By Kaky Grant As we set our sights and pin our hopes on 2021, philanthropists are looking to the social sector to express their closely held values and solutions to the world’s most urgent problems. What are they looking for as they engage in their philanthropic endeavors this year? A curiosity about the stickiness of… Read more »
This week, we’re diving into a four-part series on philanthropy in the U.S. Discover insights into philanthropy in prisons, long-held traditions of philanthropy from African Americans, and philanthropy in rural America. Each day for the rest of this week, we’ll post a new blog in the series. Throughout the past two years, I’ve seen philanthropy… Read more »
By Christina Eggenberger When I tell people that I am studying philanthropy, I usually get similar reactions. The most common reaction is people assume I am pursuing a career in fundraising, followed closely by the assumption that I study big-name philanthropists. While both of those areas of study are needed in this world, I want… Read more »
By Hannah Saeger Karnei Originally published on The Patterson Foundation’s blog The global refugee crisis is an overwhelming, ongoing event the world urgently needs to face. It seems impossible, but as of now, there are more than 70 million displaced humans. As philanthropists, our hearts bleed because we each have an area of focus, and… Read more »