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We Invest in Nonprofit Leaders: Here’s How

September 12, 2019 Cheryl Taylor / Grantmaking

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Network-Weaving: A Key Factor in My Philanthropic Success

September 9, 2019 Brett Howell / Grantmaking, Leadership

I just returned from leading the team that successfully cleaned up the world’s most plastic-polluted beach as part of the multi-disciplinary Henderson Island Plastic Pollution Expedition 2019. From the first day of my involvement with the Expedition, as founder of Howell Conservation Fund and leader of the beach cleanup team, I had two key performance... Read More

How Funders Can Build and Sustain Cross-Sector Partnerships

August 13, 2019 Danielle Reyes / Grantmaking

Though many of us support partnerships between grantees, our role is often limited to grant-related financial transactions. Time and again in our work at the Crimsonbridge Foundation, we’ve found that going beyond grants to be partners alongside our grantees has a multiplying effect on our philanthropic dollars. One example is our decade-long partnership with the... Read More

Summer Listening: Try These 9 Social Good Podcasts

July 23, 2019 cristianas / Boards and Governance, Grantmaking, Impact and Evaluation

Summer road trip? Day at the beach? Looking for something new for your playlist? Check out these popular podcasts to enrich and elevate your giving—and be sure to let us know what else you’re listening to! The Life You Can Save The Life You Can Save works to change the culture of giving in affluent... Read More

Funders Pool Resources to Provide Capacity Building to Their Region’s Nonprofits

June 4, 2019 Leslie Cheu / Grantmaking

Grantmakers are known for asking questions. We ask our nonprofit applicants to tell us about their mission, programs, budgets, and ability to sustain the programs that we fund. We also try to understand the challenges they face and the plans to overcome those challenges. Sometimes, however, we can learn even more by listening to the questions they... Read More

Venture Philanthropy and the World’s Most Plastic-Polluted Beach

May 20, 2019 Brett Howell / Grantmaking, Leadership

How to catalyze impact for the environment using venture philanthropy—three perspectives from our new member Howell Conservation Fund I’m Brett Howell, founder of Howell Conservation Fund, and a new member of Exponent Philanthropy. My mission is to catalyze teams to achieve breakthrough solutions to the systemic sustainability issues we face on our planet. As a... Read More

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We Invest in Nonprofit Leaders: Here’s How

Network-Weaving: A Key Factor in My Philanthropic Success

How Funders Can Build and Sustain Cross-Sector Partnerships

Summer Listening: Try These 9 Social Good Podcasts

Funders Pool Resources to Provide Capacity Building to Their Region’s Nonprofits

Venture Philanthropy and the World’s Most Plastic-Polluted Beach

Private Foundation Self-Dealing: 5 Violations You Don’t See Coming

If Our Investments Undermine Our Mission, What Are We Really Funding?

Boston Regional Gathering

Peer Conversation for Family Office Leaders