Impact in philanthropy
Image courtesy of Giving Compass In the philanthropic sector, there are numerous ways to first define and then measure impact. One can...
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teresa394
- Aug 15
- 3 min
Family Philanthropy
By harp-weaver staff Family philanthropy can be complicated and ever-changing. Institutional philanthropy includes layers of operation...
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teresa394
- Aug 3
- 4 min
What Americans Think About Philanthropy and Nonprofits
The cover page for the report "What Americans Think About Philanthropy and Nonprofits" By Abby Rolland When you think, live, work, and...
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teresa394
- Jun 22
- 1 min
Advocacy and Philanthropy Part II: Funding for the Arts
Image says #fundPHLarts, courtesy of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance In a blog post from last year, harp-weaver staff shared...
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teresa394
- Jun 12
- 4 min
Trust-Based Philanthropy, Providing Support Beyond the Grant, and Centering Equity
By Abby Rolland Opportunities to learn about philanthropy abound including through membership organizations like Exponent Philanthropy...
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teresa394
- Jun 1
- 3 min
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...
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teresa394
- May 18
- 2 min
Total Impact Summit 2023: Investing for People, Planet, and Place Reflections
ImpactPHL's John Moore and Cory Donovan kick off the conference. By Teresa Araco Rodgers Total Impact Summit 2023, Investing for People,...
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teresa394
- Apr 11
- 3 min
Supporting Strategies for a Secure Future - High Impact Giving Guide
By Abby Rolland Every year, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy (CHIP) researches and writes the High Impact Giving Guide about how...
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teresa394
- Feb 16
- 4 min
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...
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teresa394
- Feb 2
- 4 min
Affordable Housing in Montgomery County
By Abby Rolland In November of 2022, harp-weaver staff attended a workshop that focused on affordable housing in Montgomery County,...
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teresa394
- Jan 19
- 3 min
Structures for giving
By Abby Rolland In a previous blog post, we shared the variety of ways that funders can give back. From grantmaking to mission-aligned...
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teresa394
- Dec 14, 2022
- 2 min
Supervised Injection Sites and Safehouse
On December 6, the US Department of Justice requested a 2-month extension in a suit to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia....
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teresa394
- Nov 17, 2022
- 3 min
Presenting at Exponent Philanthropy
By Abby Rolland Conferences, regardless of the topic, are often exhausting, whirlwind experiences. But they are so rewarding. For my...
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teresa394
- Oct 19, 2022
- 3 min
A "Jobs First" Approach to Ending Homelessness
By Abby Rolland As part of harp-weaver’s mission, we seek to provide information about issues in the nonprofit sector and share specific...
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teresa394
- Sep 27, 2022
- 3 min
harp-weaver’s services and how they benefit funders
By Abby Rolland In a previous blog post, we discussed how harp-weaver LLC was founded as a response and a solution to staffing questions...
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teresa394
- Sep 7, 2022
- 5 min
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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teresa394
- Aug 23, 2022
- 2 min
The Role of Expanded Staff in Philanthropic Projects
In the first post in this series, we shared how harp-weaver benefits small to medium-sized funders through providing outsourced staff. In...
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teresa394
- Aug 9, 2022
- 3 min
The Benefits of Outsourced Staff for Funders
By Abby Rolland According to a 2019 article in Forbes about the size of private foundations, 98% of all private foundations have assets...
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teresa394
- Jul 25, 2022
- 3 min
How harp-weaver supports other organizations
By Abby Rolland As a small, woman-owned business, harp-weaver strongly believes that supporting local nonprofits strengthens the...
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teresa394
- Jun 29, 2022
- 2 min
Working with wealth advisors
By Abby Rolland harp-weaver partners with many clients to provide philanthropy services – whether it’s through providing philanthropy...
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