Latest Posts from Christine Reeves
Corporate Philanthropy: Accounting for Unaccountability
posted on: October 24, 2011
The Nonprofit Quarterly published a piece by Rick Cohen titled, “The ‘18 Most Hated Companies in America’ and Their Philanthropy.” Pepco tops the notorious list, followed closely by many major airlines, internet and cable providers, banks and utility companies. … Continue Reading
So often the philanthropic sector focuses on private and community foundations, giving less attention to corporate philanthropy. This article explains how many of the “18 most hated companies” commit to some amount of philanthropic giving. However, that giving often proves unimpressive when compared to the companies’ astounding profits.
According to The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy’s 2010 report, “Giving in Numbers,” the mean giving of corporate foundations is just 0.10 percent of revenue. Unlike private and public
Report on “5 Steps to Achieving Greater Impact in Philanthropy”
posted on: September 28, 2011
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“With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility” in Philanthropy
posted on: August 12, 2011
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6 Lessons from a Community Foundation Leader
posted on: June 28, 2011
On June 21, I attended the latest Emerging Leaders Salon, hosted by the Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) D.C. Chapter, of which I am a proud Steering Committee member.
Our featured speaker, Terri Freeman, president of The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, shared personal and professional philosophies, described her career path and answered questions posed by young philanthropic practitioners. During the course of Freeman’s 14 years at the foundation, assets have grown six-fold, earning the foundation the distinction of being one of the top 50 foundations nationwide (by total assets), with grants of nearly $59 million in fiscal year 2010.
Although she shared a wealth of knowledge and perspective, I found her six take-home pieces
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Philanthropy in the Next Decade
posted on: May 16, 2011
Yesterday, I attended the “Global Philanthropy: Skating to Where the Puck is Going to Be” (title based on a famous Wayne Gretzky quote) event at the Hudson Institute.
Panelists included Byron R. Johnson, director of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Balyor University; Susan Raymond, executive vice president of Changing Our World, Inc.; David Simms, board chair of Opportunity International Network; Dennis Whittle, president of the Whittle Group and cofounder of GlobalGiving; and Dr. Carol Adelman, senior fellow and director of the Center for Global Prosperity at the Hudson Institute.
The event focused on the release of a new publication by the Hudson Institute titled, “The Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances 2011
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“Courageous Conversations” of Patriotic Philanthropists
posted on: April 21, 2011
Last week, the Hudson Institute’s Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement hosted a panel discussion titled “Race and Racism in America: Are We Now A Color Blind Society?” The four panelists included: Ron Christie, CEO of Christie Strategies and author; Dr. Gail Christopher, vice president of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation; Sterling Speirn, president and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation; and Stephan Thernstrom, Winthrop Research Professor of History at Harvard University.
I must preface this post with an earnest and obvious statement. Racism is a complex, nuanced, important, personal and immensely powerful toxin that can permeate all layers of society, and authors of multi-volume books may struggle to properly address the breadth and depth of this
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Top 10 Lessons from Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy
posted on: April 14, 2011
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Sleepless in Seattle: A Coalition of Advocacy Nonprofits is Hard at Work
posted on: April 6, 2011
While in Seattle last month, I had great conversation with Julia Sterkovsky, executive director of the Seattle Human Services Coalition (SHSC), a “multi-racial, multi-cultural group of human service providers and concerned community members [who] use what they’ve learned providing services to provide information to policy makers.” SHSC works collectively to “shape public policy on issues affecting quality childcare, aging, disabilities, sexual assault, healthcare, hunger, homelessness, employments, racial equity and youth development.”
Sterkovsky represents more than 100 members dedicated to funding advocacy to best serve marginalized communities. One of their latest successes is the collaboration of nonprofits advocating for human services, faith-based initiatives, sustainability, labor, civic engagement and social entrepreneurship that resulted in successfully restoring over $1.3 million in
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