Most Popular PhilanTopic Posts (November 2018)

Devastating wildfires in California, a freak early season snowstorm in the Northeast, and a blue wave that flipped control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the Democrats' favor — November was at times harrowing and never less than surprising. Here on PhilanTopic, your favorite reads included new posts by John Mullaney, executive director of the Nord Family Foundation in Amherst, Ohio, and Jeanné L.L. Isler, vice president and chief engagement officer at the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy; three posts by Larry McGill, vice president of knowledge services at Foundation Center, from our ongoing "Current Trends in Philanthropy" series; and oldies but goodies by Thaler Pekar and Gasby Brown, as well as a group-authored post by Nathalie Laidler-Kylander, May Samali, Bernard Simonin, and Nada Zohdy. Enjoy!

• The Power of the Arts to Heal (John Mullaney)
• Current Trends in Philanthropy: The Big Picture (Larry McGill)
• Why and How Do Nonprofits Work Together? (Nathalie Laidler-Kylander, May Samali, Bernard Simonin, Nada Zohdy)
• Tracking California Wildfire Disaster Relief - 2018 (Foundation Center)
• The Future of African-American Philanthropy (Gasby Brown)
• Hill-Snowdon Foundation's Courageous Philanthropy Defends Democracy (Jeanné L.L. Isler)
• Current Trends in Philanthropy: U.S. Foundation Support for Democracy (Larry McGill)
• Weekend Link Roundup (November 3-4, 2018) (Mitch Nauffts)
• Current Trends in Philanthropy: U.S. Foundation Support for Climate Action (Larry McGill, Supriya Kumar)
• Heart, Head & Hand: An Advanced Approach to Persuasive Communication (Thaler Pekar)

What have you read/watched/heard lately that got your attention, made you think, or charged you up? Feel free to share in the comments section below.

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