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Oct 303 min read

Rooted in Community: Understanding Place-Based Philanthropy

Image of a small town. Where one lives deeply affects where one gives. When a funder decides to focus all or a part of their giving where...

Jul 184 min read

Measuring Impact

By Abby Rolland How can impact be measured, why do funders ask for it, and how can measurement be helpful to nonprofits? In previous blog...

May 92 min read

Why research matters in philanthropy

By Abby Rolland Several weeks ago, harp-weaver LLC staff listened to a panel discussion about gun violence in Philadelphia schools....

Oct 5, 20234 min read

What Funders Need to Know Part 2: Memberships

By harp-weaver staff In the simplest yet incomplete of descriptions, institutional philanthropy (such as giving through foundations and...

Jun 1, 20233 min read

What Funders Need To Know Part 1: Insurance

By Teresa Rodgers and Abby Rolland In the simplest yet incomplete of descriptions, institutional philanthropy (such as giving through...

Feb 16, 20234 min read

Using Communications to Strengthen Philanthropy

By Abby Rolland Sometimes, philanthropy can be perceived as being only about giving grants, or grantmaking. While grantmaking is at the...

Sep 7, 20225 min read

How private funders can give

By Abby Rolland When one thinks of private funders and the tools they have to give back, one may first think that it is limited to giving...

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