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The New Responsive Philanthropy

Summer 2009

A facelift + new features + terrific articles = great reading!

Not only does this issue of Responsive Philanthropy sport a fresh look and new sections, it also includes some thought-provoking and inspiring pieces on charities responding to the economic crisis, progressive federal tax policies, giving circles and a featured National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy member.

FEATURED ARTICLES:

By Kyle Caldwell, Michigan Nonprofit Association

Michigan's charitable sector has been hit hard by the recession, but foundations and nonprofits have found innovative, creative and collaborative ways to help their communities survive these tough times. Caldwell shares some examples of various partnerships from across the state.

Philanthropy's Commitment to the Public Good
By Alison Goldberg, Wealth for the Common Good

Goldberg issues a call to action for foundations to address today's inequality and economic insecurity. She examines private philanthropy's "complicated, sometimes conflicted, relationship with the common good" and argues for a progressive federal tax policy for a more responsive sector.

Rethinking the Philanthropic Script: Community Philanthropy, Collective Giving and Giving Circles
By Darryl Lester, HindSight Consulting; and Athan Lindsay, National Rural Funders Collaborative

Million-dollar grants capture the headlines, but Lester and Lindsay are inviting the nation's institutional grantmakers to engage in strategic partnerships with "below the fold" community-based philanthropy, such as giving circles, to better serve communities of color and society as a whole.

Greensboro Gathering Highlights Impressive Advocacy Impacts and Return on Investment for Grantmakers
By Lisa Ranghelli and Julia Craig, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

In May 2009, NCRP released the second Strengthening Democracy, Increasing Opportunities report, which documents the impacts of advocacy, organizing and civic engagement in North Carolina, at a funder-nonprofit gathering in Greensboro. Ranghelli and Craig share the research results and highlights from the event.

NEW SECTIONS:

Member Profile: The Little Tokyo Service Center

Each issue of Responsive Philanthropy will include a special section on one of NCRP's members. In this issue, we feature the Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC), which serves the needs of Asian and Pacific Islanders in Los Angeles County.

New/Renewing Members from the past quarter

Letters to the Editor

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