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Nonprofits need a strategy to ensure that public dollars don’t put them in the red.

Philanthropy & Funding

The Four Principles of Venture Funding

By Terry Winograd, Jocelyn Goldfein, & Robert Bank 1

Whether someone is investing in a tech startup or a grassroots advocacy organization, the same rules of success apply. Open access to this article is made possible by American Jewish World Service.

The Vital Role of Early-Innovation Funders

By Carol Dahl

At The Lemelson Foundation, we seek to foster inventions that will have social impact and improve lives. But our support for early-stage innovation could not succeed without a trusted network of grantees and partners.

Foundations

How Grantmakers Can Use Power Mindfully to Advance Equity

By Lisa Ranghelli

While there are many potential barriers to utilizing power ethically and responsibly, funders can—and must—overcome them to truly advance equity and justice.

Collaboration

Resetting the Grantor-Grantee Relationship

By Matthew Forti & Dave Peery 2

Simple changes in mindset and behavior can break the cycle of strain and mistrust in grantor-grantee relationships.

Philanthropy & Funding

Grant Funding and the Opioid Crisis

By Dahna Goldstein

A look at how three direct-service organizations in Indiana are weathering an age-old funding challenge.

Impact Investing

A New Local Movement

By Sarah Murray 2

Benefit Chicago demonstrates how place-based impact investing transforms a community by seeing the investment potential in everyone.

Foundations

Funding Feedback

By Katie Smith Milway 3

Fund for Shared Insight is pooling the cash and convictions of 13 philanthropies to build the field of end-user feedback. Can its leaders become role models for the positive change they seek to create? Open access to this article is made possible by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (Fund for Shared Insight).