Celebrating New Ventures in Philanthropy

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Celebrating 10 Years of Philanthropic Innovation The New Ventures in Philanthropy Initiative: 1998-2008

New Ventures in Philanthropy, an initiative of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, was a bold and innovative experiment to grow new philanthropic giving across the United States. Conceived by a national collaborative of funders and launched in 1998, New Ventures changed philanthropy in ways that continue to this day. The initiative made grants to local and regional collaboratives that explored innovative ways to encourage more charitable giving and resulted in more philanthropic dollars and more people involved in philanthropy. New Ventures inspired new ways for organizations to work together to grow giving, with partnerships continuing beyond the initiative’s involvement and support. New Ventures developed a plethora of tools and resources for organizations and individuals to use to promote philanthropy.

While the New Ventures in Philanthropy initiative accomplished a great deal during its 10 years, there is much work still to be done. A group of regional association leaders, who have been involved with the New Ventures initiative for many years, have developed strategies for the regional association network to continue efforts to grow new giving. The promotion of philanthropy work that began with the New Ventures initiative lives on.

To learn more about these ongoing efforts, please contact Michael Litz. In this section, find out more about New Ventures’ important contributions to the field of philanthropy and the many resources the initiative produced that you can use in your promotion of philanthropy work.

Dorothy (Dottie) A. Johnson
Trustee
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
New Ventures Advisory Committee Chair
1998–2000

Barry Gaberman
Former Senior Vice President
The Ford Foundation
New Ventures Advisory Committee Chair
2000–2008

 

In This Area

  • New Ventures in Philanthropy: An Overview
    What was New Ventures? How was it started? Who was involved? What work did it do? Get the basic facts and figures here.
  • New Ventures at Work
    New Ventures had significant positive effects on the field of philanthropy. Learn about the changes that came about because of the initiative’s efforts.
  • Ten Years of Philanthropic Impact
    The activities implemented and supported by New Ventures’ resulted in many successful outcomes. Find out more about the initiative’s major accomplishments.
  • The Future of New Ventures Philanthropy
    Promotion of philanthropy is a long-term effort. While the New Ventures in Philanthropy initiative accomplished a great deal during its 10 years, there is much work still to be done.
  • New Ventures National Advisory Commitee and Funders
    What follow is a list of those who have served on the New Ventures Advisory Committee throughout the initiative’s lifetime and a list of New Ventures funders.
  • New Ventures Grantees
    Find out about the 41 New Ventures coalitions, many of which were led by regional associations, that worked locally and regionally to create innovative ways to encourage more charitable giving.
  • Promotion of Philanthropy Snapshot Series
    A series of updates on regional association work to promote philanthropy in their regions.
 

Materials

  • Celebrating 10 Years of Philanthropic Innovation: The New Ventures in Philanthropy Initiative, 1998 – 2008
    New Ventures in Philanthropy was a bold and innovative experiment to grow new philanthropic giving across the United States. This short, summary document includes information about New Ventures’ major accomplishments, the ways the initiative changed philanthropy, and the promotion of philanthropy projects that started with New Ventures and continue to this day.
  • New Ventures Resources List
    A list of resources that can be used to promote philanthropy, and links to the documents themselves, created by New Ventures grantees and the New Ventures initiative at the Forum. The resources are focused on professional advisors, individual donors, women, business giving, giving circles, diverse communities, rural philanthropy, and charitable giving data.
 
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