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30 Lessons in Pursuit of Deep Social Impact: Finding Vision, Refining Focus, and Determining Goals Nov 07, 2019 When TPI celebrated its 30 th anniversary this past June, we shared 30 lessons learned through our three decades of working with ambitious, thoughtful, and creative donors to increase the impact of...
Boston Business Journal Interview: Tracking Trends in Corporate Giving with Leslie Pine Sep 26, 2019 Here at TPI, we know what can happen when companies prioritize corporate philanthropy and employee engagement. The short answer? Higher employee retention rates, stronger office morale, increased...
The Thoughtful Funder’s Guide to Global Giving: Six Powerful Practices for Pursuing Authentic Collaboration and Sustainable Impact Sep 25, 2019 Even funders with the very best of intentions hit common pitfalls that can contribute more harm than good when viewed with a wider lens – and many of these challenges are further exacerbated in the...
How Corporate Philanthropy and Employee Engagement Have the Power to Rebuild Lives and Communities: A Case Study of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Aug 06, 2019 Note: Following our post on “ Building a Corporate Culture of Generosity and Engagement ,” we will share recent client success stories on this topic. With this first story, we are honored to share...
Talking to Clients about Philanthropy: Now that you know the why, here’s the how. Jul 31, 2019 If you’ve read TPI’s research with U.S. Trust on how advisors and their high-net-worth (HNW) clients view the philanthropic conversation, you know that the research helps advisors understand what,...
The Ramping Up for High-Impact Philanthropy Toolkit Stage 1: Dynamics and Readiness Jul 19, 2019 Co-authored by Ali Carley, Senior Program Associate and Ellen Remmer, Senior Partner. This is the second post in the Ramping Up for High-Impact Philanthropy Toolkit series. Ramping up for high-impact...
Fellowship Programs that Support Leadership Development, Capacity Building, and Network Creation Jul 10, 2019 How do you create effective, sustainable social change? This question is one that funders often grapple with as they address a wide range of issues. Some would argue that some of the most effective...
U.S. Trust Study of The Philanthropic Conversation: 20 Years of Research in Three Powerful Insights for Advisors Jun 19, 2019 The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI) first began examining philanthropic conversations between professional advisors and their high-net-worth (HNW) clients in the late 1990’s, when, believe it or not...
30 Years: Lessons Learned in the Pursuit of Deep Social Impact Jun 12, 2019 What does it take to realize deep social impact? Ten years ago, when TPI celebrated its 20th anniversary, we gathered 20 ideas inspired by the ambitious, thoughtful and creative donors with whom we...
TPI’s 30th Anniversary: Reflections Jun 04, 2019 TPI opened its doors 30 years ago today . I was fortunate enough to be there at the beginning, alongside our founder Peter Karoff and a small team he had assembled to launch the firm. Peter had an...
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