By Stephanie Cook Gone are the days when many financial advisors cautioned people about weaving humanitarian and environmental values into investing. Today, many investors consider the social impact of their portfolio construction. Options abound for seeking financial return while avoiding negative effects in areas of concern, as well as for investing for positive impact on…
By Bill High There are some days you never forget. I was just barely 12 years old the day of my father’s funeral. He was in the military, so his funeral took place at the Leavenworth National Cemetery. It was the only one we could afford. As part of the ceremony, they included a 21-gun salute….
By Greg Doepke We continue to face many social and environmental problems in our local communities. These problems may, in varying degrees, include challenges of housing, jobs, poverty, healthcare, pollution, land management, waste disposal, and many others. In recent decades, multiple strategies were tried to solve these problems, but the problems persist. An increasing number of nonprofit 501c(3)s have struggled to address and…
By Phil Cubeta Hitting Your Legacy Home Run As we get a little older, certain questions resonate in a new way. Where is home for me? Can I go home again? As far as I have gone, did I ever leave? What did I inherit and what must I pass on? To what traditions was…
By Amanda Goldberger For nearly 100 years, philanthropy has looked fairly similar. Early in the 20th century, the giants of the industrial revolution – Rockefeller, Ford, and Carnegie – launched the first “golden age” of philanthropy with the novel concept of organized giving. While modern philanthropy has its roots many centuries earlier, these titans revolutionized…
By William Jenkins Leigh Steinberg Makes a Difference in the Lives of Players and Their Communities The National Football League is the premier professional sports league in the USA. The NFL TV ratings are still the highest among pro sports leagues, which mean the TV contracts are incredible and the player contracts are impressive. Each year…
Taking the Healing Power of Music Therapy to Everyone Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is not a path and leave a trail.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Fundamental success means having the opportunity in everyday life to do the very best one can. There can be times in one’s life…
Three Crowdfunding Myths and Two Keys to Success By Devin Thorpe Over the past decade, crowdfunding has exploded onto the scene forever, changing the way startups, nonprofits, and families in need gather funding. Accompanying this explosion are some myths about crowdfunding that perpetuate poor practices that lead to dismal results. When would-be crowdfunders follow the…
Meet Founder, Christine Fabiani By William Jenkins What is Knots of Love? Under the leadership of founder Christine Fabiani, Knots of Love, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, donates hand-made caps to men and women, including veterans, undergoing chemotherapy, burn victims, brain surgery patients, head trauma patients, and individuals with alopecia. They also donate tiny blankets to…
The Heart of the Man Who Built the Foundational Philanthropy Reader By Michael Moody I grew up all across the country – including a stint in Puerto Rico during kindergarten – but both sides of my family have deep roots in northern Indiana, and that’s where I ended up finishing high school. There were some hard…
