Innovative ideas for donors, foundation leaders, and philanthropists (more)
At The Lemelson Foundation, we seek to foster inventions that will have social impact and improve lives. But our support for early-stage innovation could not succeed without a trusted network of grantees and partners.
Impact evaluations are an important tool for learning about effective solutions to social problems, but they are a good investment only in the right circumstances.
Will the Open Philanthropy Project’s experiment in effective altruism validate the cause or demonstrate its hubris? Open access to this article is made possible by an underwriter.
Better use of evidence and developments in evaluation practice can shift the power dynamic between funders, service-delivering organizations, and service users.
A new, and easier, scientific approach to determining the quality of evidence can help the social sector better assess—and therefore better address—social problems.
Many organizations are creating and disseminating knowledge about the practice of philanthropy, but does that information actually influence how funders operate?
We need a new framework for giving to address America's economic, social, and political inequalities.
The secret to the sauce is hidden in plain sight.
Grantmakers should provide enough money for nonprofits to pay for all their operations, not just programs and services.
In adopting data-driven practices, leaders must design and implement programs in ways that engage community members directly in the work of social change.
