Foundations
Philanthropy: The New Risk Capital?
Novel, targeted investment strategies are giving donors a powerful chance to spend wisely—by fueling the innovation economy.
Tag: Donors
Sectors
Rethinking Spending Rates
Endowment spending rates are at the heart of every foundation and should hold deep connections to mission alignment, values, and governance.
Practical Advice
Why Fundraising in Rounds Works
Setting specific periods for reaching out to donors can help nonprofits stay focused on their goals and balance fundraising efforts with the work of the organization.
Collaboration
Can Individual and Institutional Donors Be Friends?
These groups' perspectives are closer than most think—and it’s good news for philanthropy.
Philanthropy & Funding
Working in the Dark
The nonprofit funding process lacks transparency and fosters insecurity—and only funders can fix it.
Philanthropy & Funding
Building a Bigger Tent for Effective Philanthropy
By embracing a more-inclusive outreach approach, effective philanthropy advocates can attract more funders.
Philanthropy
Who’s Afraid of DAFs?
Critics of donor-advised funds miss the real story of why they have grown so fast, argues a longtime community foundation leader.
Fundraising
From Projects to People: Addressing a Donor Funding Imbalance
Donors are always calling for innovative thinking, so why not show a little inclination to innovate themselves?
Nonprofit Management
When Funders Move On
Donors and nonprofits need to learn more about how to help program participants keep progressing after the support ends.