Board Governance
Transforming the Donor-Grantee Relationship
Effective giving requires strong personal relationships and networks.
Tag: Grantmaking
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.
Social Entrepreneurship
Prizes and Challenges Matter for Development
Prizes allow institutions to develop revolutionary new solutions, are less risky than traditional grants, and can create communities of practice.
Philanthropy
Giving That Gets Results: An Introduction
A look at adaptive philanthropy, and the forthcoming series of blogs, videos, and webinars that explore new and important approaches to philanthropy.
Philanthropy
Overhead Costs: The Obsession Must Stop
We can’t separate nonprofit programs from the people who develop and deliver them.
Nonprofit Management
Design Thinking for Evaluation and Learning
Three ways design thinking can maximize the relevance and impact of evaluation and organizational learning efforts.
Social Entrepreneurship
Why Open Contests Work
A look at how competitions like those at the Knight Foundation serve the social entrepreneur community.
Social Entrepreneurship
Dump the Stupid Prizes, Multiply the Rest
Why we need more social enterprise competitions.
Social Entrepreneurship
By Youth, for Youth
Through the Global Changemakers program, people under the age of 25 are developing solutions to problems that directly affect them.