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Glossary of Philanthropic Terms
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... charities. These funds are sometimes established by a transfer of assets by a public charity to a fund designated ... promote the growth and effectiveness of philanthropy in order to improve life in their communities. Funder ... other kinds of funds; sometimes known as the "multiplier effect ." Life Insurance Gift: A gift of life insurance ...
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Funding Journalism, Finding Innovation: Success Stories and Ideas for Creative, Sustainable Partnerships

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Media Impact Funders partnered with Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy to produce this case study report that surfaces pioneering funding practices in journalism. As the field of journalism continues to grapple with limited resources and dwindling revenues, it’s clear that financial support is needed now more than ever. Philanthropy, in response to the radically changing landscape, is stepping up to revive quality journalism and reconfigure the news media ecosystem. And, in fact, funding for nonprofit news media has seen a notable uptick in...
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When Less Is More: Cities Unlock the Potential of Micro-Philanthropy
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Tuesday, November 05, 2019

The power of small grants to drive change has not been lost on city leaders, many of whom are embracing the potential of micro-philanthropy — and pairing it with a citizen-led ecosystem that supports the effective implementation of those grants.

Collaborative Funding for Greater Impact
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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations' Collaborative Funding for Greater Impact explains the mechanics of forming and managing a co-funding partnership and offers takeaways for how this experience can apply to other communities.
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Exploring Openness Report
Over the past several years, Philanthropy Colorado (formerly Colorado Association of Funders) has actively sought to convene funders and the nonprofit agencies they support — to encourage dialogue, increase understanding and build bridges for the good of communities throughout the state. That’s why we were excited to learn about an initiative of the Fund for Shared Insight, in partnership with United Philanthropy Forum, to support projects aimed at increasing openness and feedback in our sector. We were ultimately one of five organizations selected to form a leadership cohort statewide to...
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Friday, January 31, 2025
 State of the Sector 2025

Philanthropy Colorado, Colorado Nonprofit Association and Community Resource Center hosted their first join State of the Sector event on Thurs., Jan. 30. Read Philanthropy Colorado’s introduction from the event.

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Racial Equity Case Stories
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... its board undertook a racial equity learning journey in order to develop an Equity Framework that would describe and ...
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Seeing Potential, Creating Change: The Reach and Impact of Colorado Philanthropy
Colorado’s foundations have a grand tradition of supporting causes that benefit people throughout the state. More than a century of history can be traced through the formation of 1,700 foundations that collectively work to improve the quality of life for Coloradans. The stories in this publication aim to help all of us better understand how foundations have been – and continue to be – a valuable resource throughout Colorado.
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CEO Leadership Forum
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 1:30 to 3:00 PM
... Law, which states: “We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.” He is the co-author of several ...
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Equity Funding Resources

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Resources from our September 28, 2018 program " Learning from the Field: Perspectives on Equity in Funding "
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