A new report suggests that no matter how narrow a foundation’s (or by extension, a nonprofit’s) mission, it should creatively serve a broad base of beneficiaries and not exclude the poor or minorities.
Funders who want to catalyze radical innovation should make long-term grants, invest in people, and offer rich and frequent feedback.
In the midst of a crippling recession, grantmakers and foundations should look to investments that both promise returns and advance their mission.
By paying so much attention to managing their own risks, philanthropists are no longer attending to the marginalized people who risk so much to make change happen.
Funders must take the lead in breaking a vicious cycle that is leaving nonprofits so hungry for decent infrastructure that they can barely function as organizations—let alone serve their beneficiaries.
Why Kiva chose to be a 501(c)(3), what this tax status buys the organization, and how being a nonprofit poses challenges.
Scared foundations now regret hoarding their grants.
Mergers may require their own specific funding. The author recommends various sources for such funding.
Foundations need to work harder to improve the operations and impact of the giving sector.
