Rutherford to Give Welcome at Summit on Race, Equity

Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford is giving the welcome address at today’s summit on race and equity hosted by the Clinton School Center on Community Philanthropy The summit, titled “Racial Healing and Equity in the American South” will commemorate the 15th anniversary of President
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Center on Community Philanthropy to Host Third Summit on Racial Healing

The Clinton School’s Center on Community Philanthropy will host its third annual summit on “Racial Healing and Equity in the American South” on March 28 and 29 in Little Rock. This year’s summit will commemorate the 15th anniversary of President Bill Clinton’s “One America in the 21st
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Center on Community Philanthropy, Students Help Fight Poverty in Delta

The Center on Community Philanthropy, along with a team of Clinton School students, helped organize a convening of community organizations to fight poverty in Helena-West Helena, Ark. In partnership with Delta Circles, a community-based anti-poverty organization, the Clinton School gr
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Giving Circles Successful in Promoting Community Philanthropy

Arkansans, known for their philanthropic spirit, are exploring a different way to give back to their communities through “giving circles,” a unique concept being promoted by the Clinton School’s Center on Community Philanthropy. The Hot Springs Giving Circle is one of the oldest circl
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Blair Center, Clinton School Launch Major Partnership

Two University of Arkansas System entities today announced a multi-year partnership that will include scholarly research and co-sponsored conferences and speakers on topics central to the study of southern politics, public service and community philanthropy. In their first collaborati
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Nonprofit President Visits Clinton School

Dr. David Dodson, president of Manpower Development Corp. (MDC) , spoke at the Clinton School this morning in an event hosted by the Center on Community Philanthropy in partnership with the Arkansas Community Foundation. He is president of MDC, a major nonprofit based in Durham, N.C. 
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Center on Community Philanthropy Gets Logo

As part of its continued growth and development, the Clinton School’s Center on Community Philanthropy now has a logo and Facebook page. The center also has an expanded section here on our new website. Here’s a look at the center’s new logo:  
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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Charlotte Williams

Dr. Charlotte Williams, associate professor of leadership and director of the Center on Community Philanthropy, is currently supervising three grant projects: a $750,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation titled “Shifting a region and influencing our culture toward Community Phila
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The Philanthropy Circular

The Clinton School Center on Community Philanthropy is out with a new edition of The Philanthropy Circular, a newsletter that highlights the center’s work. The newest issue recaps the center’s second annual summit on race, “Pathways to Racial Healing and Equity in th
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