Grantmaking

Now, more than ever, grantmakers are asking questions and working to learn with and from their grantees, but the lessons matter only if they inform future action.

Staying the Course in Funding Climate Change Solutions

By Jigar V. Shah 6

Frequent changes in grantmaking strategies can undermine the resilience of nonprofit organizations and their progress on addressing urgent global issues.

Who’s Getting Paid to Advance Grantee Inclusion?

By Chris Cardona 1

It’s time to recognize how inequity shapes funders’ choice of partners.

Grantee Inclusion: What’s It All About?

By Lori Bartczak

Including grantees in decision-making, program-building, and strategy is critical to effective social impact. While the things grantmakers “do” are important, authentic inclusion also requires that they embrace a new mindset.

Advocacy

Advocating an End to the Death Penalty

By Annmarie Benedict & Eric Brown

The Atlantic Philanthropies and its network of partners are using advocacy and communications to end capital punishment in the United States once and for all.

Podcast

Foundations

What Foundations Can Do to Address Inequality

Featuring Darren Walker, Craig Newmark, & Rob Reich

Stanford's Rob Reich moderates a panel with Ford Foundation president Darren Walker and Craig Newmark of Craigslist.

Cities

Building “Silicon Valleys of Impact”

By Kate Goodall & Ryan Ross 2

As US cities race to build out strategies for fostering local innovation and technology, there is a tremendous opportunity for forward-thinking leaders to support social entrepreneurs.