Philanthropy

Past Projects
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At two meetings in 1998 and 1999, participants identified potential connections between for-profit and not-for-profit arts. Benefits of collaboration between these two include shared risk and resources, development of niche audiences, increased nurturing of emerging talent, and developmen...
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This 1998 project explored the challenges facing the rapidly changing non-profit and philanthropic sectors in America as well as the wider societal transformations that shaped their roles.  Participants recommended strategies for strengthening accountability in the sector and encouraged s...
Publications
This 1998 project explored the challenges facing the rapidly changing non-profit and philanthropic sectors in America as well as the wider societal transformations that shaped their roles.  Participants recommended strategies for strengthening accountability in the sector and encouraged s...
The 1998 book Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector in a Changing America explored the challenges facing the rapidly changing non-profit and philanthropic sectors in America as well as the wider societal transformations that shaped their roles.  The authors sought out strategies for st...
At two meetings in 1998 and 1999, participants identified potential connections between for-profit and not-for-profit arts. Benefits of collaboration between these two include shared risk and resources, development of niche audiences, increased nurturing of emerging talent, and development...
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Uncommon Common Ground: Race and America's Future
A wide-ranging, pragmatic, and in-depth volume that covers the persistently divisive issues surrounding race in America, with contributions from Angela Blackwell, Stewart Kwoh, Manuel Pastor, Van Jones and Allen Crouch, among others. The authors address evolving and emerging topics such as the future of work and metropolitan communities, immigrant integration, and effective educational structures.