Not All Nonprofit Mergers Are Created Equal
Lessons from the Community Catalyst Fund in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Philanthropy and the Digital Public Dialogue
Unlike in past eras, social sector organizations are now in direct control of a mass communication medium, presenting challenges and new opportunities.
“Nothing About Us Without Us” Approach Transforms Foster Care in Florida
By understanding what beneficiaries think works and doesn’t work, foundations and nonprofits can provide better programs.
Existing Forever Versus Doing Some Good
Philanthropists need to organize their giving so that it ends within a reasonable time after their death.
Social Entrepreneurs Must Stop Throwing Starfish
Too often we engage in linear, simplistic solutions, when lasting change requires collaborative efforts.
Global Issues
Philanthropy’s New Bottom Line: A More Sustainable Capitalism
It’s time to look at investment and social-ecological resilience—not just as philanthropists and impact investors but as a species.
Nonprofit Resilience Relies on Smarter Grantmaking: Part 3
A new study examines field-wide grantmaking attitudes and practices.
Nonprofit Resilience Relies on Smarter Grantmaking: Part 2
A new study examines field-wide grantmaking attitudes and practices and how philanthropy can effectively support nonprofits to thrive amid a changing environment.
Nonprofit Resilience Relies on Smarter Grantmaking: Part 1
A new study examines field-wide grantmaking attitudes and practices, and how philanthropy can effectively support nonprofits to thrive amid a changing environment.
Ephemeral Perpetuity? Transforming Endowments Into Annuities
Funders who insist that organizations build endowments dilute those organizations’ efforts to raise annual operating funds.