New Report Details the Pros and Cons of Hands-On Philanthropy
A new report seeks to shed light on the successes and failures of a recent trend in grant making, often referred to as venture or high-engagement philanthropy, which emphasizes long-term grants that help nonprofit organizations strengthen their management as well as rigorous assessments of a…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Long-Term Strategies for Endowments Can Beat Stock-Market Returns, a Study Finds
Table: College Endowments: Growth in Median Value of Assets, 1993-2003Table: How 10 College Endowments Fared in a Decade Related articles: View all of the advice and commentary from this special supplement on endowments
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
The Travails of Raising Money for an Endowment
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By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Philanthropic Foundations Face Intense Pressures to Increase the Amount They Give to Charities
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By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Prudent Management or Outright Greed? Critics Ask How Big Endowments Should Be
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By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Changes at Denver’s Daniels Fund: Politics or Prudence?
Is Denver’s Daniels Fund involved in a reorganization, or a political cleansing? Several people familiar with the Daniels Fund, including a board member and several former staff members, ALSO SEE:Rocky Times at Colorado Foundation fear that the recent layoffs of 21 workers may be setting the stage…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Rocky Times at Colorado Foundation
State offices lose out as Daniels Fund makes cutsDenver, Colo. As a pioneer in the cable industry, Bill Daniels amassed a billion-dollar fortune even while spending freely along the way -- on money-losing sports teams, four wives and a parade of ALSO SEE:Changes at Denver’s Daniels Fund: Politics…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Daniels Fund Lays Off One Third of Its Workers
The Daniels Fund, one of the nation’s 75 wealthiest grant makers, laid off a third of its staff and closed offices in New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming last month, as part of an effort to rein in operating costs. Daniels, the largest foundation in the Rocky Mountain region with assets of roughly…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
A New York charity aims to transform spirit of support that followed September 11 into a national day of volunteerismDavid Paine grew up on Long Island and spent his early career in Manhattan. On September 11, 2001, he ALSO SEE:Assisting Terrorism’s Other VictimsHard Times for ImmigrantsBracing for…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Cornering a Franchise on Giving
Social Venture Partners spreads far beyond SeattleSeattle As technology companies soared in value in the late 1990s, Mary Jalonick struggled to figure out how to ALSO SEE:A Revolution Was Ventured, But What Did It Gain? persuade Texas technology executives to contribute to the Dallas Foundation,…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor