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Risk, Trust, and Impact: Connecting the Dots
To promote innovation, support risk. To promote risk, first build trust.
Tag: Grantmaking
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Q&A with James P. Joseph & Tomer Inbar
How to understand and manage the legal risks associated with a foundation’s programmatic work.
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Using Scenario Planning to Surface Invisible Risks
How to prepare your organization for the unexpected.
Education
The Recipe for Youth Success
Too often both funders and practitioners fail to focus on the active ingredient in youth development: relationships.
Philanthropy & Funding
3 Things Philanthropists Can Do During Times of Political Change
As philanthropists seek to drive philanthropic impact in the Trump era, they must reassess their strategies and approaches, and consider new opportunities while remaining true to their beliefs.
Philanthropy & Funding
Ten Ways to Make a Big Bet on Social Change
The world is rich in problems but poor in clear methods to address them. This article offers ten underutilized ways to place a big bet on social change.
Business
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, and a $1 Trillion Moonshot
The promise of investing big in underserved entrepreneurs in America.
Philanthropy & Funding
Bold Bets for Social Change
To lower the risk of big philanthropic bets, funders should start with smaller, bolder ones.
Human Rights
Protecting the Heart of Environmental Civil Society
Three strategies for ensuring the safety and security of people defending their environment and human rights around the world.
Impact Investing
Unleashing the Power of Endowments: The Next Great Challenge for Philanthropy
Ford Foundation commits $1 billion to MRIs.