How ‘Productizing’ Innovative Finance Hurts Development
The pursuit of better social outcomes, not new products, should drive the international development community’s approach to innovative finance.
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New and innovative ideas to help nonprofit leaders raise money, and to help funders and donors give more effectively (more)
BIPOC Organizations and the Hamster Wheel of Philanthropy
More funders are providing general operating support to BIPOC-led organizations. But is it enough?
Riding the Wave of Abundance
Five tips for navigating the opportunities and risks that come with unexpected funding, from nonprofit leaders who have successfully deployed windfall support.
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The Hard Work of Hope
An excerpt from From Generosity to Justice on the spectrum from comforting the afflicted to afflicting the comfortable.
Can Cities Be the Source of Scalable Innovations?
As ecosystems of networked organizations, cities provide the necessary scale, reach, and resources to bridge the gap between small experiments and big problems.
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Sharpening Your Edges
It’s important to understand how the world is shifting and how philanthropy is adapting in response. But what does that mean for your own work?
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What’s Love Got to Do With It? Returning Philanthropy to Its Root
To solve the challenges of today, the sector must re-embrace an ethos of leading with love.
To Save Democracy, Fund Organizing
Philanthropies concerned with toxic polarization and growing political extremism should invest in community organizing.