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Category: Community Philanthropy

Indigenous and Afro-descendent Ancestral Practices and Community Philanthropy in the Americas

September 12, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Indigenous communities in the Global South have long practiced reciprocal assistance to strengthen mutual trust, pool assets, build capacity, and help community members adapt to changing conditions and opportunities.

Disaster Philanthropy is Transitioning for the Long Haul

August 21, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

As the frequency of natural disasters increases dramatically, philanthropic actors are rethinking how they engage over the long term to support community resilience, ecological health, and a justice-focused response.

Collaboration at the Heart of Community Transformation

August 15, 2023

By Tory Martin

Volume 15, Issue 1 of The Foundation Review highlights ways foundations can support collaboration among nonprofits and communities to increase and sustain the impact of programs and initiatives over time.

Comunidad y Familia: Trasladar la filantropía más allá de las fronteras

June 15, 2023

By Tory Martin

Michael Moody y Michael Layton comparten lo más destacado de su reciente viaje a México como parte de un proyecto colaborativo que explora las intersecciones de la filantropía comunitaria y familiar en América Latina.

Comunidad y Familia: Translating Philanthropy Across Borders

June 15, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Michael Moody and Michael Layton share highlights from their recent trip to Mexico as part of a collaborative project exploring the intersections of community and family philanthropy in Latin America.

Arab American Giving: Vibrant, Evolving, and Part of a Long History in the U.S.

April 18, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

The Center for Arab American Philanthropy’s Mohamad Jaafar shares a brief history of giving in Arab American communities and highlights the key themes of Arab American philanthropy today.

Fundraisers in Africa Should Look to the “Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid”

January 31, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

As Sarah Archer and Andrew Wigley from the University of Cape Town argue, those “at the bottom of the pyramid” are a major philanthropic force in Africa whose potential should not be overlooked.

Expanding the Definitions of Philanthropy and Philanthropist

December 20, 2022

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

The overlapping challenges of a global pandemic and inchoate racial reckoning have provided an opportunity to redefine our conceptions of philanthropy.

Philanthropy 1992–2022: Research and Teaching Capacity Grew… But Not to the Level of Our Ambitions

November 1, 2022

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

As part of the Johnson Center’s 30th anniversary, Michael Moody reflects on what philanthropy looked like 30 years ago and highlights the remarkable transformation and growth of the sector since 1992. (Part 4 of 4)

Philanthropy 1992–2022: Shifts in the Sector Reflected National Events and Cultural Change

November 1, 2022

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

As part of the Johnson Center’s 30th anniversary, Michael Moody reflects on what philanthropy looked like 30 years ago and highlights the remarkable transformation and growth of the sector since 1992. (Part 3 of 4)

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