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Trust-Based Philanthropy and Strategic Giving

Featuring Philip Li, Nadia Roumani, Julia Reed & Michael Voss

Trust-based philanthropy is becoming an increasingly well-defined approach for addressing the power imbalance in the nonprofit sector and closing the gap between funders and grantees. How does a trust-based approach to giving compare to a strategic one? To help us explore the characteristics of both, SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks with Julia Reed of Schwab Charitable, Philip Li of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, and Nadia Roumani, cofounder of the Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative at PACS. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of DAFgiving360.

Efficacy Before Scale

By John Newsome, Aneesha Capur & Igor Rubinov 1

To invest in and grow promising organizations and programs in a way that promotes efficacy prior to significant scaling and expansion, there are three pathways to follow: piloting, testing, and iterating.

Why Sustainable Investment Means Investing in Advocacy

By Alan Schwartz & Reuben Finighan

Combining traditional impact investment approaches with investment in advocacy is the only way businesses and investors can fuel meaningful social and environmental progress.

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A Fair Deal for Coffee Growers

Hosted by Jonathan Levine 2

Vega Coffee lifts up struggling coffee growers in Latin America by enabling them to roast, package, and ship their own beans directly to US customers—and reinvents the supply chain in the process.

Getting Honest About What We’re Willing to Risk for the Planet

By Gautam Shah

Why NGOs and funders need to take bigger leaps toward innovation in environmental conservation, and how a back-of-the-napkin risk assessment tool can help.

How to Take Risks Without Losing Your Donors

By Christen Brandt & Tammy Tibbetts

The co-founders of She’s the First share what they learned from dropping the “child sponsorship” model that donors love.

Social Impact Guarantees: The Next Evolution in Outcomes-Based Funding

By Kevin Tan, Nadia A. Samdin & Pierre Lorinet 1

A new take on collaborative funding in Singapore could help outcomes-based funding go more mainstream.

How Venture Capital Can Join the ESG Revolution

By Johannes Lenhard & Susan Winterberg 2

Venture capital has lagged behind on adoption of ESG practices. Here are four ways they can become more mainstream.

Understanding the Risks of Nonparticipation in Philanthropy

By Daniel Parks

How philanthropic organizations can better understand the degree to which they include beneficiaries in their decision-making processes, how contextual considerations shape participation, and where problems and opportunities lie.

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Taxes and Giving: The Current and Potential Impact of US Tax Policy for Donors and Nonprofits

Featuring Mike Townsend, Hayden Adams & Michael Voss

How does current US tax law affect charitable giving? What do these policies mean for nonprofits and donors? What strategies maximize the amount of money coming into charitable organizations? SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks with Mike Townsend of Charles Schwab and Company and Hayden Adams of the Schwab Center for Financial Research to help donors and nonprofits think through the impact of tax policies on charitable funding. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of DAFgiving360.

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