Laura Starita

An afternoon session at the Council on Foundations conference on Sunday about international development and philanthropy’s role highlighted some disagreement about where foundations can add the greatest amount of value. This seems a fundamental question, …

More than 500 attendees from philanthropy, government and private enterprise gathered at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC from 22 to 24 April for the annual conference of the Global Philanthropy Forum. The organization’s mission …

When it comes to financial matters, few could argue that expert advice applied prudently could be a bad thing. This is as true of philanthropic investments as it is of stocks, yet until recently the …