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The Pillars of Partnership
When funders and grantees are aligned on mission and trust one another, lasting change stands a chance.
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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Accepting the Challenges of Partnership
Collaborative efforts can lead to outcomes that might otherwise be unattainable—but they are inherently difficult to manage. Expect the rough spots, and prepare for them.
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Early Lessons Propel a Movement
The traits it takes to be a good partner are the same ones young children should develop as they grow.
Sectors
Rethinking Spending Rates
Endowment spending rates are at the heart of every foundation and should hold deep connections to mission alignment, values, and governance.
A New Path for Social Enterprises Through the “Valley of Death”
Providing a tailored mix of different types of capital and reestablishing a more human-centered sense of accountability is helping social enterprises traverse the proverbial funding gap.
Why We Love to Hate Nonprofits
Three common and harmful prejudices against charitable organizations, and how nonprofits can subvert them.
Improving Corporate-Nonprofit Partnerships
Three ways corporations can more effectively partner with nonprofits.
Understanding Risk Tolerance in Grantmaking
By applying behavioral economics theory to philanthropy, we can better manage grantmaker tendencies toward loss and risk aversion, and the effects of other decision-making patterns.
Government
Five Programmatic Lessons in Scaling Impact
A look at how a number of Social Innovation Fund subgrantees are successfully developing program strategies for greater growth and impact.