Collaboration
Resourcing Appalachian Resilience After Helene
Join a live conversation with co-authors Ryan Eller and Andrew Crosson and Center for Disaster Philanthropy CEO Patty McIlreavy on October 28.
Podcast
Philanthropy & Funding
What Helps Donors Get Unstuck?
Donors have the motivation and the means to give, so what’s slowing them down? Listen to a new episode of Giving With Impact for ways nonprofits can remove some of the friction for their donors.
Philanthropy & Funding
Toward Generative Philanthropy
What if—rather than focusing on funding "what works"—philanthropy asked what people and societies need to live well and flourish, and built the resources to match?
Education
College for All
University of the People offers quality higher education online for free to anyone anywhere in the world.
Social Services
The Hidden Logic of Gun Violence
Men at high risk of violence interpret situations in ways that justify their violent response. Cognitive behavioral therapy can help.
Technology
AI and Nonprofit Strategic Independence
Why now is the moment for nonprofits to build and customize their own mission-critical technology, and three steps to getting started.
Economic Development
Closing the Rental Wealth Gap
Watch a timely talk with the author about how the innovative housing investment models she writes about are providing economic security for American families.
Environment
The Power of Labels
Health-climate warning labels at gas pumps are gaining political momentum as research shows they can shift consumer attitudes away from fossil fuels.
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Government
Taxes Are an Impact Strategy
More than an obligation, taxation contributes to the only systems ever shown to deliver essential services equitably and at scale.
Podcast
Philanthropy & Funding
New Infrastructure for Humanitarian Giving
Two humanitarian leaders working on the front lines of disaster and conflict recently cofounded The Aid Cloud, an innovative platform that connects private funding with local humanitarian organizations in a post-USAID world. N Hlaing and Jose Ravano speak with host Barbara Wheeler-Bride about the funding gaps in humanitarian and development work right now, why it’s often difficult for aid to arrive quickly in a crisis, and why it’s crucial to fund local organizations directly when communities are vulnerable. Giving With Impact is developed with the support of DAFgiving360®
Education
Education Needs Impact Engineering
The many discoveries from education research aren't making it to the classroom. It should follow the medical model of building infrastructure to translate research into impact.
Advocacy
Why Charlie Kirk Didn’t Build a ‘MoveOn of the Right’
The Turning Point USA founder's obituaries invoked his desire to build a conservative MoveOn. What he built instead is revealing about the structure, strategies, and outcomes of political advocacy organizations.
Philanthropy & Funding
The Unfinished Work of Choosing Well
For all the benefits of philanthropy's turn toward learning, the field still needs a stronger focus on how to make judgments.
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Philanthropy & Funding
Why Don’t Philanthropists Build Anymore?
The United States is living through a second Gilded Age. But unlike yesterday's magnates, today's billionaires prefer to write checks to existing organizations. They should instead build institutions that last.
Scaling
Scale Right, Not Cheap and Easy
Social innovation means building a road to the future that doesn't yet exist, without lowering standards.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Who Will Raise the Money When the Money Raisers Are Gone?
To solve the talent crisis, we must move from transactionalism to transformation.
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The Gyms on the Corners
Recognition, distortion, and the organizing infrastructure behind Minnesota's response to Operation Metro Surge.
Business
Freedom of Choice
A lens for understanding business leaders' ability to act in alignment with their values.