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The Foundation Review

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The Community University Experience: Shift The Power Or Share The Power?, Graciela Hopstein

The Foundation Review

The recent growth of community organizations and collectives can be seen as a consequence of social movements that have emerged in defense of human and civil rights. This article reflects on an initiative implemented by Instituto Rio, a community foundation based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, within the context of this expansion of community philanthropy.

The initiative — the West Zone Community University — works to strengthen civil society actors so they can lead efforts to secure civil and human rights, decentralize the production and sharing of knowledge, and construct a public, democratic space for local communities. The analysis will …

Who Benefits From Giving Circles In The U.S. And The U.K.?, Angela M. Eikenberry

The Foundation Review

Giving circles have emerged around the world as an alternative to mainstream, bureaucratic philanthropy. This article examines the types of organizations that benefit from giving circles in the U.S. and the U.K., drawing on data from interviews, surveys, observations, and documentation collected in both countries.

The findings show that giving circles tend to fund certain types of organizations — often those that are small and locally based, startups and newer organizations that are reorganizing or transitioning, those that have a business orientation, and those that can engage members or show significant impact in relation to their size.

While some populations, …

Thinking Big: Community Philanthropy And Management Of Large-Scale Assets, Mary Fifield

The Foundation Review

This article presents three case studies — from Ghana, the U.S., and Canada — to examine how community philanthropy might scale up to support community asset management and increase the power of communities to determine their own development with much greater and more complex financial investments.

Community philanthropy institutions have become increasingly popular — especially in the Global South, where they serve to harness local assets, cultivate local capacities, and build trust among diverse stakeholders. Although bilateral donors and other international development funders are beginning to recognize the power of these local organizations, they are usually considered small-scale actors.

As …

Analyzing The Social Value Of Bucharest Community Foundation Programs: Social Return On Investment, Cristina Vaileanu

The Foundation Review

In search of a suitable method to measure the social impact of its programs after five years in operation, the Bucharest Community Foundation turned to social return on investment (SROI) analysis to determine the social value produced by one of its grants programs. The internationally recognized method measures the social, environmental, and economic impact of a project or program, quantifiably analyzes outcomes from the perspective of stakeholders, and assigns a monetary value to those outcomes. Assigning a monetary value to a project outcome may help the project team, donors, and the impacted community to evaluate its benefits in comparison with …

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The Foundation Review

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#Shiftthepower: Community Giving As A Critical Consciousness-Raising Tool, Susan Wilkinson

The Foundation Review

This article proposes that foundations committed to community-led development must be prepared to invest in efforts that empower the community. In particular, there is potential for funders willing to challenge the top-down nature of the current aid and development system through use of critical conscious-raising to claim a transformative role in shifting from a “recipient” to a “citizen” approach to community development.

For foundations to assist communities in criticizing this power imbalance and using the insights that result to challenge the system requires the “three-legged stool” of community philanthropy — strengthening capacities, developing assets, and building trust — to become …

Community Philanthropy In Russian Remote Areas, Julia Khodorova, Larisa Avrorina

The Foundation Review

Russia’s “back country” — remote, nonindustrial areas that are home to almost 40 percent of the population — was largely excluded from the changes brought about by perestroika. People who live in these areas, where NGOs are almost never present, are often unaware of the resources available to address local issues. These regions require new development models that focus on fostering community engagement, and the community foundation model has proven to be the most useful and adaptable.

This article is based on the results of research conducted by CAF Russia in 2016 on the development of community foundations in remote, …

Building Vietnamese Community Philanthropy: Understanding The Experiences And Expectations Of Donors To The Lin Center For Community Development, Dana Doan

The Foundation Review

Vietnam’s steady economic growth over the past two decades interacted with existing patterns of inequity, social exclusion, and geographic disparities to widen the gap between those who can and cannot obtain quality education, a stable income, and access to quality basic services. Meanwhile, after the World Bank classified Vietnam as a lower middle-income country in 2010, several international and bilateral donors announced plans to gradually decrease their development assistance.

