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Excerpt

Civic Power

By K. Sabeel Rahman & Hollie Russon Gilman

An excerpt from a new book on rebuilding American democracy in an era of crisis.

On Becoming a Better Tech Funder

Tech philanthropy is booming, but it doesn’t think nearly enough about the needs of the organizations it hopes to help. Here’s a roundup of best practices and resources that can help tech firms move fast and fix how they fund nonprofits.

Health

The Crisis of Youth Mental Health

By Eliot Brenner 1

Children and adolescents confront a mental health treatment gap in which many who need help do not get it. Philanthropy can help fill this gap by investing in new models of delivering care.

Foundations

How Grantmakers Can Use Power Mindfully to Advance Equity

By Lisa Ranghelli

While there are many potential barriers to utilizing power ethically and responsibly, funders can—and must—overcome them to truly advance equity and justice.

Foundations

Protest Movements Need the Funding They Deserve

By Paul Engler

Mass protest mobilizations play a critical role in creating the necessary conditions for cultural and political change. When grantmakers and major donors fail to appreciate how they work, they are missing a huge opportunity.

Philanthropy & Funding

Money as Medicine

By Edgar Villanueva 1

A prescription for healing the dysfunctional colonial dynamics at play in philanthropy and finance.

Nonprofits & NGOs

How Funders Can Support Nonprofits Now

By Heather McLeod Grant, Adene Sacks, & Kate Wilkinson

Notes on building capacity during a time of disruption.

Social Enterprise

From Direct Action to Advisory Services: A Pathway to Scale for Social Entrepreneurs

By Sarah Miers & Zach Slobig 7

By taking on an advising role, an organization can scale a core innovation with less demand on its resources than would be required through direct action alone.