Last year, United Philanthropy Forum and our members across the country fought to prevent federal tax reform from causing harm to the charitable sector. Unfortunately, the final tax bill passed by Congress significantly reduces charitable giving incentives, which many...
David Biemesderfer
The Nonprofit Sector’s Board Diversity Problem
This post originally appeared on the United Philanthropy Forum website. The nonprofit sector has a board diversity problem. A recent BoardSource report showed that nonprofit boards are no more racially and ethnically diverse than they were two decades ago...
In Today’s Complex and Uncertain Times, Philanthropy Associations and Networks Are More Vital Than Ever
This post originally appeared on NCRP's website as part of the Spring 2017 edition of Responsive Philanthropy. I recently attended a conference hosted by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP), where the session discussions and hallway conversations all made it...
Building a New Kind of Philanthropic Network
A few weeks ago I shared some reflections on the recent annual conference put on by the organization that I lead, the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers. I wrote about how the conference was a milestone in several ways, marking the first time that an event...
Investing in Regional Associations Is Investing in Impact
This post originally appeared on the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers website. I am honored to be among a diverse group of 22 nonprofit and philanthropy leaders who have signed a letter to thank foundations that have invested in the “nonprofit...
The Power of a Network to Amplify Philanthropy’s Voice
I recently wrote a post for the CEP blog about the power of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers — the Forum Network — to advance philanthropy across the field. That power of the Forum Network, the largest network serving philanthropy in America, was on...
New Thinking about Networks Makes the Field Better, Stronger, More Effective
The giving sector deserves credit for many things, but efficiency is not always one of them. For as long as there have been foundations investing in worthy causes, there have also been critics rightfully pointing out the duplicative, even wasteful ways with which the...