Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society

Powerful sharing @ Center on Philantropy and Civil Society

April 23, 2017 / Leave a comment

(from sx: Shani Horowitz-Rosen, Mariane Maier Nunes, Federica Corda, Barbara Leopold, Ruta Dimanta, Robert Edgar, Myrna Gimena Cacho)

It has already been 2 weeks since our program at the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society started and the emotion to be part of this group is so special, it is not easy to describe in words!

I am Federica, from Italy, I have been working for 8 years at the Verbano Cusio Ossola Community Foundation as an Executive Director.

Thanks to the Fellowship provided by the Center, I met four colleagues (now also friends!) with whom I have been sharing professional experiences, ideas, best practices and goals. I have to say the best interaction comes when we try to find out solutions for incoming challenges that our communities might face in the next future.

I really like the way we have been discovering innovative approaches to our daily practices.

We all come from different countries where we manage diverse activities, such as raising funds, seeking donors, making grants, promoting more efficient communication’s strategy for NPOs …but for all of us the most relevant purpose is how to support civil societies and, more in general, communities, in providing help to solve local issues.

I think that experiences such as this are extremely valuable to students, not only academically but also and above all, on a personal, emotional human and social level. I am really glad to be here and be part of this unique experience!

(Federica Corda, 2017 Fellow, Italy)

The 2017 International Fellows are here!

April 19, 2017 / Leave a comment

The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York (New York City) is pleased to welcome five International Fellows to our professional development program. The Fellows bring a depth of practical and theoretical knowledge on philanthropy and a variety of perspectives to the program. In addition to research and writing, Fellows will participate in seminars on US and international civil society and voluntary-sector activities; learn about the work of key agencies; and meet with leading nonprofit representatives and scholars.

The 2017 Fellows join an alumni network of scholar-practitioners in from the globe. They bring the number of program participants to 202 from 64 countries.

MYRNA GIMENA CACHO , PHILIPPINES • FEDERICA CORDA, ITALY • RŪTA DIMANTA, LATVIA • SHANI HOROWITZ-ROZEN, ISRAEL • MARIANE MAIER NUNES, BRAZIL

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