Big Aid Is Over

By Kevin Starr 5

We need to design for what African governments can do and will pay for.

COVID Was the Rehearsal

By Madeleine Ballard, James Nardella, Jeff Jacobs, Ash Rogers, Daniel Palazuelos, Ari Johnson, Margaret Odera, Joe Ernst, Alexander Wheeler, Theebika Shanmugarasa, Mallika Raghavan, Victoria Ward, Lennie Bazira, Rachel Hofmann, Riccardo Lampariello, Nan Chen, Zeus Aranda, Emily Bancroft, Walter Kerr, Amanda Arch, Liz Diebold, Jane Leu & Doug Galen 2

Just a few years ago, philanthropy showed what it could be at its best: nimble, coordinated, unusually brave. This time, facing the sudden slashing of foreign aid, the cavalry is quieter.

Powerful, Not Powerless: Emerging Approaches to Massive Action

By Joe McCannon 1

Mass mobilization to combat authoritarianism dates back millennia. New methods can harness the power of the people and advance causes for justice.

Helping NGOs and Funders Make the ‘Big Shift’ to Working With Government

By Rakesh Rajani & Tim Hanstad 12

The nonprofit sector and its philanthropic supporters still too often overlook the most effective pathway to exponential impact.

Is Data Driving or Hijacking Education Policy?

By Rahul Pachori & Raavi Sharma 2

Data-driven decision-making has become central to education in India. While data provides invaluable insights, using it to shape policy is not without its risks.

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The Power of Funder Collaboratives to Advance Global Health

By Alice Kang’ethe

How collaboratives can accelerate government initiatives to eliminate preventable global health problems, as seen in the case of Reaching the Last Mile Fund’s impact on a neglected tropical disease and the Beginnings Fund’s aim to increase maternal-newborn survival.

Crash Into Housing

By Christine Mahoney 1

How the Bama Works Fund mobilized private, public, and philanthropic capital to transform public housing

Financing Broadband in Hard-to-Reach Communities

By Brian Vo & Clara Miller

To close the digital divide, we need a capital market that powers community broadband.

Invest in Fundraising to End Foundation Dependency

By Armando Zumaya

In this funding crisis, we need to play the long game and build independent capacity for the long term.