Dramatic advances in the scale and sophistication of strategic philanthropy have not improved societal conditions at a national level. We propose empowerment philanthropy as a new approach to fostering political and economic self-determination by supporting people in finding their own solutions and ensuring an effective multiracial democracy.
A decade of applying the collective impact approach to address social problems has taught us that equity is central to the work.
Rebecca Henderson’s Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire outlines five ways we can reform capitalism to overcome climate change, inequality, and the collapse of democracy. A book review in the Summer 2020 issue.
In Winners Take All, writer Anand Giridharadas calls out the hypocrisies of philanthropists.
Ben Emmens provides a primer on collaboration between different organizations and sectors.
The five conditions of collective impact, implemented without attention to equity, are not enough to create lasting change.
Foundations need to adopt a more emergent approach to strategic philanthropy.
Seventeen corporate and global education leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum 2014 in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss how they are rethinking the role of business in global education.
Collective impact is upending conventional wisdom on how we achieve social progress.
This follow-up on the popular "Collective Impact" article provides updated, in-depth guidance.
Executives from 10 major corporations discuss the innovative ways that they are putting societal issues at the core of their companies’ strategy and operations.
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
Despite spending vast amounts of money and helping to create the world’s largest nonprofit sector, philanthropists have fallen far short of solving America’s most pressing problems. What the nation needs is “catalytic philanthropy”—a new approach that is already being practiced by some of the most innovative donors.
A growing number of foundations are offering low-interest loans, buying into green business ventures, and investing in other asset classes to advance their missions. To bring about real change, foundations need to make strategic mission investments that complement their grantmaking and leverage market forces.
Key social innovators have succeeded against all odds –– and with little financial muscle.
Sidebar to "Changing the Game:" tips for nonprofits when creating a partnership with a company.
Foundations can move past traditional approaches to create social change through imaginative – and even controversial – leadership.
