A Good Ending
Leaders at the Atlantic Philanthropies are modeling best practices for winding down a large, high-profile foundation. Includes magazine extras.
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As Giving Goes Global
Philanthropic activity is increasing worldwide in ways that reflect a shared ethos of humanitarian "virtue."
Using Evaluation as a Strategic Intervention
A new Packard Foundation report illustrates how funders can use evaluation as a powerful strategic intervention for large-scale policy and systems change.
The Leadership Model of Philanthropy
Focus, flexibility, and fortitude—the three pillars of philanthropic organizations looking to create systemic change.
Foundation-Owned Social Enterprises: A New Way Forward?
A novel impact investment model can help social enterprises and foundations generate a high social return on investment.
Philanthropy, the Post-2015 Agenda, and Diffuse Collaboration
In joining the push for meaningful Sustainable Development Goals, foundations need to prepare for a long-term give-and-take approach.
Empathetic Donor-Doer Engagement
A seven-part framework for increasing empathy between foundations and grantees.
Government
Moving Toward Multi-Dimensional Democracy
If the Hewlett Foundation’s Madison Initiative wants to strengthen American democracy, it needs to adopt a more multi-layered democratic theory.
Podcast
Nonprofits
Implications for the Social Sector
In this panel discussion, experts address how the social sector must ask the right questions when developing metrics.
Taking Impact Investing and Accounting Full Tilt
More foundations are deploying a full range of financial investment vehicles to yield positive social and financial returns, and using new tools to track impact data.