Funding for Outcomes

By Susan Wolf Ditkoff

Mario Morino, author of Leap of Reason, discusses funder pitfalls in setting and measuring goals for grantees.

Re-Thinking Sector Stereotypes

By Jeff Raderstrong 2

Traditional perceptions of the roles different sectors play in our society hinder our ability to create social change.

Government

Tackling Political Polarization Through Philanthropy

By Larry Kramer 1

Steps funders can take to tackle partisan gridlock and solve social problems at scale.

From Proof to Impact

By Katherine Hoffmann & Lilian Lehmann

Four thoughts on how researchers and organizations can reliably take the leap from proven research to operationalization at scale.

What, Exactly, Is Giving Tuesday’s Theory of Change?

By Timothy Ogden 3

Giving Tuesday seems poised to be a permanent fixture in the philanthropic landscape. So what’s the theory of change behind it?

Philanthropy Predictions 2014

By Lucy Bernholz

Highlights from the fifth-annual industry forecast, Blueprint 2014: Philanthropy and the Social Economy.

What Charity Navigator Gets Wrong About Effective Altruism

By William MacAskill 27

Why we can and must try to answer the question: What charities do the most good?

Measuring Backbone Contributions to Collective Impact

By Shiloh Turner, Katherine Errecart, & Anjali Bhatt

Part two in a series on how backbone organizations shape the work of collective impact without formal authority.

Exerting Influence Without Formal Authority

By Shiloh Turner, Katherine Errecart, & Anjali Bhatt

Part one of a two-part series on how backbone organizations shape the work of collective impact without formal authority.