Foundations
Open Society Under Threat
After more than three decades of promoting liberal democracy, Open Society Foundations sees itself on the defensive. Can a strategic restructuring and new leadership turn the tide?
Tag: Grantmaking
Foundations
Rating Foundations Without Their Permission
We created the Foundation Practice Rating to encourage UK foundations to improve their practices.
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Philanthropy & Funding
Disciplining Generosity
An excerpt from Advising Philanthropists on how advisors support better philanthropy
Philanthropy & Funding
Better Climate Funding Means Centering Local and Indigenous Communities
More collaborative approaches are needed to translate pledges into action.
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What’s Love Got to Do With It? Returning Philanthropy to Its Root
To solve the challenges of today, the sector must re-embrace an ethos of leading with love.
Measurement & Evaluation
Prioritizing Impact Measurement in the Funding of Social Innovation
Impact investors and grant makers can learn from each other.
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A New Playbook for Racial Equity—Inside and Out
Racial equity can’t be thought of solely as a funding priority; it must be a critical component of philanthropy’s own way of being.
Philanthropy & Funding
4 Ways Funders Can Build Authentic Partnerships With Trans and Nonbinary Communities
Trans movements are already building a future where all people can thrive. Funders can exponentially grow their impact, starting by following the lead of trans advocates of color.
Philanthropy & Funding
What Large, Unrestricted Gifts Do for Nonprofit Leaders
A study of MacKenzie Scott’s early giving reveals how transformational generous general operating support can be.
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Housing and Health: Creating Solutions With Communities
The Kresge Foundation wanted to learn with grantees about work at the intersection of housing and health equity. Their takeaway: Fund community-driven solutions and community power.