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RPA Elects New Board Chair and Five Members to Its Board of Directors
NEW YORK, NY – Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), one of the world’s leading nonprofit philanthropy services, announced today that five new members have been elected to its Board of Directors:...
Meet Donita
...marginalized, and silent. Philanthropy, however, has to meet us halfway. We can prepare ourselves as leaders, as visionaries and pioneers, but if philanthropy doesn’t carve out the space for us...
Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation Congratulates 2016 California Educator LIGHT Awards Recipients
Join us in congratulating the recipients of the 2016 Leveraging Innovation by Growing and Honoring Teachers (LIGHT) Awards. The LIGHT Awards are a program of our client, the Intrepid Philanthropy...
Art Basel panel: Venture Philanthropy or Bust?
...panel about the arts and venture philanthropy, and addressed innovations in arts funding. In addition to philanthropists who support art institutions, more donors now create their own arts organization to...
SDG Philanthropy Platform August update
Click here for the latest from the SDG Philanthropy Platform, with news from the U.S., updates from pilot countries, upcoming events and more....
Highlights from the SDG Philanthropy Platform Launch Event in India
On January 24th, SDG Philanthropy Platform partners convened in Mumbai for a high-level roundtable to commemorate the launch of the Platform in India. Participants discussed the importance of partnerships between...
Atlantic Philanthropies and the Spend-Down Trend
...social entrepreneurs, and future leaders the inspiration, knowledge, and empowerment to carry on his vision. To learn more about time limited philanthropy, visit Atlantic Philanthropies website or read our Philanthropy...
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation approached Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors for strategic planning services as it prepared for significant growth in assets and grantmaking during the early phase of development....
Shading in the blanks on the philanthropy advice map
In a new article from Alliance Magazine, RPA’s Director of Global Philanthropy Donzelina Barroso shares her experience in the growing demand for philanthropic advisory in regions outside of the U.S....
Philanthropy’s Role in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey
...Philanthropy can play a role to bridge the resource gap and those seeking to take action have many options for giving. In terms of immediate relief, unless you are answering...
Weaving Corporate Social Responsibility into Your Company’s Business Practices
...California Grantmakers, attended by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ San Francisco team members in February 2018. This discussion echoed similar dialogs at the 2017 European Research Network on Philanthropy conference, hosted by...
Building the Expertise of the Next Generation of Philanthropic Leaders Through Competitive Evaluation
This blog was originally posted on the MacArthur Foundation website, www.macfound.org. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and Columbia Business School partnered to create an educational opportunity for students to assess the 100&Change...
Operating by Values, Treating Grantees as Partners, and Strategic Time Horizon Considerations
...webinar hosted by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Strategic Time Horizons in Philanthropy: A Conversation on Foundation Perspectives and Experiences, the panelists respectively highlighted how their different approaches to strategic time horizons...
New Report: Evaluation of the Shifting Systems Initiative
...philanthropy sector has embraced the concept of systems change; explore the influence of the initiative on discourse and practices within philanthropy; analyze critical successes and challenges encountered by the initiative;...
Poetry, Philanthropy, and Climate Action: Opening Reflections at the Skoll World Forum
...titled “Strengthening Countervailing Forces Through Climate Philanthropy,” drew participants from around the world. The room overflowed with diverse perspectives and expertise related to the climate emergency, from narrative change to...
A Creativity Lens: Impact investing in the creative economy
Impact investing—investing in companies, real estate and funds with the intention to generate social and environmental impact alongside a financial return—is a fast-developing area of interest for investors and philanthropists....
Impact Investing
...the world. We work with individuals, families, foundations, and corporations to consider, plan, and implement strategies to generate a measurable social or environmental benefit as well as a financial return....
About CEPF
...accepted on an invitation-only basis. Program Management Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors The CEPF is managed as a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA). RPA is a nonprofit organization with a...
Oceans 5
...with decades of experience in marine philanthropy – who share intelligence in developing projects to establish marine reserves and stop over fishing. To date, the collaborative has supported over 25...
Fund for Gulf Communities
...have not returned. An anonymous donor with a desire to help those communities impacted by the BP oil spill approached Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors for advice, and contributed $20 million to...