Terri Freeman: Why I Tweet, Blog, and Facebook
By Terri Freeman President, Community Foundation of the National Capital Region Vice Chair, WRAG Board of Directors @TerriLeeFreeman It’s practically a cliché now that social media is fundamentally...
View ArticleNew report: Our Region, Our Giving looks at full impact of recession
This month marks the 100th anniversary of organized philanthropy, and with the anniversary we find ourselves in a challenging period of modern philanthropy. With the final release of 2009 data, this...
View ArticleIntroducing the brand new Philanthropy Fellows program
WRAG is excited to announce the brand new Philanthropy Fellows program, a partnership with the University of Maryland’s Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership. The program is designed to link...
View ArticleProject Streamline: The Moriah Fund
Late last year, WRAG held a workshop that used the Project Streamline report as a framework for exploring concrete ways for funders to streamline their grants processes – reducing costs, minimizing...
View ArticleHow can foundations use social media to advance their missions?
By Rebekah Seder, Program Coordinator In the Daily last month, Terri Freeman, President of the Community Foundation of the National Capital Region, kicked off a conversation about the value of social...
View ArticleFunders collaborate to bring Richmond-based budget advocacy group to NoVA
Today, we want to share with you a collaboration between WRAG members designed to take a successful District model and replicate it in Northern Virginia. With the DC Fiscal Policy Institute’s excellent...
View ArticleFreddie Mac Foundation to wind down giving by 2015…Empathy helps Meyer...
GIVING | In a letter posted to the Freddie Mac Foundation’s website, President and CEO Ralph Boyd lays out a three-year wind down plan directed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency: - The Foundation...
View ArticlePutting Race on the Table: The Community Foundation explores race and...
By Rebekah Seder, Program Coordinator Earlier this month, the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region launched its Putting Race on the Table Community Tours series by examining the issues...
View ArticlePhilanthropy Fellows in the Field: The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
For the past two years, WRAG has connected our members with interns through the Philanthropy Fellows program, an exclusive partnership with the University of Maryland’s Center for Philanthropy and...
View ArticleWRAG members continue to streamline
By Rebekah Seder, Program Manager Back in 2010, WRAG convened our members to look at ways funders can adjust their application and reporting processes to reduce the administrative burden on...
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