Plotting Impact Beyond Simple Metrics

By Natasha Joshi 4

For NGOs, impact comes in different forms and to track the cycles of social change work, we must think across the tangibility and the speed of emergence of change.

Evolving Trust-Based Philanthropy for Racial Justice

By John H. Jackson 1

Who more than foundation leaders understand how a permanent asset like an endowment brings power? And yet, for most organizations we work with, we haven’t taken the strategic step to provide them with that power.

Expanding Abortion Access in Post-Roe America

By Shruthi Jayaram, Eliza Ennis, Saalar Aghili & Erin Barringer

Four promising strategies to expand equitable access to safe and legal abortion care in the United States—and the particular role of philanthropic actors in advancing them.

The Adoption of Innovation

By Benjamin Kumpf & Emma Proud 2

How do innovations move from the edges to the core of what an organization does? For maximum impact, innovations must cease to be innovative and become institutionalized and normalized.

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What Business Leaders Bring to Tough Social Challenges

By Sarah Murray

Many hold strong opinions about translating private-sector experience to social impact. Four pioneering founders have figured out how to make it work.

The Upside of Nonprofit Burnout

By John Hagan 8

Two years ago I quit my nonprofit CEO job. I’ve just had the two most productive years of my career.

Ukrainian Civil Society Needs Your Support — And Also Your Trust

By Eugenia Mazurenko & Asha Curran 1

Since the first days of the war, Ukrainians have responded with the expertise, creativity, and flexibility necessary to meet the needs of their neighbors rapidly and efficiently.