“I want to start a nonprofit.” You've undoubtedly heard this sentence countless times in the nonprofit space, whether from practitioners or advisors. But establishing and managing a nonprofit involves many challenges. And the nonprofit sector already houses more than 1.8 million organizations, potentially leading to service and mission duplication. The fiscal sponsorship model provides a practical alternative for those looking to engage in charitable activities without separately incorporating or standing up their own supporting activities. When implemented properly, fiscal sponsorship offers the potential for efficiency, collaboration, and resource optimization. Learn more in this piece from Jeff Williams and Alexandra Akaakar, M.Sc → https://lnkd.in/gR4uPJtZ #FiscalSponsorship #Nonprofits #Philanthropy
Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy
Philanthropic Fundraising Services
Grand Rapids, MI 3,862 followers
Trusted Guidance for Doing Good // An Academic Center of Grand Valley State University
About us
MISSION We aim to be a global leader in helping you understand, strengthen, and advance philanthropy. VISION We envision a world shaped by smart, adaptive, and effective philanthropy that helps to create strong, inclusive communities. ABOUT Established in 1992, the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy is an academic center within the Center for Scholarly and Creative Excellence at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Johnson Center provides: • Competency-based professional development • Applied research and evaluation • Resources and tools to transform communities for the public good We are proud to spearhead many first-of-their-kind leadership roles and publications that benefit the field of philanthropy. These include the Frey Chair for Family Philanthropy and the W.K. Kellogg Community Philanthropy Chair, both of which support original research in the field. We also publish “The Foundation Review,” the first peer-reviewed journal of philanthropy, four times per year.
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- 1992
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- research, consulting, professional development, evaluation, workshops, thought leadership, donor learning, services for nonprofits, board training, data tools, grantmaker training, data dashboards, family philanthropy, community philanthropy, trends in philanthropy, webinars, speakers, data analysis, leadership training, and executive learning
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Since 2009, The Foundation Review has helped inform and support the work of practitioners and consultants in the field. In this video, you'll hear directly from readers, reviewers, authors, and fans of the journal as they highlight how it has impacted their work. Featuring: • Anna Cruz • Jewlya Lynn • Kantahyanee Murray, PhD • Gale Berkowitz Has The Foundation Review informed your work in philanthropy? We'd love to know — share your thoughts in the comments! #TheFoundationReview #Philanthropy
The Foundation Review – How the Journal Has Helped Support My Work
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👍 The good news: The infrastructure of disaster philanthropy has grown more sophisticated in its response to the growing threat of natural disasters. 👎 The bad news: Funding for these efforts has remained stagnant. As the frequency of natural disasters continues to increase dramatically, philanthropic actors — like the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and many community foundations — are rethinking how they engage over the long term to support community resilience, ecological health, and a justice-focused response. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g4DzqMSX #DisasterPhilanthropy #NaturalDisaster #Philanthropy
Disaster Philanthropy is Transitioning for the Long Haul
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Earlier this year, we hosted the first-ever author roundtable for The Foundation Review with Editor-in-Chief of Special Issues Hanh Cao Yu to look back on the most popular articles from the journal's 15-year history and discuss trends and issues in philanthropy. The authors identified four key needs of the sector: • Philanthropy needs better strategy, more capacity, and more collaboration to address the “polycrises” of today and tomorrow. Philanthropy is not adapting quickly enough to a world that is volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous, and rapidly changing. • Foundations need to engage in authentic and effective networking and organizing practices in order to advance change. Foundation leaders promote the idea of collaboration and aligned action but rarely engage with the same intentionality within their own foundation roles. • At the heart of all the change and transformation that philanthropy is trying to achieve are PEOPLE — the human capital component of our theories of change and our intended impact. We are not investing enough in the people who need to lean into the riskier change needed to advance and achieve impact. • Foundations should better leverage the investment opportunities and market forces that could support and catalyze change and they should strive to create additional long-term and sustainable finance for nonprofits and change organizations. Watch the full conversation with Jane Wei-Skillern, Jara Dean-Coffey (she/her/hers), Jewlya Lynn, Rusty Stahl, Sam Marks, Amy Celep, Brandon Youker, Marilyn Darling, and Michael Quinn Patton. #Philanthropy #TheFoundationReview
