Building Indigenous Power and Investing in Indigenous Self-Determination
To solve the most pressing issues for Indigenous communities—and for the world at large—power and autonomy must be given to Indigenous people themselves.
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SSIR Guide to Overcoming Polarization
After pro-Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol, how will the United States address many of the issues that underlie the chaos, particularly extreme polarization? This roundup of articles explores ways to take on the unprecedented divides in America.
Foundations
Further Reflections and Reactions on Foundation Payout Rates
There will be future crises that are as compelling as the ones we are going through today, and philanthropy must be ready to respond. This essay, by the author of the keystone article in the series on foundations' payouts during crises, is a response to the views of nine other commentators.
Foundations Are Risk Averse When It Comes to Spending
At a time when society is confronted with so many overlapping crises living donors in particular should increase their giving. This essay is a response to the keystone article in the Up for Debate series on foundations' payouts during big crises. Visit the series page for more reaction pieces like this one.
Foundations
There Is No One Answer to How Much Foundations Should Pay Out
Larry Kramer’s call for rigorous, evidence-based analysis on payout rates is responsible and leaves room for different approaches. This essay is a response to the keystone article in the Up for Debate series on foundations' payouts during big crises. Visit the series page for more reaction pieces like this one.
Retaining Future Spending Power Is the Wrong Priority
By not spending more now, foundations are allowing social problems that have been exacerbated by COVID-19 to worsen in the future. This essay is a response to the keystone article in the Up for Debate series on foundations' payouts during big crises. Visit the series page for more reaction pieces like this one.
How Much We Give Is Important, but How We Give It Is, Too
There is disagreement over how much foundations should pay out during this crisis, but there should be no disagreement over the need for all foundations to transform the way they give to help build more effective and sustainable nonprofit organizations. This essay is a response to the keystone article in the Up for Debate series on foundations' payouts during big crises. Visit the series page for more reaction pieces like this one.
Philanthropy Must Go Beyond Traditional Grantmaking
The COVID crisis has laid bare the limitations of conventional foundations and put a spotlight on alternative approaches to philanthropy and creating positive social change. This essay is a response to the keystone article in the Up for Debate series on foundations' payouts during big crises. Visit the series page for more reaction pieces like this one.
Unprecedented Times Call for Foundations to Take Unprecedented Actions
During this historic disruption, foundations should not put their own survival above the survival of the civil society and nonprofits that they serve. This essay is a response to the keystone article in the Up for Debate series on foundations' payouts during big crises. Visit the series page for more reaction pieces like this one
Focus on Outcomes, Not on Dollars
The important issue isn’t the preservation of a large endowment, but how to exercise informed, imaginative, and sensitive judgement in pursuit of outcomes for the common good. This essay is a response to the keystone article in the Up for Debate series on foundations' payouts during big crises. Visit the series page for more reaction pieces like this one.