinar Series | CSR as a Tool for Supporting Workforce Development
Thursday, January 18, 2018 - 1:00pm
Tune in to this webinar to hear Partners for a Competitive Workforce—a workforce development collaborative—discuss why employers can’t fill jobs, what to do about it, and how you can leverage your
Inflation-Adjusted Grantmaking: A Discussion for Funders
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 - 2:00pm
GWP members are invited to join our colleagues at BDO/FMA for this session about inflation-adjusted grantmaking.
Civic Engagement Matters Workshop 12-4-2018
Resources from the December 4, 2018 Civic Matters Engagement Workshop
A New Anchor Mission for a New Century
Community foundations are beginning to deepen and shift how they work, adopting an anchor mission that seeks to fully deploy all resources to build community wealth. Moving into territory relatively uncharted for community foundations, they are taking up impact investing and economic development — some in advanced ways, others with small steps. This report offers an overview of how 30 representative community foundations — including The Seattle Foundation, the Vermont Community Foundation, and the Greater Cincinnati Foundation — are working toward adopting this new anchor mission.
Changing Hearts and Minds: How philanthropy helped love win
n 2004, a group of foundations came together to create a funder collaborative in support of Freedom to Marry’s state-by-state strategy to win marriage equality. Over the following 11 years, this unique collaborative and its funding partners invested a total of $153 million to support a wide range of activities across the country to change hearts and minds on a massive scale — and ultimately to deliver a historic win for equality and love.