Moving Toward Multi-Dimensional Democracy
If the Hewlett Foundation’s Madison Initiative wants to strengthen American democracy, it needs to adopt a more multi-layered democratic theory.
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Implications for the Social Sector
In this panel discussion, experts address how the social sector must ask the right questions when developing metrics.
Taking Impact Investing and Accounting Full Tilt
More foundations are deploying a full range of financial investment vehicles to yield positive social and financial returns, and using new tools to track impact data.
Podcast
The Paradoxical Break in Philanthropy
Ned Breslin and Jacob Lief discuss funding for long-term impact in the current philanthropic system.
Building Local Currency
Three lessons from successful advocacy projects in the Global South.
The Role of Research in Social Innovation
Are research and practice two coins or two sides of the same coin?
Animal Protection: A Growing and Global Priority
Protecting animals is integral to solving many international problems; we must use the increasing momentum behind animal welfare to drive long-term change.
Collective Impact for Conservation
How effective collaboration led to the largest conservation deal in history.
Mission-Driven Returns
Two new case studies reveal practical lessons about successful philanthropic impact investing.
Five Ways to Move from Strategic to Adaptive Philanthropy
Many philanthropists know they need to adapt their strategies in changing times—the question is where to anchor and what to flex.