Grantmaking

Foundation Source Access, the new eHarmony for family foundations, gives smaller donors access to a wide variety of innovative funding opportunities.

Nonprofits

The Elusive Craft of Evaluating Advocacy

By Steven Teles & Mark Schmitt 5

There are unconventional methods one can use to evaluate advocacy organizations and make strategic investments in that arena.

Philanthropy

What to Do About the Problems Philanthropy Creates and Perpetuates

By Carol Sanford 2

The ability to act responsibly arises from understanding how beneficial effects are created.

Foundations

Letting Go

By Kristi Kimball & Malka Kopell 4

Two insiders explore why foundations micromanage how social problems are solved and explore what grant makers can do to foster high impact strategies.

Government

Social Innovation Fund Moves Swiftly Forward Despite Funding Threat

By Regina Ridley

Takeaways from an interview with SIF Director Paul Carttar after his keynote panel discussion at the 2011 Social Enterprise Conference this past weekend.

Intermediaries

Philanthropedia Launches Expertise on Demand

By Sean Stannard-Stockton 2

Philanthropedia offered low-cost, high-quality information and a way for grantmakers to share what they know.

Nonprofits

A Toolbox for Change: the Social Capital Markets Conference

By Perla Ni 3

Instead of the profit/nonprofit distinction, individuals should ask themselves: Who is the target beneficiary and what are the best products/services that can be provided?