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Housing and Climate: Funding Holistic Solutions

By Dana Bourland

To solve the housing crisis, funders must take collective action to simultaneously solve the climate crisis and prioritize those who have had the least to do with creating either.

Philanthropy to Protect US Democracy

By Lukas Haynes

In this moment of crisis, donors must use all the tools available to protect American democracy. Tax-deductible philanthropy alone is insufficient.

Instead of Disruption, Leverage What Already Exists

By Jim Bildner & Stephanie Khurana 1

In times of extreme political polarization and governmental dysfunction, “leverage-first” organizations create impact by working within existing systems, however imperfect they may be.

Unlocking the Potential of Open 990 Data

By Cinthia Schuman Ottinger & Jeff Williams 2

As the movement to expand public use of nonprofit data collected by the Internal Revenue Service advances, it’s a good time to review how far the social sector has come and how much work remains to reach the full potential of this treasure trove.

Building an Ecosystem of Community-Led Public Health

By Alice T. Chen

COVID-19 vaccine efforts showed how successfully centering communities can overcome mistrust and access barriers.

Digital Service Development Needs an Ethical Pause

By Kit Miklik

The ethical pause—a short period of reflection and inquiry about a project’s ethical implications and the team’s approach to the work—helps ensure teams ask the right questions and address issues of inequity and access in the services they develop.

The Adoption of Innovation

By Benjamin Kumpf & Emma Proud 2

How do innovations move from the edges to the core of what an organization does? For maximum impact, innovations must cease to be innovative and become institutionalized and normalized.

We Know How to Prevent Gun Violence. Now We Need to Scale It.

By Arne Duncan 1

Chicago CRED proceeds from the belief that the individuals most at risk are not the problem—they are the solution.