Erin Callan Montella was the CFO of Lehman Brothers in the months before it collapsed in 2008. After leaving Wall Street, marrying and having a daughter,
Grantmakers explore philanthropy ideas on why colleagues aren’t giving in rural America and strategies for changing this dynamic.
Budding philanthropists can gain more freedom to get things done and help others by starting their own private foundation, rather than working through an established charity.
Duke Carter spoke to Representative Stephanie Hilferty about how she balances her work life and being a mother.
The first step to developing a technology strategy is to understand that investing in tech is investing in the company’s future.
Private foundations work alongside charities to bring about better outcomes for various causes, each functioning in slightly different ways.
When a company does something good and no one notices, what is the impact? Companies create philanthropic or charitable initiatives as part of their CSR programs for many reasons. Because there is the notion that CSR campaigns are created to cover up bad behavior, some corporations shy away from publicizing these efforts to stakeholders. They worry that if they do, they are signaling that there is a reason behind the strategy and will come under attack.
People often ask me what we focus on at the Raikes Foundation (empowering young people to transform their lives) and how we do it (investing in capable people addressing under-resourced challenges where our dollars can have an outsized impact on the systems that serve youth.)
GuideStar's new report outlines practices that will make the grantmaking process more efficient while enabling foundations to retain their individuality.
Fathers in the workplace often find it difficult to manage, or ask for, work-life balance.
Ask not what movie stars can do to save the world. Instead, call their agents. That’s something like the mission statement for the CAA Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the powerhouse agency. The fo…
Debra Jacobs, chief executive of the Patterson Foundation, says treating grantees as partners is key to creating social change.
Chief financial officers are the primary drivers of virtually any new application investments, and it would appear that many CFOs (chief financial officers
A report by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors encourages foundation leaders to work closely with their boards and make sure the appropriate framework is in place to support new approaches to philanthropy.
We take our mobility and independence for granted. But there are those for whom that's now a memory. Please try to help those tradespeople who can no longer work due to a serious injury.
Jennifer Bielat dives into how organizations can optimize their revenue sources by making sure they are balanced and diversified.
A local foundation is celebrating and recognizing the work done by non-profits it has funded.
With funding increasing, startups are hiring key finance leaders sooner. Here are some critical trends in Biotech and how bringing finance leadership in-house earlier can make startups more successful in the short and long term.