It was under these circumstances that Vietnam’s first community foundation, the LIN Center for Community Development, was established in Ho Chi Minh City in 2009. Its mission is to build a …

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The Foundation Review

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An Examination Of Innovation Idea Selection Factors In Large Organizations, Troy A. Montgomery

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

A review of the innovation literature reveals theoretical models and success factors that pertain to the front end of innovation. However these models and factors fail to offer insight into factors large organizations consider when specifically performing the activity of idea selection. To bridge this gap, a grounded theory method was used to extract knowledge on innovation idea selection from 28 senior executives and innovation directors from 10 different, large organizations (defined as annual revenues greater than $1 billion). Analysis of the interview data resulted in the identification of 5 systemic and 4 implementation factors that large organizations consider when …

What Makes A Competent Change Manager? The Importance Of Developing The “Right” Attitudes, Siu Loon Hoe

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of developing the “right” attitudes toward change.Design/methodology/approachThe viewpoint is based on more than 20 years of experience gained and insights developed through consulting projects and training conducted for numerous multinational companies and public sector organizations across Asia. An overview of international and national competency frameworks that include change management from Australia, United Kingdom, and Singapore is also presented.FindingsA competent change manager requires a combination of knowledge, skills, and attitude to effect change. While knowledge and skills have traditionally been emphasized, there is a need to develop the “right” attitude as …

A Regression Model To Predict Stock Market Mega Movements And/Or Volatility Using Both Macroeconomic Indicators & Fed Bank Variables, Timothy A. Smith, Alcuin Rajan

Publications

In finance, regression models or time series moving averages can be used to determine the value of an asset based on its underlying traits. In prior work we built a regression model to predict the value of the S&P 500 based on macroeconomic indicators such as gross domestic product, money supply, produce price and consumer price indices. In this present work this model is updated both with more data and an adjustment in the input variables to improve the coefficient of determination. A scheme is also laid out to alternately define volatility rather than using common tools such as the …

Access To Capital: Be Prepared To Secure Additional Support For Your Company, The Coalition For Veteran Owned Business (Cvob)

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

This resource aims to guide you through the process of securing financial support, goods, assets, and production for your business.

Panel: Addressing Contemporary Community College Labor-Management Issues - About Rio Hondo College

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Research Panel: Department Chairs' Perceptions Of Union Membership On Academic Human Resource Decision Making, Leigh Settlemoir Dzwik

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel: Contingent Faculty Participation In Shared Governance - Handout: Henry Ford College Faculty Organization Constitution

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel: Contingent Faculty Participation In Shared Governance, Thomas Anderson

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

A Place at the Table: Two Examples of Adjunct Participation in Shared Governance

Panel: International Perspectives On Collective Bargaining In Higher Education, James Compton

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Through the Looking-Glass of University Governance

Panel: International Perspectives On Collective Bargaining In Higher Education, James Butler

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

The Unsustainable Business Model of the Canadian University?

Legal Issues In Higher Education - Handout: Sup-16-5218 Supl-16-5149 Cerb Review Of Pc Dismissals

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Legal Issues In Higher Education - Handout: Hf291 (Iowa)

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Legal Issues In Higher Education - Handout: Debbie Polk Charging Party V. Regents Of The University Of Ca Respondent

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Legal Issues In Higher Education - Handout: Cayuga Community College Perb Decision And Order

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Legal Issues In Higher Education - Handout: Board Of Higher Education On Bridgewater State University And Jon L. Bryan

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Legal Issues In Higher Education - Handout: Board Of Higher Education And Ma State College Association

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Legal Issues In Higher Education - Handout: Antelope Valley College Federation Of Classified Employees V. Antelope Valley Community College

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Legal Issues In Higher Education, Aaron Nisenson

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Legal Update

Legal Issues In Higher Education, Kristin Klein Wheaton

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Title IX and Transgender Individuals: Bathroom Guidance

Legal Issues In Higher Education, Richard Griffin

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

General Counsel’s Report on the Statutory Rights of University Faculty and Students in the Unfair Labor Practice Context