NATHANIEL FOOTE
Biographic Data
| ID | 6085258 |
|---|---|
| NAME | NATHANIEL FOOTE |
| GIVEN NAMES | NATHANIEL |
| FAMILY NAME | FOOTE |
| SIGNATURE | FOOTE N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Foundation’s Theory of Philanthropy: What It Is, What It Provides, How to Do It – With 2024 Prologue
Editor’s Note: This article, first published in print and online in 2015, has been republished by The Foundation Review with minor updates. This article argues that philanthropic endeavors should be undergirded by a theory of philanthropy. Articulating a theory of philanthropy is a way for a foundation to make explicit what is often only implicit, thereby enabling internal and external actors to pose and resolve significant questions, understand …
The Theory of Philanthropy of the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative
This article presents the theory of philanthropy of the Palix Foundation, which seeks to improve health and wellness outcomes for children and families in Alberta, Canada, by mobilizing and applying knowledge about brain and early childhood development and the link to lifelong mental health and addiction outcomes. Through years of intuitive exploration and adaptation, the foundation evolved its role to include brokering access to the latest scien…
A Foundation's Theory of Philanthropy: What It Is, What It Provides, How to Do It
This article argues that philanthropic endeavors should be undergirded by a theory of philanthropy. Articulating a theory of philanthropy is a way for a foundation to make explicit what is often only implicit, thereby enabling internal and external actors to pose and resolve significant questions, understand and play important roles more fully and effectively, and improve performance by enhancing alignment across complex systems. A theory of phil…
Executive Summaries
This article explains what a theory of philanthropy is, how it contrasts with theory of change, and how it is more than, but incorporates, a foundation's philosophy and strategy. The three authors have more than 100 combined years of organizational consulting experience. The theory-of-philanthropy approach emerged from their work with foundation leaders who were seeking ways to more effectively integrate all aspects of their work -mission and val…
Reflections and Commentary on a Theory of Philanthropy
This special section of The Foundation Review includes four articles about theory of philanthropy, an approach for identifying and articulating a comprehensive and integrated synthesis of how and why a foundation operates as it does. The opening article explains what a theory of philanthropy is, how it contrasts with theory of change, and how it is more than -but incorporates -a foundation's philosophy and strategy. Next come two case studies, on…
A Foundation's Theory of Philanthropy: What It Is, What It Provides, How to Do It
This article argues that philanthropic endeavors should be undergirded by a theory of philanthropy. Articulating a theory of philanthropy is a way for a foundation to make explicit what is often only implicit, thereby enabling internal and external actors to pose and resolve significant questions, understand and play important roles more fully and effectively, and improve performance by enhancing alignment across complex systems. A theory of phil…
The Theory of Philanthropy of the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative
This article presents the theory of philanthropy of the Palix Foundation, which seeks to improve health and wellness outcomes for children and families in Alberta, Canada, by mobilizing and applying knowledge about brain and early childhood development and the link to lifelong mental health and addiction outcomes. Through years of intuitive exploration and adaptation, the foundation evolved its role to include brokering access to the latest scien…
A Foundation's Theory of Philanthropy: What It Is, What It Provides, How to Do It
This article argues that philanthropic endeavors should be undergirded by a theory of philanthropy. Articulating a theory of philanthropy is a way for a foundation to make explicit what is often only implicit, thereby enabling internal and external actors to pose and resolve significant questions, understand and play important roles more fully and effectively, and improve performance by enhancing alignment across complex systems. A theory of phil…
Executive Summaries
This article explains what a theory of philanthropy is, how it contrasts with theory of change, and how it is more than, but incorporates, a foundation's philosophy and strategy. The three authors have more than 100 combined years of organizational consulting experience. The theory-of-philanthropy approach emerged from their work with foundation leaders who were seeking ways to more effectively integrate all aspects of their work -mission and val…
Reflections and Commentary on a Theory of Philanthropy
This special section of The Foundation Review includes four articles about theory of philanthropy, an approach for identifying and articulating a comprehensive and integrated synthesis of how and why a foundation operates as it does. The opening article explains what a theory of philanthropy is, how it contrasts with theory of change, and how it is more than -but incorporates -a foundation's philosophy and strategy. Next come two case studies, on…
A Foundation’s Theory of Philanthropy: What It Is, What It Provides, How to Do It – With 2024 Prologue
Editor’s Note: This article, first published in print and online in 2015, has been republished by The Foundation Review with minor updates. This article argues that philanthropic endeavors should be undergirded by a theory of philanthropy. Articulating a theory of philanthropy is a way for a foundation to make explicit what is often only implicit, thereby enabling internal and external actors to pose and resolve significant questions, understand …
Political science (5 works) · Foundation (evidence (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Addiction (1 works)