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.
Sectors - Articles
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.
Podcast
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®
Podcast
What Makes a Good Impact Investment?
Impact investing has grown exponentially over the past 20 years. How is the field evolving? What are the new approaches and strategies that are making impact investing more accessible and appealing to funders of all sizes? How can the curious get started? Megan Kashner from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management joins the show to address critiques levied at the field and how to tell if an investment is having an impact. Giving With Impact is developed with the support of DAFgiving360®
Building a Culture of Conflict Resiliency
Conflict is inevitable in any organization. The question for the nonprofit sector and its supporters is how to structure it in ways that strengthen communities.
Who Holds the Keys? Unlocking Foundation Board Support for a Sector in Crisis
As federal funding disappears and community organizations close, much of the power to respond sits with foundation boards—and the moment to use it is now.
How Profit Sharing Redistributes Wealth
French profit-sharing rules improve the pay of lower-skilled workers without affecting the growth or productivity of firms.
Philanthropy’s Missing Trillions, Revisited
The Baby Boomers' wealth transfer is one of the greatest opportunities in the history of the philanthropy and nonprofit sector. There is still work to do.
Nonprofit Mergers Need More Than Mission Alignment
What two mergers taught us about the necessary conditions and hard truths that come after "yes."
If You Want to Teach Social Innovation, Teach Power
Lessons from Wesleyan on entrepreneurial education