Deep Listening

By Emily Kasriel 2

Developing active listening techniques is essential to creating understanding and the authentic relationships necessary for social change.

Centering Equity in Collective Impact

By John Kania, Junious Williams, Paul Schmitz, Sheri Brady, Mark Kramer & Jennifer Splansky Juster 2

A decade of applying the collective impact approach to address social problems has taught us that equity is central to the work.

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Participatory Grantmaking Is Your Future

By Nikki Brown-Booker

Funders must abandon top-down, one-sided funding approaches in favor of partnerships with the disability community.

The Promise of Outcomes Funds

By Jared Lee

Efforts at improving global education too often fail to have the desired impact. Outcomes funds can help shift funders and policy makers toward the most effective approaches.

Endow Black-Led Nonprofits

By William Foster & Darren Isom 4

Endowments are often lacking for social change nonprofits—even more so for Black-led organizations. By closing this gap, we could radically transform how we confront society’s most pressing issues.
Open-access to this article made possible by The Bridgespan Group.

The Unintended Impact of Diversity Awards

By Chana R. Schoenberger

Targeted scholarships may draw underrepresented groups away from more lucrative funding.