Tackling Overhead Together

By Valerie Lies 2

Grantmakers and nonprofits must come to a mutual understanding of the true costs of change.

Transforming the Donor-Grantee Relationship

By Liz London & Alex Goldmark 4

Effective giving requires strong personal relationships and networks.

Keeping the “Community” in Community Foundations

By Bill Somerville 4

A response to the recent article "Redefining Community Foundations" and why community foundations need to stay focused on local impact.

Philanthropy

Funding the Unforeseen

By Laurie Michaels

By creating mechanisms to efficiently plan for uncertainty, philanthropists can ensure that they maintain forward momentum and keep their impact on track.

Changemaker vs. Grantmaker

By Steve McCormick

Three abilities every foundation needs to achieve long-term impact.

Philanthropy

Giving That Gets Results: An Introduction

By Susan Wolf Ditkoff

A look at adaptive philanthropy, and the forthcoming series of blogs, videos, and webinars that explore new and important approaches to philanthropy.

Overhead Costs: The Obsession Must Stop

By Julie Brandt 15

We can’t separate nonprofit programs from the people who develop and deliver them.

Evaluation’s Next Generation

By Srik Gopalakrishnan 2

A look at characteristics and approaches that represent the evolution of traditional evaluation.

Design Thinking for Evaluation and Learning

By Rosanna Tran & Srik Gopalakrishnan 1

Three ways design thinking can maximize the relevance and impact of evaluation and organizational learning efforts.

Why Open Contests Work

By Mayur Patel 1

A look at how competitions like those at the Knight Foundation serve the social entrepreneur community.