What if money could heal us? What if funders, philanthropists, and entrepreneurs funded ideas and programs that challenge current structures and systems and that promote and perpetuate inequality? Iris...
In the latest Fathers Families & Healthy Communities podcast, our very own Iris Krieg, President of Iris Krieg and Associates, Inc., speaks to Dr. Kirk Harris on the importance of father involvement in...
2017 has been a terrible year for natural disasters around the world: earthquakes, hurricanes, droughts, fires and floods have impacted people across the US and abroad in unprecedented numbers. Many fun...
On June 7 and 8 I was given the opportunity to attend Landmark Ventures’ Social Innovation Summit at the JW Marriott in downtown Chicago. I was interested in the summit because social innovation is a...
The extent to which 501(c)3 charitable nonprofit organizations can legally participate in advocacy and lobbying while still retaining tax-exempt status is not well-understood. It's a question which seem...
On Thursday, February 16, Iris Krieg & Associates (IKA) hosted a free philanthropy workshop for nonprofit organizations as part of our celebration of 25 years of service to the donor community.
One of the hardest parts of a funder’s job is objectively evaluating grant proposals and deciding which organizations make the strongest case for funding. It is also the part of my job that elicits the...
EQUIP represents a grantmaking model where multiple funders make grants to a fiscal agent for a specific program. These funds are pooled to create a single grant program with its own guidelines. Often t...
