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Rules to Give By Can Be Hard Habits to Break

By February 26, 2015

Recently, TWI grantee Nexus Global Youth Summit put out a study on global tax codes that encourage or prevent individual and organizational giving. It’s called “Rules to Give By” and it’s fascinating. The findings were by and large that 77% of the countries indexed do indeed provide tax incentives for giving, a heartening fact.  I…

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Creativity Over Convention: A Conversation with Carrie Avery

By February 23, 2015

co-authored by: Pia Infante and Teju Adisa-Farrar Carrie Avery, President and Trustee of the Durfee Foundation, joined us last week to share a bit about her multi-decade journey as a grant-maker and steward of a family legacy. A third generation family member (she’s a granddaughter of Durfee Foundation’s founders Stan and Dorothy Avery), Carrie has…

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The Center for Investigative Reporting: Helping People Through Journalism

By February 18, 2015

The Center for Investigative Reporting is a TWI multi-year grantee beginning their third year of support from us. CIR has been around since 1977 and is led by Robert Rosenthal as Executive Director, Joaquin Alvarado as CEO, and Phil Bronstein as Executive Chair. They have a large and dedicated staff, having grown from seven to…

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Philanthropy Must Lead With Its Heart (from The Chronicle of Philanthropy)

By February 12, 2015

This post was first published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy and was written by Jennifer and Peter Buffet. TWI believes this piece is very much aligned with our values and the work we support so we wanted to share it in its entirety. Philanthropy Must Lead With Its Heart Enlarge Image By Jennifer and Peter…

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Philanthrogeek xChange 6: Interview with Shannon Farley

By February 10, 2015

Philanthrogeek author Nathaniel James did several interviews for his Philanthrogeek xChange series. In addition to his interview with John Esterle, he interviewed our board member Shannon Farley. As a TWI board member, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Fast Forward, an accelerator for tech nonprofits, and Founding Director of Spark, the nation’s largest network of millennial philanthropists; Shannon brings…

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