Philanthropy

Thomas Peters, President of the Marin Community Foundation, offers insights on philanthropy's response to state park closures.

Volunteers are the true heroes in the fight to save our parks, but they need help.

Philanthropy will be critical for keeping parks open, safe and clean and protecting the ecological integrity of these public lands.

Can nonprofits save California State Parks?

If you design programs to address tough social or environmental issues, I have no doubt that you have applied for funding and faced the question: "How is your program innovative?"

Tell me your zip code and I will tell you your life expectancy. Those are the words of Dr. Robert Ross, President and CEO of The California Endowment, who talks about the dire statistics related [...]

Does everyone in your nonprofit know the answers to these five questions about your work?

Writing grant proposals is only one step toward building successful grant funding partnerships with foundations. In this video by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, grant makers who attended the [...]

Everyone wants to know what the future holds. So it was no surprise that an event titled, “Trends in Foundation Giving: How to Compete in Today's Marketplace,” filled to capacity in San [...]

Olivia Bouler, an 11-year old girl living in New York state, dreams of being an ornithologist when she grows up. Devastated by the BP Gulf Oil Spill, the largest oil spill in U.S. history, she [...]