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An image of tiny homes. By Abby Rolland According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), homelessness in the U.S....

By Abby Rolland Several weeks ago, we published a blog post about the Ideker family and their Ideker Family Foundation (IFF); IFF is a...

By Abby Rolland Can advocacy play a role in philanthropy? Can foundations advocate, or will they lose their charitable status? The...

By Abby Rolland Recently, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy (CHIP) at the University of Pennsylvania and under the leadership of...

Looking to donate to help Ukraine? Check out the list that the Philanthropy Network of Greater Philadelphia put together, as well as some...

By Teresa Araco Rodgers and Abby Rolland Photo by John Ra / Courtesy of Partners In Health Upon the recent passing of Dr. Paul Farmer of...

By Abby Rolland Grants & Communications Manager Recently, harp-weaver staff were grateful to participate in two workshops sponsored by...

There’s no doubt that headlines about million and multimillion dollar gifts rule the headlines. Whether those gifts are from individuals...

We listened to a recent webinar organized by Glenmede titled “The Next Generation of Philanthropy,” which featured Sharna Goldseker, an...

By Abby Rolland Grants & Communications Manager Recently, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania...

People and organizations make a difference through philanthropy in many ways and through a number of different causes. The same rings...

Photos Courtesy of the Montgomery County Foundation In 2017 and 2018, approximately 30% of all U.S. households gave to disaster relief...

A few people have asked me for advice when thinking about supporting the relief efforts in the Philippines following the devastating...

The message from Chuck Levesque, Executive Director of Depaul USA, was clear the other night. Go and tell people you see what you did...

Here is some great advice from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. Regine Webster and Lori Bertman wrote a nice article summarizing...

The Philanthropy Column When talking about the philanthropy landscape in Philadelphia, someone recently asked me whether there was...

The globalislocal Fund is an educational and funding partnership that invests philanthropic capital in solutions to the root causes of...

I participated in a conference call today hosted by Criterion Ventures about Women Effect Investments.  Criterion Ventures is behind the...

Future Weather debuted at Tribeca Film Festival over the weekend.  It is the result of six years of hard work and passion from Jenny...

Giving with meaning is the tag line for my company, harp-weaver LLC.  I often think about how you define the “meaning” that guides one’s...