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Embracing Philanthropy’s Risky Business
How to start developing the policies and practices you need to manage risk.
Philanthropy & Funding - Most Popular
New and innovative ideas to help nonprofit leaders raise money, and to help funders and donors give more effectively (more)
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Case Study: Managing Risk to Scale Impact
How nonprofits and their funders can turn unexpected roadblocks into opportunities.
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Risk, Trust, and Impact: Connecting the Dots
To promote innovation, support risk. To promote risk, first build trust.
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Q&A with James P. Joseph & Tomer Inbar
How to understand and manage the legal risks associated with a foundation’s programmatic work.
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Using Scenario Planning to Surface Invisible Risks
How to prepare your organization for the unexpected.
The Chinese Collectivist Model of Charity
In the West, most wealthy entrepreneurs prefer to give to specific individual causes, by establishing their own foundation, family office, or donor-advised fund. Most Chinese entrepreneurs, by contrast, would rather work together and pursue philanthropy collectively.
Against ‘Big Bets’
Funders should be wary of the latest fad of making large grants for quick results and abandoning long-term commitments to the many organizations working on our most important problems.
Microfinancing Teamwork
People are more likely to stick with crowdfunding efforts if they join teams.
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Give and Take
Callahan does an excellent job showing the many ways that major donors' charitable giving overlaps with their political aims, but he could say more about the broader context in which they operate.