For our Philanthropist Around Town series, Starfish Impact recently spoke with Cara Esposito, Executive Director of the Leonetti O’Connell Family Foundation about what they’re doing in our communities. The Foundation serves Southern California by funding innovative projects and initiatives that serve to benefit Los Angeles County and improve the wellbeing of its communities. Cara has…
DetailsI recently helped to organize a “Jeffersonian Dinner”. Though dress shirts and stodgy formality might first come to mind, the essence of such a dinner is to “fast forward” through small talk and build community around shared interests. Thomas Jefferson figured out that if you picked a topic and used the dinner table to engage…
DetailsWith Giving Tuesday and the holiday season fast approaching, there’s no better time to take a few moments to think strategically about ways to have the biggest impact with your philanthropy. The following are a few of our favorite ideas on how to be philanthropic around the holidays: Explore charities giving catalogs for meaningful gifts.…
DetailsEveryone loves to attend a charity event – have a great time and feel good about the money they are spending – but we’ve all heard about charity events that lose money for nonprofits. Read on about how to host an event that actually fund raises, instead of just friend raises! Regardless of the type…
DetailsWhen he was just 15 years old, Mark Stagen opened a business – a comic book store. “Back then,” he says, “comics were not what they are today. They were not cool.” But this experience sparked a love of business and even made him a better student. “I think it kept me out of trouble.…
DetailsAnyone who regularly reads this blog knows what a big fan I am of Social Venture Partners – a worldwide organization dedicated to strengthening the non-profits of the world through investment and coaching. Paul Shoemaker, the Founding President of SVP recently penned a booked called Can’t Not Do which promises to be about the “compelling…
DetailsIt seems like it was the summer of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with many companies announcing great initiatives that support communities, employees, and non-profit organizations. Here’s a quick recap of some high profile examples: Netflix announced unlimited parental leave for employees (moms and dads) during the first year of their child’s life. Gravity Payments announced…
DetailsWe have two-for-one this week, with this Q&A with Ken and Candy Deemer, who are a philanthropic power couple. They are founding members of Social Venture Partners here in LA as well as propelling their own philanthropic endeavors in education. I asked them both what drives them to make an impact: Describe your philanthropic work…
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