Foundations, like many investors, are considering how to use their assets to both provide investment return and to promote their social and charitable causes (a strategy sometimes referred to as “social impact investing”). ...more
More and more family owned businesses, from the largest to the smallest, are engaging in philanthropy....more
The last few years have seen an increasing number of foundations engage in a wide spectrum of impact investing i.e. investing to generate a social return and further their mission or a social purpose, rather than investing to...more
Family foundations that distribute grants to worthy charitable organizations to accomplish their philanthropic goals are a familiar part of the charitable landscape. While grant making is an important part of the work of...more
From April 9 to April 12, I had the good fortune to be part of the Council on Foundations 2016 Annual Conference. The Council welcomed nearly 1,400 leaders in the philanthropic sector to Washington, D.C., for plenary programs...more