Maximizing Impact with New Models of Philanthropy

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During a plenary session at the Center for Effective Philanthropy's (CEP) National Conference in San Francisco in May 2015, Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, participated in a panel discussion about different models of philanthropy and how each can maximize foundation impact. Heintz said foundations can demonstrate leadership by using intellectual, endowment, reputational, and relational capital, in addition to their grantmaking dollars. The Fund's decision to divest from fossil fuels stemmed from that broader context, he said.

The panel discussion also included: Jacquelline Fuller of Google.org, Larry Kramer of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Carol Larson of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Clara Miller, of the F.B. Heron Foundation, Cari Tuna of Good Ventures, Jane Wales, of the Global Philanthropy Forum and The Aspen Institute, and Sylvia Yee, of the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund. It was moderated by Phil Buchanan, president of the Center for Effective Philanthropy.

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