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Foundations - Articles
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The Return of Capacity Building
It’s time for a renewed conversation about building the systems, structures, and skills for social sector excellence.
Building Our Collaborative Muscles
Four ways funder-grantee networks can work together better and increase their impact.
Investing in People Pays Big Dividends
A look at how one impact investor helps develop the talent that its portfolio organizations need to succeed.
Intentional Influence in Action
A look at how influence can mobilize communities in the face of crisis.
Redesigning Higher Education Through Intentional Influence
To create system-level change, we must use influence to both work within the system and disrupt it.
Four Ways to Spread Ideas
Insights from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on what makes influence effective.
Only the Humble Improve
C&A Foundation’s candid reporting paves the way for better development.
Leverage: Just Another Fancy Word?
If foundations are serious about leveraging resources for the greatest good, they need to hone every dimension of their own management.
Leadership for Results
The first step in developing leadership to advance large-scale social change is clearly defining the intended results.