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Leap Update: Epic Example of Why Performance Matters

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Leap Update: Epic Example of Why Performance Matters

The day after Christmas in 2013, a young boy named Emile in the small West African nation of Guinea came down with a high fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. He died two days later...

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Leveraging on the endowment to create social impact

Nathan Cummings Foundation Commits to 100% Mission-Aligned Investing

Leap Update: Performance for the Poorest

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Leap Update: Performance for the Poorest

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco-based Mulago Foundation, which supports mostly early-stage organizations on the frontlines of poverty alleviation. We suspect the foundation will let the milestone pass with little or no fanfare. While we admire the foundation's desire to avoid patting itself on the back, we believe it deserves widespread recognition.

Leap Update: When Matters

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Leap Update: When Matters

On February 8, the Winter Olympics will begin with the delivery of the first stone in a curling competition. During the 18 days of competition, many Olympic records are likely to fall, because the science and technology of sports performance continue to advance rapidly. Yes, even in curling.

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Donor advised funds – the most efficient way to channel funds for social good

Donor advised funds (DAFs) are a growing segment of philanthropy.

Leap Update: Up and Down the Elevator Five Times

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Leap Update: Up and Down the Elevator Five Times

Two decades ago, Fred Ali, the leader of a nonprofit serving homeless youth, walked into the lobby of an imposing downtown Los Angeles office tower and pressed the button for the 30th floor. He got out of the elevator and headed toward the office suite of the Weingart Foundation.

Leap Update: Gates Schmates

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Leap Update: Gates Schmates

We wish we had a nickel for each time we've had a discussion about helping grantees become high-performance organizations and heard a response like this from a funder: "I get it, but we're not exactly the Gateses or Waltons."

The Dos and Dont’s of DAFs

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The Dos and Dont’s of DAFs

Donor-advised funds are a cost-effective, convenient and flexible estate planning tool, explains John Canady, CEO at National Philanthropic Trust UK

Leap Update: Light After Dark

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Leap Update: Light After Dark

We cannot in good conscience jump into this newsletter without acknowledging what we're feeling in the aftermath of Charlottesville: Can this really be happening in America?! Can history really be marching, in jackboots and loafers, in reverse?

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Global Challenges Local Solutions

Call for proposal by the Academy for the Development of Philantropy in Poland

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