Four Dating Tips to Sustain Strong Grantmaker-Grantee Relationships
Relationships take work—and those between grantees and grantmakers are no exception.
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A Permanent Path Out of Poverty for Small-Scale Farmers
We need more risk-takers and innovators who can offer end-to-end support to smallholder farmers facing climate vulnerabilities and other challenges.
Broadening the Evidence Base Without “Defining Evidence Down”
The social sector must focus on building a rigorous knowledge base that is broad enough to lead to large-scale, breakthrough efforts.
Ask Questions, First to Learn but Then to Act
Now, more than ever, grantmakers are asking questions and working to learn with and from their grantees, but the lessons matter only if they inform future action.
Staying the Course in Funding Climate Change Solutions
Frequent changes in grantmaking strategies can undermine the resilience of nonprofit organizations and their progress on addressing urgent global issues.
Presenting for Impact
How applying the principles of live performance to presentations can increase organizational impact.
Seeing the Big Picture in Medical Science
A 21st-century collaborative framework has the potential to deliver more effective and affordable therapies by aligning and engaging all sectors of society.
Who’s Getting Paid to Advance Grantee Inclusion?
It’s time to recognize how inequity shapes funders’ choice of partners.
Building Inclusion from the Inside-Out: A Brief Case Study
The philanthropic sector believes diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to any social mission, but how can organizations ensure that their own people and processes reflect those values?
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Diving In: Nonprofits, NGOs, and Design
A dialogue about how nonprofits can do a better job integrating design thinking into their work.