Corporate Philanthropy for Real-World Health Interventions
Corporate philanthropy can play a powerful role in addressing pervasive public health problems—a look at three effective practices from the Merck Childhood Asthma Network.
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Show Me the Money
It’s time for more foundations and philanthropists to make $10 million plus grants to social change organizations.
Lessons from the Moore Foundation’s Largest and Longest Grants
In 2002 the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation made two long-term mega-grants—one to CalTech for $300 million and the other to Conservation International for $395 million.
Making Big Bets for Social Change
How to close the gap between what donors say they want to achieve and where they actually put their money.
A Checkup on PRIs
For one leading health funder, program-related investments promise to help underserved populations.
The Tactics of Trust
Participants in a large, complex collaboration can build a capacity for finding common ground—and it doesn’t have to take years.
Review
The Price of Giving
A critique of the Gates Foundation doubles as a critique of the “philanthrocapitalism” model in general.
Five Guidelines for Successful Funder Collaborations
Lessons from the Packard Foundation on how funders can effectively work together to amplify their resources and impact.
Philanthropy: The New Risk Capital?
Novel, targeted investment strategies are giving donors a powerful chance to spend wisely—by fueling the innovation economy.