Philanthropy & Funding
The Motivations Behind Giving
Charitable appeals that address a wealthy person’s agency are more effective.
Tag: Donors
Arts & Culture
The Mortality of Arts Nonprofits
The funding ecosystem has a greater role to play in the survival of nonprofits than their internal structure.
Advocacy
How Political Donors Band Together
The ultrarich are teaming up to make politics more partisan.
Education
Let’s Create Charter Schools that Strengthen School Districts
Six ways funders can help support quality education for all students and improve communities in the process.
Measurement & Evaluation
Harnessing the Power of Evidence
Better use of evidence and developments in evaluation practice can shift the power dynamic between funders, service-delivering organizations, and service users.
Collaboration
Collaborating after the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Following the largest single act of social media fundraising, the ALS Association was faced with a “good crisis”—and a big challenge.
Collaboration
Creative vs. Transactional Collaboration
Lessons from experiments in nonprofit innovation at 92Y.
Video
Philanthropy & Funding
When Are Big Bets the Right Bet?
When should funders commit to making multi-million dollar grants, and when should they take a more gradual, steady approach?
Education
Want a Better, Safer World? Build a Finance Facility for Education
History proves that big financing ideas can triumph over seemingly insurmountable global challenges.
Review
Philanthropy & Funding
Give and Take
Callahan does an excellent job showing the many ways that major donors' charitable giving overlaps with their political aims, but he could say more about the broader context in which they operate.