Philanthropy & Funding
The Charitable Deduction and Its Discontents
Due to regulatory complexity, the charitable deduction has become a mirage. Only through careful planning can donors optimize their giving.
Tag: Donors
Nonprofits & NGOs
Donor Retention Requires Transformation
To solve the nonprofit sector's donor retention crisis, we need to look past tactics and superficial reform: We need to transform philanthropy to make philanthropy truly transformative.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Who Will Raise the Money When the Money Raisers Are Gone?
To solve the talent crisis, we must move from transactionalism to transformation.
Philanthropy & Funding
The Case for Ranking Donor-Advised Funds
A single public metric ranking DAF sponsors by the share of assets they deploy would turn the incentive to accumulate wealth into a race to give.
Philanthropy & Funding
Slow Philanthropy
Amid much discussion about the future of philanthropy, one mystery deserves more attention: Why does the giving of so many ultra-wealthy people lag far behind the aspirations they express?
Philanthropy & Funding
Billionaires Can Build by Supporting Dedicated Changemakers
A response to SSIR’s Summer 2026 cover essay.
Excerpt
Philanthropy & Funding
Funding’s Hidden Curricula
An excerpt from The Nonprofit Paradox by Nehal Gandhi
Webinar
Philanthropy & Funding
Rethinking Social Change Through Norm Design
In this program on the emerging new science of norm design, you'll learn to identify the rules holding problems stuck in place and how to redesign your approach and work with—not against—these hidden dynamics.
This program is led by Jeff Leitner, cofounder of UX for Good with over 15 years of experience helping organizations understand their norms.
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Scaling
Accompanying Governments to Scale
How philanthropy can walk alongside national governments to scale development solutions that deliver over time
Philanthropy & Funding
The New Gilded Age Needs Civic Leaders, Not Just Philanthropists
What a new generation of entrepreneurial donors should learn from legacy institutions and leaders.