Grantmaking

A look at how a number of Social Innovation Fund subgrantees are successfully developing program strategies for greater growth and impact.

Building relationships with grassroots organizations that advocate for human rights-based development takes time, but without investing in them, philanthropy is likely to stumble. The case of Haiti is instructive.

Practical Advice

Five Lessons for New Philanthropists

By Kimberly Dasher Tripp & Michael Kleinman 10

Before tackling complex social problems, new philanthropists should consider what current philanthropists have learned about how to “hack.”

Big Picture

Using Social Incubation to Drive Local Innovation

By Gabriel Seidman & Teresa Chahine 1

A look at why and how social innovation can catalyze solutions for local problems from within the community, rather than by importing ideas from the outside.

Big Picture

Is Sean Parker the Daenerys Targaryen of Philanthropy?

By Marieke Spence 2

Like Game of Thrones’ “Dany” Targaryen, entrepreneur Sean Parker is intent on replacing what he sees as a broken and oppressive system with something better.

Foundations

Investing in Networks Grows Impact

By Madeleine Taylor

Participation in a network allows foundations to leverage their individual investment by surfacing multiple, ongoing opportunities for collaborative grantmaking.