Education
When Funding Moves Away From Universities
Foundations are shifting their higher-education funding to outside organizations that promote initiatives they favor.
Tag: Grantmaking
Review
Philanthropy & Funding
Strategic Philanthropy Reconsidered
The authors of Money Well Spent reconsider their original arguments a second time around.
IMPACT INDIA
New Frontiers in Indian Corporate Social Responsibility
The timing is opportune for CSR to catalyze impact in India’s development sector.
Philanthropy & Funding
The Rise of Philanthropy LLCs
The for-profit LLC is poised to become the preferred vehicle for the nation’s elite philanthropists. Will the public gain from added investment in social good, or lose from ceding even more power to the wealthy?
Collaboration
(Re)thinking Funder Networks and Collaboratives
The 2016 US presidential election is reminding philanthropy of its value.
Civic Engagement
Digital Natives Collect Community Needs
Humanitas AI has created a smartphone app to enable young people to coordinate social projects.
Nonprofits & NGOs
The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2017
Highlights from the magazine and website.
Podcast
Philanthropy & Funding
Shifting Philanthropy to a Justice-Minded Approach
Brian Barnes and Dorian Burton, co-founders of TandemEd, discuss why philanthropy needs a new framework that grounds giving in “justice” rather than “charity.”
Impact Investing
The Promise of Private Sector Grants in an Impact Investing World
Private sector development grants can help reach people in communities where many investors won’t go.
Environment
The Investment Gap that Threatens the Planet
To prevent drastic climate change, philanthropists must invest more in nascent solutions ignored by traditional capital markets.