Alignment Is Not a Luxury
To pursue its environmental mission, Tiffany & Co. balances corporate leadership with traditional philanthropic grantmaking.
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Who’s Afraid of DAFs?
Critics of donor-advised funds miss the real story of why they have grown so fast, argues a longtime community foundation leader.
Emergent Strategy in Action
A look at how one organization is using emergent philanthropy on a local level to improve early childhood education.
What Is Community Anyway?
Our understanding of community can help funders and evaluators identify, understand, and strengthen the communities they work with.
8 Common Innovation Traps
The path to innovation can be tricky, but being aware of the common pitfalls can help funders along the road to breakthrough social change.
Why Energy Philanthropy Is High-Impact Philanthropy
Energy is central to many causes that funders care about, but it is one of the most underappreciated issues in 21st-century philanthropy.
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Express Yourself
The independence of foundations gives them the unique ability to communicate uncomfortable truths to entrenched power. When it comes to strategic communications, however, there are three things of which every foundation could do more.
When Restrictions Apply
Why general funding for nonprofit organizations is the future of innovation.