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Small Foundations and Public Policy
By Gerald P. McCarthy, Virginia Environmental Endowment How might foundations improve public policies that affect the issues and programs they care about? There is hardly a field that foundations...
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Foundations and Lobbying: Sorting Out the Do’s and Don’ts
By Gerald P. McCarthy, Virginia Environmental Endowment “If your foundation is not engaging in public policy, you could be missing out on one of the most effective tools in your foundation toolbox,”...
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How to Win Friends and Influence Public Policy Without Lobbying
By Gerald P. McCarthy, Virginia Environmental Endowment In his previous post on PhilanthroFiles, Jerry McCarthy shared pointers on lobbying. Here he offers ways to inform and influence policymakers...
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Reflections on Impact
By Gerald P. McCarthy, formerly of Virginia Environmental Endowment Gerald (Jerry) McCarthy recently retired after serving for 36 years as executive director of Virginia Environmental Endowment, a...
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A Formula for Achieving Impact
By Gerald P. McCarthy, philanthropic and nonprofit advisor Remember the first time you were asked to speak in front of an audience? Probably you were inclined to decline. Perhaps you thought you would...
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What Will You Do Today?
By Gerald P. McCarthy, philanthropic and nonprofit advisor Before taking on the work of philanthropy and grantmaking, I was a gubernatorial appointee in charge of environmental policies for the...
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