In the century since steel baron Andrew Carnegie launched the Carnegie Corporation of New York, corporations have been driving strategic philanthropy and social impact. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become expected from the modern American corporation: corporations have not only achieved social impact through their foundation counterparts, but also through giving billions of dollars of…
Who is working to increase diversity and inclusion in the philanthropy field? D5, a coalition that includes 18 foundations and philanthropic support organizations, seeks to change the face of philanthropy in America. The coalition’s most recent report, State of the Work 2012, builds on previous data that suggests foundation staff and giving patterns do not…
Originally written by Rick Cohen for Nonprofit Quarterly How important are charitable or philanthropic funds established by ethnic or racial groups? Has the development of middle classes in the African American, Asian American, and Latino communities reduced the pressure on groups to generate capital to fund the needs of their own communities? Have comparatively newer…
A new page has turned in identity-based philanthropy. “Arab American Giving: Diverse Voices Informing Philanthropy,” an event jointly hosted on Friday, May 11 by the Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP) and the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), brought together a national group of Arab American philanthropists as part of their effort to advance diversity,…
Along with our sister project the National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC), we are excited to announce that on Saturday, May 19, 2012 volunteers from around the country will join together to participate in the 8th National Arab-American Service Day. While the service projects in each city will be unique, this event is a…
The explosion of mobile technology (including applications) in recent years has caused many nonprofits and foundations to begin considering ways to include mobile technology in their marketing and operational strategies. Most often these strategies include converting websites into a mobile-friendly format, sending text message alerts and developing mobile applications. However, these measures can prove costly,…
The Center for Arab American Philanthropy’s Teen Grant-making Initiative (TGI) has announced 12 grants to benefit organizations in metro Detroit that serve youth. The grants, which total $4,600, will enhance and support youth leadership training, service learning, health education and the performing arts. TGI consists of 20 Arab American young people dedicated to improving their…
Thanks to you we have raised $335,000 in 10 days to educate our children and keep them healthy. Along with its parent organization ACCESS, the Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP) was the only Arab American organization in the country competing with 21 other ethnic nonprofits in a W.K Kellogg Foundation giving challenge. And 395…
How are foundations addressing issues of diversity? The Center for Effective Philanthropy recently conducted a massive survey of 70 funders and 10,000 grantee organizations to decipher whether foundations are discussing racial diversity among themselves and with their grantees. The results found that not many (38 percent) of foundations discussed racial diversity with their grantees, but…
Transparency, fiscal responsibility, accountability: not words that sound very appealing to most. Rather than pouring over cash flow projections, or preparing prospective budgets, many nonprofit executives and staff would prefer to focus on implementing programmatic activities, and positively impacting their communities. However, financial health is crucial to the success of any nonprofit. Funding sources, in…