Individual Giving

Don’t Just Aggregate Funds, Unleash Them!

By Alison Powell & Soumya Korde 6

Raising money is just part of the social change equation—an interview with Helen LaKelly Hunt and Emily Nielsen Jones of Women Moving Millions.

Foundations

On Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and Measuring Impact

By Emmett D. Carson

Don’t let evaluation distort your mission.

Measuring Social Impact

Impact, Not Overhead, Is What Counts

By Christina Triantaphyllis & Matthew Forti 1

A look at barriers global NGOs face in reporting the right measures of effectiveness—and how funders and grantees can begin to overcome them.

Corporate Philanthropy

Google Giving: Calibrating Moon Shots

By Jacquelline Fuller 2

When we back only proven and incremental ideas, we miss out on the opportunity to test new ones that could potentially change millions of lives.

Philanthropy

Networking to Improve

By Alison Powell & Alex Goldmark

A look at how the Legacy Fund inspires philanthropic learning.

Philanthropy

Tackling Overhead Together

By Valerie Lies 2

Grantmakers and nonprofits must come to a mutual understanding of the true costs of change.

Philanthropy

The Promise of Effective Altruism

By Paul Brest 5

The effective altruism movement has the potential to create an aspirational anchor, which may change giving practices over time.

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Philanthropy

Reinventing Philanthropy: A Framework for More Effective Giving

By Eric Friedman 3

Reinventing Philanthropy presents a new look at individual giving, focusing on maximizing actual impact rather than donor gratification.

Board Governance

Transforming the Donor-Grantee Relationship

By Liz London & Alex Goldmark 4

Effective giving requires strong personal relationships and networks.

Nonprofits

Is Your Nonprofit the Next NFL?

By Jeff Raderstrong

A new petition attacking the NFL could have far-reaching implications for the nonprofit sector.