Philanthropy
Everything Important Is Controversial
Why do we so rarely hear grantmakers or nonprofits arguing publicly about the best ways to achieve impact?
Tag: Donors
Philanthropy
Designing New Foundations
How the grantmaking entity of the 21st century might be built.
Individual Giving
The U-Shaped Giving Profile Explained
Most Americans give roughly the same percentage of their incomes.
Philanthropy
Portfolio Philanthropy
To ensure that baby boomers' wealth does not fall short of its philanthropic potential, Randall Ottinger suggests applying portfolio theory to make wiser social investments.
Philanthropy
Form Should Follow Function
Helping donors choose the options that meet their values regarding change, costs, tax, and family benefits is as important to the philanthropic markets as is providing good advice about nonprofits to support.
Philanthropy
If We Don’t Give Donors Power, They Can Take It
Earn the right to have relationships with your donors.
Nonprofits
It Walks and Quacks Like a Duck—But What Is It Really?
Questions to ask yourself if you're launching a giving program.
Philanthropy
15 Minutes with Emmett Carson
SSIR Managing Editor Eric Nee met with Emmett Carson to discuss his bold plans for the newly merged Silicon Valley Community Foundation, which is now the fourth largest community foundation in the country.
Podcast
Foundations
Katherine Fulton - Finding Philanthropy’s New Sweet Spots
How can philanthropy have a greater impact on social problems? In this audio lecture, Katherine Fulton, Monitor Institute president, envisions a new era in which philanthropy will reclaim the American dream for communities that have been left behind. In a talk sponsored by the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Fulton reviews how philanthropy has changed over the last 10 years, and how the public and private sectors can work together to create social change.