A Looser Hold on Perpetuity
In a crisis, how can foundations justify perpetuity as a guiding star? Increasing payouts goes hand in hand with a trust-based philanthropy approach that prioritizes supporting our partners.
Solutions - Articles
Philanthropy Must Accelerate Spending and Broaden Collaboration
The sector's response to the sharp withdrawal of government funding and to threats against basic freedoms should start with the easy answers.
Local Leaders Are Driving Systems Change. Philanthropy Must Follow.
Now is the time for funders to back local leaders who are making lasting improvements to people's lives and the systems that shape them, even amidst global disruption.
A New Framework for Foundation Payout
The relationship between impact and time varies issue by issue.
Three Priorities for Science Philanthropy
How philanthropy can help sustain scientific discovery in a changing research landscape.
Asian Philanthropy Can and Must Lead From Within
How Asian philanthropists are embracing adaptive, blended, and locally informed approaches to transform the uncertainty of global aid into opportunity.
Thesis-Driven Funds: A New Model for Transformational Philanthropy
Many wealthy donors are missing out on opportunities to make transformative investments such as creating a new scientific field or sparking the Green Revolution.
What’s Inside the House: Is Org Design Derailing Your Foundation’s Strategy?
As philanthropy adapts to new challenges, internal design choices can either facilitate or stand in the way of strategic dynamism.
Assessing the Equitable Inclusion of Marginalized Workers
Four lessons from a Los Angeles hospital's effort to shift power to community health promoters.
How NGOs Can Act as Learning Labs for Government
As global aid declines, new learning partnership models between NGOs and government will play a critical role in scaling and sustaining health reform in low- and middle-income countries.