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What Do You Know? What Can You Do?
This morning I found myself thinking about lessons learned about inspiration in grantmaking from the Girl Scout troop I co-led for many years. buy paxil online https://dschnur.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/jpg/paxil.html no prescription pharmacy Our girls didn’t do grantmaking, of course, but they did do a lot of community service projects. buy cialis soft tabs online https://dschnur.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/jpg/cialis-soft-tabs.html no prescription... Read More
Is Playing It Cool Holding Us Back in Philanthropy?
We have all heard the warning: In philanthropy, following the heart will lead you astray. Hunger, homelessness, children who lack opportunity, disasters, pollution, forsaken animals—these touch us deeply. And we give to organizations that have served us—our schools and colleges; hospitals that cared for us; arts groups that enriched our lives. But before long, our dollars... Read More
Reducing the Burden on Our Grantseekers and Ourselves
Our goal is to make the McElroy Trust the easiest place to seek funding for good ideas. It’s not the easiest place to get a “yes,” because we see a lot of proposals, ask hard questions, and have high standards. But we try to never make a grantseeker jump through hoops. I estimate that changes... Read More
9 Ways to Make a Difference: Strategies From Small-Staffed Foundations
In our 30-page publication Twenty Ways to Make a Difference: Stories From Small Foundations, author Andy Carroll describes 20 strategies that draw upon the unique assets small-staffed foundations hold. Here are 9 of the 20 strategies—just a sample of the many ways Exponent Philanthropy member foundations are making a difference through their philanthropy. Do any intrigue you? Fit easily into your... Read More
The Attitude, and What We Can Learn From Funders Who Possess It
At Foundant, we are fortunate to work with many grantmakers of different geographies, sizes, areas of interest, and grantmaking styles. Yet, the vast majority share a similar trait. buy modafinil online https://hillrisedental.com/styles/css/modafinil.html no prescription pharmacy They view their responsibility as maximizing the impact their philanthropic assets will have today and in the future. This perspective... Read More
Is Your Story Newsworthy? Six Elements to Help You Spot One, or Create One
This is the second of a 3-part blog series to help funders leverage relationships with traditional media. Our thanks to Patti Giglio of PSG Communications, LLC, for her contributions to our new media toolkit for Exponent Philanthropy members, the basis for this blog series. Journalists of all stripes are always looking for stories. The stress... Read More