Here are some best practices for private non-profit foundations to build strong partnerships with other organizations: Before the Partnership: Shared Mission and Values: Identify potential partners whose missions and values align with your foundation’s goals. This creates a strong foundation […]
We have had a very rewarding season at Camp Boggy Creek this fall during the Family Weekend sessions. I coordinate the horses and horse volunteers for the Camp during the fall/winter. We have had three events this fall and one […]
Florida’s Take Stock in Children Program Provides Hope for First Time College Bound Students For several years now, I have been a mentor for high school students at our area high school. Mercy Lab Foundation allows for the donation […]
A while back it was announced that David Einhorn had made the promotion of empathy his philanthropic mission. The Greenlight Capital founder stated his mission as the following: “…to inspire a movement of empathetic citizens who, with mutual respect and […]
Not every child in America has the comfort of coming home from school to a parent or guardian available in the home. In fact, it is estimated that 1 in 30 American children were homeless at some point last year, […]
As someone who finds the term lifelong learner to be a compliment, I wonder why that term doesn’t apply to all. What makes some people want to stop or at least slow down at some point to learning anything new? […]
Mercy Lab Foundation Reaches GuideStar Platinum Allows Our Partners to Focus on Progress and Results Irvine, California—Mercy Lab Foundation has earned the 2018 Platinum GuideStar Nonprofit Profile Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world’s […]
Adam Braun has a really interesting book about his journey with the creation of his organization called Pencils of Promise. It’s called The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change. He puts a lot of […]