philanthropy Archive
For corporations today, a premium is placed on creating positive social impact more than ever before. A company’s “corporate social responsibility” (CSR) goals often encompass cash donations, employer-matching gift programs, volunteer time and pro bono services to non-profit groups that …
“When you think of the big gala events, you have to scratch your head and say, ‘why do people go to all that effort?’ I mean, those can be effective fundraisers, if done responsibly. But when they net very little …
Jane Addams is known for being the mother of social work. However, she did not fit the image of the “traditional” lady of her times. She was seen as radical, bold, and unconventional. In a time when women were not …
There has been a lot of talk recently about what it means to be a social worker, and how the title needs protection and the profession needs more defined parameters. A headline in Non-Profit quarterly caught my eye: Remembering the …
An interesting article in Non-Profit Quarterly discussed an idea termed Social Change Philanthropy, described by the author as a processed dedicated to “changing the systems (public policy, societal mores, institutional biases) that support social injustice. The idea is that if …