Foundations
Wielding Philanthropic Leadership With, Not For
Being a courageous and ethical leader in philanthropy means learning to listen, and sharing our power by encouraging, empowering, and enabling others.
Tag: Ford Foundation
Impact Investing
Measuring the Hard-to-Measure
A new methodology for assessing mission-related investment strategies.
Podcast
Philanthropy & Funding
Debating the Role of Philanthropy in Democracy
Rob Reich moderates a discussion with Reed Hastings and Darren Walker on the tension between individual or institutional philanthropy and democratic societies.
Philanthropy & Funding
Time to Reboot Grantmaking
Social sector organizations need a “healthy diet” of funding to achieve maximum impact, a concept neatly captured by the Grantmaking Pyramid now used by the Ford Foundation.
Impact Investing
Unleashing the Power of Endowments: The Next Great Challenge for Philanthropy
Ford Foundation commits $1 billion to MRIs.
Foundations
If Foundations Want to Tackle Inequality, Labor Must Be a Partner
Philanthropists are waking up to inequality as an important issue in America, but if efforts to address it are to succeed, they must work more closely with unions.
Impact Investing
Constancy and Thoughtful Realignment: The Next Era of Social Investing
The changing US political playground requires that foundations both focus on what works and actively explore what might work in uncertain times ahead.
Foundations
The Theory of the Foundation
Mapping out a foundation's theory for itself as an institution can help the organization clarify how it makes choices, allocates resources, and achieves impact.
Human Rights
Land Rights: From Awareness to Action
The new emphasis on land rights in the global development agenda is a positive step, but could be meaningless without significant shifts in support.
Foundations
Express Yourself
The independence of foundations gives them the unique ability to communicate uncomfortable truths to entrenched power. When it comes to strategic communications, however, there are three things of which every foundation could do more.