Investing in Systems Change Capacity
Philanthropists must think beyond funding outcomes and invest in the capacity of systems to perpetuate and sustain change.
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New and innovative ideas to help nonprofit leaders raise money, and to help funders and donors give more effectively (more)
5 Myths Preventing Catalytic Capital From Going Where It’s Needed
Without a clear understanding of the gaps in the market, it is difficult for impact investors to develop sound strategies to fill them.
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How Organizing Professionalizes
An excerpt from Occupation: Organizer on the birth of the community organizing model
Need a Boost? 13 Stories That Inspired Us in 2023
Innovation stories on leadership, philanthropy, education, gender equity, and grassroots movements that will leave you feeling hopeful.
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How We Got Here
Nearly two decades after our founding, the Chorus Foundation and our allies take stock on what we have learned about philanthropy, power, and creating a better world.
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We Need a Strategy for Spending Down
Spending down is only a tactic. To turn it into something more strategic, we will need to consider a host of questions.
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How to Use Integrated Capital to Shift Power to the Front Lines
The Kataly Foundation invests in communities in ways that ensure that more value stays in the community.
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Supporting Visions of New Economic Power
Visionary solidarity economy projects are putting down roots in communities across the United States. But philanthropy will be needed for these seeds to bear fruit.
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Building Political Power When Everything Is at Stake
Philanthropy needs more movement funders who stand on the side of racial and economic justice and against right-wing authoritarianism.
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Building Grassroots Political Power
Our work organizing the Laotian community in Richmond, California, is a case study in power building.