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Archive: Philanthropy
Resources for Responding to Hurricane Harvey
The Center for Effective Philanthropy offers a curated list of resources to guide giving in response to Hurricane Harvey.
Disaster Philanthropy Playbook Offers Guidance for Readiness, Relief and Recovery
A resource for helping communities prepare for and recover from disasters, continually updated with shared insights and lessons…
Fund for Shared Insight Requests Listen for Good Proposals
Fund for Shared Insight invites funders to nominate customer-facing nonprofits for Listen for Good grants; proposals due 10/13.
Oxford Publishes Handbook of the Science of Science Communication
New Oxford Handbook on the science of science communication includes a chapter by Elizabeth Good Christopherson on philanthropy’s role…
Rita Allen Foundation Featured in Inside Philanthropy
Inside Philanthropy article highlights RAF’s Scholars program and the intrinsic connection between science and democracy…
Philanthropy, Media and the Value of Evidence
A conversation with Vince Stehle of Media Impact Funders about the role of philanthropy in a changing media landscape…
How Philanthropy Can Fight a World of Alternative Facts
In The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Rita Allen Foundation President and CEO Elizabeth Good Christopherson calls for philanthropic action to support productive civic learning and dialogue grounded in science, evidence and truth.
Shared Insight Springs Forward with New Funders and New RFP
Fund for Shared Insight announces new Listen for Good RFP (deadline 5/26) and welcomes five new funders to help improve philanthropy.
Research Institutions Received More Than $2.3 Billion in Private Funding for Basic Science in 2016
A Science Philanthropy Alliance survey shows U.S. research institutions received >$2.3B in private funds for basic science in 2016.