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August 30, 2008 at 1:39pm
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Mobilizing Assets, Maximizing Impact

C-SocPhil Director Authors Cover Story for Fall 2008 EGA Journal

CAMBRIDGE, MA — The Center for Social Philanthropy’s Director Joshua Humphreys, a lecturer at Harvard University, has authored the cover story for the fall edition of Environmental Grantmakers Association’s quarterly publication, the EGA Journal.

Mobilizing Assets, Multiplying Impact: Fully Leveraging Philanthropic Capital for Environmental Change” explores the “sea change in the way [the foundation community] uses philanthropic capital to advance charitable goals.”  In it, Dr. Humphreys highlights leading examples of EGA members who are using their endowment assets to promote environmental sustainability and long-term responsible endowment stewardship, including the Bullitt Foundation, the Nathan E. Cummings Foundation, the Needmor Fund, and the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment, among others.

For more information about Environmental Grantmakers Association, visit www.ega.org.

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