The Seduction of Nonprofit Mission Creep
An excerpt from The Nonprofit Crisis on why nonprofits should resist the lure to extend their reach
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Sectors - Articles
Business Won’t Save Nature (Until Governments Change the Rules of the Game)
If private finance is to shoulder the burden for nature conservation, government has to create the necessary incentive structure.
Global Health Philanthropy in the Post-Aid Era
Philanthropic capital can't fill the vacuum left by the collapse of international aid, but funders nevertheless need to move from caution to courage and accelerate their pace of giving.
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Breaking the Algorithmic Contract
An excerpt from You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem on the internet’s social contract
Blinded by Cause
Sometimes the cause itself becomes a blind spot. Nonprofit leaders must build out the systems that carry their purpose. Otherwise, they’ll sabotage their impact.
ACLU v. Trump
The American Civil Liberties Union is leading the fight in the United States against the Trump administration's executive overreach. We asked them for a status update.
Local Community Education, Everywhere
With global education funding under severe strain, volunteer-based approaches to community-led education offer a cost-effective and sustainable model for progress.
Advancing Economic Justice in Reactionary Times
A conversation with leading funders on effective responses to crisis, getting unstuck, and whether philanthropy is doing enough.
Crisis Decision-Making: What’s the Worst That Could Happen?
Making effective decisions under pressure isn't about listing the pros and cons, but about working with how the brain works to weigh what really matters.
The Impact Collaborative
A new nonprofit alliance model shows how previously siloed organizations can collaborate to scale services while retaining autonomy.