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D5 at the Council on Foundations Conference, Chicago 2013

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D5 and its colleagues will be participating in the Council on Foundations’ Annual Conference in Chicago from April 7-9, 2013. We’ll be hosting an interactive strategy discussion and our partners—such as ABFE, AAPiP and EPiP—will be offering programs before and throughout the conference.  Several of D5’s Leadership Team members have also been serving on the Annual Conference Task Force—including Carly Hare of Native Americans in Philanthropy, Mae […]


The Power of Data to Transform – Markets for Good

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There are several important posts on the Markets for Good website that provide strong and compelling rationales for philanthropy’s efforts to collect, analyze and share robust data on the social sector’s work, impact and beneficiaries.   Eric Henderson shares an update on the Reporting Commitment, a growing constellation of foundations who are committed to gathering and […]


Counting People vs People Counting

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Leadership Team member Vicki Rosenberg, President of Vicki Rosenberg & Associates, discusses the importance of diverse trustees and board members in a recent blog for BoardSource. Vicki asks some very important questions : Does your board have a commitment to diversity and inclusion? Has it defined what that means? Has it grappled with the value it […]


The State of Diversity

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Check out today’s Op-Ed in the Stanford Social Innovation Review by Jasmine McGinnis, Assistant Professor at George Washington University. It poses a timely question, as President Obama is about to address the most diverse Congress in history: Will a more diverse Congress lead to more effective policymaking? And, does increasing diversity in our philanthropic institutions […]


Innovating for Relevance and Impact

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Throughout the philanthropic field, thought leaders and practitioners are working to identify how we can consistently maximize positive impact for all our constituencies. Across the board, we are realizing that we must innovate in order to stay on the cutting edge of social change. The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently published an article entitled “5 Things […]