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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...
teresa394
Sep 20, 20234 min read
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Family Philanthropy
By harp-weaver staff Family philanthropy can be complicated and ever-changing. Institutional philanthropy includes layers of operation...
teresa394
Aug 15, 20233 min read
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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...
teresa394
Aug 3, 20234 min read
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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...
teresa394
Jun 22, 20231 min read
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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...
teresa394
Jun 12, 20234 min read
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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...
teresa394
Jun 1, 20233 min read
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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,...
teresa394
May 18, 20232 min read
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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...
teresa394
Apr 11, 20233 min read
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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...
teresa394
Feb 16, 20234 min read
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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,...
teresa394
Feb 2, 20234 min read
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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...
teresa394
Jan 19, 20233 min read
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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....
teresa394
Dec 14, 20222 min read
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Presenting at Exponent Philanthropy
By Abby Rolland Conferences, regardless of the topic, are often exhausting, whirlwind experiences. But they are so rewarding. For my...
teresa394
Nov 17, 20223 min read
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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...
teresa394
Oct 19, 20223 min read
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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...
teresa394
Sep 27, 20223 min read
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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...
teresa394
Sep 7, 20225 min read
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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...
teresa394
Aug 23, 20222 min read
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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...
teresa394
Aug 9, 20223 min read
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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...
teresa394
Jul 25, 20223 min read
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Working with wealth advisors
By Abby Rolland harp-weaver partners with many clients to provide philanthropy services – whether it’s through providing philanthropy...
teresa394
Jun 29, 20222 min read
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