The Importance of Place
Through place-based work, we have learned new ways to partner, collect data, and invest to bring systemic change and eliminate structural inequalities in our communities.
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Preventing the Next Pandemic
Governments, academia, civil society, philanthropists, and the private sector must jointly take five priority actions to stop the global spread of disease.
The Promise of Outcomes Funds
Efforts at improving global education too often fail to have the desired impact. Outcomes funds can help shift funders and policy makers toward the most effective approaches.
Endow Black-Led Nonprofits
Endowments are often lacking for social change nonprofits—even more so for Black-led organizations. By closing this gap, we could radically transform how we confront society’s most pressing issues.
Open-access to this article made possible by The Bridgespan Group.
Two Experiments With Outcomes Frameworks
The new public management model of governance has failed. But an emerging collaborative and democratic approach shows promise.
Putting Evidence to Use
Research does no good if its insights are irrelevant or not applied. Ensuring that evidence influences policy requires developing the right ecosystem and levers for accountability.
Transformative Philanthropy for Racial Justice
We created the Democracy Frontlines Fund to enable experienced anti-racist organizers to do their crucial work. They taught us how to do philanthropy better.
How to Make Stakeholder Capitalism Work
Stakeholders must have more power over the companies that affect them. Giving them a share in ownership and governance is the best way to ensure this.
Democratizing Capital
New laws enabling ordinary people to become equity investors have the potential to uplift marginalized communities, if the new market creates the infrastructure to include them.
Donor Intent Is Critical to Strategic Philanthropy
Far from constraining foundations, donor intent protects them from short-term thinking and liberates their creativity.