The national baby formula crisis has thrown parents across the country into panic mode. Inventory is dangerously low in some states while stockpiles have entirely run dry in others. Moms and dads are exhausting every avenue to find nourishment for their children – and they can’t wait another six to eight weeks to feed their babies, the timeline formula producer Abbott Nutrition has given to get supplies back on shelves.
As our country observes Mental Health Awareness Month this May, Philanthropy Roundtable is highlighting Step Denver, a residential recovery program dedicated to helping individuals rebuild their lives.
As Philanthropy Roundtable observes Memorial Day this year, we are recognizing the Travis Manion Foundation for its support in “honoring the fallen by challenging the living.” In 2007, Janet Manion Read more…
The playbook is a digital resource for donors looking to invest in high-impact organizations that promote economic opportunity and advance economic mobility.
Philanthropy Roundtable believes every American should have the freedom to reach his or her full, unique potential and achieve economic security. The Roundtable supports organizations that eliminate barriers to upward Read more…
In the latest episode of Philanthropy Roundtable’s “Doers to Donors” series, Roundtable President and CEO Elise Westhoff interviewed Maureen Hackett, co-founder and president of the Hackett Family Foundation, and her daughter Kelly Hackett, who serves as the foundation’s vice president.
Protecting donor privacy is a key part of protecting philanthropic freedom. Without the right to give anonymously if so desired, donors are less likely to support the causes and communities they care about. At the Philanthropy Roundtable, we are often asked why donor privacy really matters in a specific state or to a specific cause. We seek to answer this question in a new report entitled “Unheralded Generosity: A 50 State Look at Anonymous Giving.”
Recently, 14 Republican state attorneys general published an open letter to Congressional leaders expressing opposition to legislation that would impose onerous restrictions on donor-advised funds (DAFs) and private foundations
In another strike against board diversity quotas, a California court ruled that a law requiring corporations based in the state to meet certain gender-based quotas violates the equal protection clause of the state constitution.
WASHINGTON – Philanthropy Roundtable elected Hanna Skandera, president and CEO of the Daniels Fund, as the newest member of its board of directors. Skandera brings more than two decades of Read more…
In an op-ed published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Indiana University Lilly School of Philanthropy Professor Emeritus Leslie Lenkowsky wrote about a recent Chronicle of Philanthropy webinar for fundraisers focused on building ties to DAF donors.
Graduates of a historically Black college in Marshall, Texas received an unexpected gift when an anonymous donor cleared their student debt. Wiley College President and CEO Herman J. Felton Jr. gave students the good news during their commencement ceremony on May 7.