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Last month, W.K. Kellogg Community Philanthropy Chair Michael D. Layton traveled to Ottawa, Canada, to speak at an event called "Community Philanthropy: Canadian and International Innovations," hosted by Carleton University. Dr. Layton and fellow panelists Jennifer Brennan, Rebecca Darwent, Kevin McCort, and Susan Phillips discussed new research, initiatives, and innovations in community and collective giving across the U.S., Canada, and beyond. 📺 WATCH NOW → https://lnkd.in/gEm5-yFG #Philanthropy #CommunityPhilanthropy #GlobalPhilanthropy
The MPNL program's "Community Philanthropy" event, Carleton University, Ottawa, June 27, 2024
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“The idea of emergent learning is really that anybody can ask a better question at the right moment in time and open up the conversation.” In the video below, Marilyn Darling reflects on the main theme of her article, “Emergent Learning: A Framework for Whole-System Strategy, Learning, and Adaptation,” originally published in The Foundation Review in 2016 and featured again in the first 15th-anniversary special issue of 2024. Read the full article to learn more about how two organizations embraced emergent learning as a framework to encourage experimentation and support real-time, whole-system learning: https://lnkd.in/gxSCU_xp #TheFoundationReview #EmergentLearning #Philanthropy
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Since 2009, The Foundation Review has shared the expertise and insights of practitioners and consultants in the field and contributed to the collective knowledge base in philanthropy. Through an enduring collection of nearly 300 articles, the journal offers in-depth analyses of innovations and trends in philanthropy, often through themed issues on topics including: • Collaborative Learning (https://lnkd.in/gNkkjBiV) • Donor Intent and Legacy (https://lnkd.in/gvbxru_s) • Equitable Evaluation Framework™ (https://lnkd.in/gq9NA2j8) • Exiting with Impact (https://lnkd.in/gvN_mhgr) • Foundation Learning (https://lnkd.in/gKg3c7MG) • Impact Investing (https://lnkd.in/g3KC6bPn) • Implementation Science (https://lnkd.in/ghkaM8Yb) • Inclusive Community Change (https://lnkd.in/g3nmS4nV) • Racial Equity (https://lnkd.in/g-SyaqB4) • Shifting Power in Philanthropy (https://lnkd.in/gsNpnzVk) • Sustainable Development Goals (https://lnkd.in/gftGhvj3) • Theory of Philanthropy (https://lnkd.in/gzB8bVyQ) As we celebrate the 15th anniversary of The Foundation Review, we invite you to explore these topics and more, for free, at thefoundationreview.org. #TheFoundationReview #philanthropy
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Art has been shown to be an effective way to engage young people and increase their motivation and passion for philanthropic efforts. In our latest blog post, guest author Jackie Portman suggests several ways to embed art in youth philanthropy programs to strengthen young people’s drive to make positive change. MORE → https://lnkd.in/gz9NBrsh #youth #philanthropy #art
Incorporating Art into Youth Philanthropy Programs
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Did you miss it? Watch the replay! Last week, Mandy Sharp Eizinger joined fellow speakers Eric D. Artis, M.Ed, SPHR and Madison Wood-Gonzalez in a webinar focused on fostering a culture of well-being in your nonprofit. Hosted by The Chronicle of Philanthropy with support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the conversation covers defining what well-being means for your organization, creating a plan to foster it, and ensuring accountability so positive changes stick. 📺 Watch now! → https://lnkd.in/g5GWXh5J
Foster a Culture of Well-Being
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Do you subscribe to our email newsletter? If not, here's just a bit of what you might have missed recently: 🎉 The Foundation Review is celebrating 15 years of knowledge and insights! The first of two special anniversary issues is out now and FREE to read! 🔎 Gen Z: How is the next generation engaging with philanthropy? How are they changing the giving landscape and future of our sector? 🧠 Wellness resources for nonprofit practitioners and funders 📊 Data collection & accessibility: How is it changing in Michigan and at the federal level? Browse all these topics and more in previous issues of our newsletter, and sign up as a subscriber at: https://lnkd.in/gkyjj6XC #philanthropy #nonprofits #foundations
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