From the Chronicle of Philanthropy: A flood of contributions to donor-advised funds pushed assets of the charitable accounts to a new high of nearly $54-billion in 2013, according to a … Read more
Excellent news for the Niskayuna Community Foundation (an affiliate of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region). From the Daily Gazette: When Harriet Wall died in March of this … Read more
From the Chronicle of Philanthropy: Most wealthy people give, but few of them are satisfied with what their philanthropy accomplishes, says a new report. The report from UBS Wealth Management … Read more
From the Chronicle of Philanthropy: As the recession lifted, poor and middle class Americans dug deeper into their wallets to give to charity, even though they were earning less. At … Read more
In partnership with donors and the Board of Directors, the Community Foundation accomplished great things in the 2013 – 2014 year, such as: Helping local nonprofit organizations build capacity and … Read more
From the Knight Foundation: With #GivingTuesday right around the corner, community foundations and nonprofit organizations of all kinds can benefit from the Knight Foundation’s 10 Lessons on Giving Days. Reasons … Read more
From the Wall Street Journal: What do the bull market, booming mergers and acquisitions, and possible changes to the tax laws have in common? They all signal that it is … Read more
Raised Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise: Lessons from Successful Inheritors on How They Got That Way Coventry Edwards-Pitt (BP Books, 2014);Â Reviewed by Sara Finkelstein Order from 21/64 and Amazon. At 21/64, … Read more
From Northeastern University: Rebecca Riccio, director of the Social Impact Lab at NorthÂeastern UniÂverÂsity, was recently asked to jusÂtify the pracÂtice of local philÂanÂthropy in the United States when a dollar can … Read more
Oilman Joseph Pew likely didn’t expect the charity endowed with his fortune to fund environmentalism and other leftist causes. In 2011, a research study conducted by Indiana University’s Center on … Read more
