Foundations
Filling the Gap in Media Funding
Foundations are increasing their media-related grantmaking—but they need to do more.
Tag: Grantmaking
Foundations
On Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and Measuring Impact
Don’t let evaluation distort your mission.
Foundations
Using Metrics to Encourage Innovation
By introducing a learning agenda, funders can encourage innovation, drive philanthropic dollars to the best programs, and become better partners to grantees.
Foundations
Sustainable Corporate Philanthropy
Blackstone’s Amy Stursberg explains how the Blackstone Charitable Foundation has focused on job creation and created a platform for near- and long-term impact.
Corporate Philanthropy
Google Giving: Calibrating Moon Shots
When we back only proven and incremental ideas, we miss out on the opportunity to test new ones that could potentially change millions of lives.
Philanthropy
Tackling Overhead Together
Grantmakers and nonprofits must come to a mutual understanding of the true costs of change.
Board Governance
Transforming the Donor-Grantee Relationship
Effective giving requires strong personal relationships and networks.
Philanthropy
Funding the Unforeseen
By creating mechanisms to efficiently plan for uncertainty, philanthropists can ensure that they maintain forward momentum and keep their impact on track.
Foundations
Changemaker vs. Grantmaker
Three abilities every foundation needs to achieve long-term impact.