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Put Your Plans Into Action – Not on the Shelf
I once sat on the board of a nonprofit organization that had undertaken what eventually became an award-winning planning process for its property holdings. This effort engaged all staff and board and generated lots of creative energy from the surrounding community. Within a couple months after completing the plan, staff recommended a capital improvement inconsistent... Read More
Beyond Administrative Costs: A Better Way to Judge a Charity
As a program officer, I can remember the hours of sitting with our grants committee reviewing proposals. buy wegovy online https://nurseguidance.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/png/wegovy.html no prescription pharmacy It seemed that we always spent a large amount of time reviewing each applicant’s budget and other financial information. How I would have loved to include Jack Shakely’s LA Times editorial,... Read More
Giving Anonymously: A Personal Struggle
Historically we have given anonymously in the communities where we live. buy rybelsus online naturalinstincthealing.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/png/rybelsus.html no prescription pharmacy We have done so because it is a value of ours, because we do not want people to know we have money, because we do not want to make some of our friends uncomfortable, because we feel... Read More
How We Made a Small Foundation Internship Work
As one who is not far removed from the trials and tribulations of the modern day job search, I know how much an internship can help guide a jobseeker. I can attribute a nonprofit internship in college for guiding me to where I am today. Furthermore, as a Millennial at a small foundation, I yearn... Read More
Why We Started an Internship at Our Foundation
I have always been a fan of internships. I had several internships in college and remember them fondly. They exposed me to the “real world” and had a profound impact on my professional direction. So it was no surprise that about a year ago, when my program officer, Michael, and I started thinking of ways... Read More
Small Foundation Leadership: A Portrait Emerges
Leadership can be defined in literally hundreds of ways. This is why Exponent Philanthropy knows we can’t take an “off the shelf” definition of small foundation leadership. Instead, by taking time to explore leadership in small foundations, Exponent Philanthropy will be better able to validate, nurture, and celebrate it. And, by nurturing leadership, our hope is... Read More