Women Moving Millions
Swanee Hunt, founder and chair of Hunt Alternatives Fund, discusses the beginnings of Women Moving Millions, a group of female philanthropists devoted to supporting women’s causes.
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Foundations - Articles
New and innovative ideas for leaders of foundations (more)
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Efficient Philanthropy
Nancy Roob, president of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, talks about the foundation’s True North Fund, which allows investors to put money into a pool fund that can then support multiple organizations and increase efficiency.
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Leadership Is Everything
Mario Morino, co-founder of Venture Philanthropy Partners, discusses how important leadership is to the culture, performance, and success of an organization.
What’s the Return on Investment on Reviving the American Dream?
Calculating the social return on a big philanthropic investment is a grueling but necessary challenge.
The Future of Prize Philanthropy
In more and more cases, prize competitions provide recipients with resources to pursue their work even before they complete a proposed project.
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Philanthropy’s New Tools for Innovation and Impact
Investing in smart strategies and passionate people.
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Leveraging the Balance Sheet
A conversation with Julie Sunderland, founding director of Program Related Investments at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Closing the Feedback Loop
A new program gives nonprofits the resources to listen more closely to the people they serve.
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Unintended Consequences
How a strategic investment steered an educational-technology startup into trouble.