Funders Aren’t Investors, They’re Purchasers
Is it accurate or even appropriate for funders to think of themselves as—and act like—investors?
Philanthropy & Funding - Most Popular
New and innovative ideas to help nonprofit leaders raise money, and to help funders and donors give more effectively (more)
Charity Begins at Home—and That Means Taxes
The nonprofit sector has become infected with the shortsighted, quarter-to-quarter thinking that addles Wall Street.
Not All Tax Deductions Are Equal: Preserve Charitable Contributions
It is vital that lawmakers continue to use tax policy to encourage charitable giving, especially during times of economic recovery.
Becoming the Sustainability We Seek
So focused on short-term funding for survival, the nonprofit sector is losing its ability to implement innovative solutions to the world’s problems.
The Limited Returns on Fundraising Support for Nonprofits
How can a funder move beyond wishful thinking and achieve a high yield through fundraising support?
Podcast
Social Innovations
Grassroots Philanthropy in Schools
Founder of DonorsChoose.org, an online charity helping students in need, Charles Best talks about how he started the organization and what some of its challenges have been along the way.
Podcast
Business
Creating an Innovation Revolution
Lenny Mendonca discusses the role the federal budget plays in helping or hindering research, development, and private innovation.
Podcast
Business
Saisir les clés du financement social
Pierre Carpentier, Jean-Michel Lecuyer, & Céline Claverie join for a panel discussion on social innovation and finance; not translated from French to English.
Open Philanthropy
We need to bring foundations—and their vast repositories of information on who is doing what in the social economy—out into the open.
The Key to Capacity Building Is Funding Long-Term Health Not Short-Term Workouts
Philanthropists: Rather than making periodic grants that focus on capacity building, embed capacity-building funding into each and every grant you make.