Meet Janet Guen
March 1, 2020
Janet Guen joined the Foundation in January as senior philanthropy advisor for the Piscataqua Region. She talks with the Foundation’s Lois Shea about community philanthropy, a family trip to China, and her favorite things about New Hampshire’s Seacoast.
Australia’s bush fires: Here’s what you can do to help
January 15, 2020
Australian Communities Foundation shares information on how to best help their country recover in the months and years ahead.
Person-to-person philanthropy
December 19, 2019
More than 400 New Hampshire people and families have set up scholarship funds at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation to help other New Hampshire people get the education they need.
Tools of the Trade: Gifts of closely held stock and related assets
November 15, 2019
Contributions of all types of stock to charity are growing nationwide. In this installment of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation's "Tools of the Trade" series, Richard Samuels, a director in the Corporate Department of McLane Middleton, talks about how gifts of closely held stock can have big charitable impact — and why timing and planning are critical to the process
Nonprofits are integral to New Hampshire’s vitality
November 12, 2019
A new report from the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits makes the case that nonprofits are essential to the vitality of New Hampshire communities. The Center for Nonprofits’ CEO Kathleen Reardon talked with the Charitable Foundation’s Lois Shea about the findings
Why giving for core mission support matters
October 31, 2019
Anne Phillips, Foundation director of grantmaking, and Melinda Mosier, director of donor services, on why core operating support is the best kind of support you can give to nonprofits
Information + Inspiration: 2020 Charitable Giving Guide
October 24, 2019
New Hampshire Business Review’s fifth-annual Charitable Giving Guide showcases the depth and breadth of New Hampshire's nonprofit sector and provides information and inspiration for giving and volunteering
Community Foundations prepare to help with Hurricane Dorian relief
September 6, 2019
Community foundations throughout the southeast have activated disaster relief funds to help those affected by the storm. Here's how you can help.
Ways to help migrant families
July 23, 2019
Nonprofits are helping migrant children and families at the U.S./Mexico border, safeguarding immigrant and refugee rights nationwide – and assisting New American families right here in New Hampshire.
Family giving made easier
March 28, 2019
Giving as a family can be very rewarding, but it can also be complicated. Foundation senior philanthropy advisor Amy Fackelmann outlines some of the ways that the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation helps extended families come together around their giving, pass on giving traditions to the next generation, and support great work happening in our communities
Adding meaning and purpose in retirement
March 7, 2019
Elise Salek, an estate planning attorney and member of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s Capital Region advisory board, writes about how giving and volunteering are helping people connect with community, embrace new experiences and stay happy and healthy during retirement
End-of-year family giving ideas
December 7, 2018
Charitable Foundation director of donor services Melinda Mosier offers some ideas to start or bolster your own tradition of philanthropy