Philanthropy & Funding
Investing in Our Future
Philanthropists and other impact investors play a critical role in funding risky, early-stage startups developing science-based solutions to climate change.
Tag: Grants
Environment
The Investment Gap that Threatens the Planet
To prevent drastic climate change, philanthropists must invest more in nascent solutions ignored by traditional capital markets.
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A New Model for CSR
How Canada’s largest bank is reimagining the role of corporations in society.
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Building a Canadian Social Finance Fund
Government and its partners can achieve transformative change by taking a big leap.
Foundations
Streamlining a Foundation Initiative’s Grant Practices
How the Hewlett Foundation’s Madison Initiative has redesigned its grantmaking process to make life easier for both its staff and its grantees.
Impact Investing
The Case for Impact Investing by Small and Mid-Size Family Foundations
There is opportunity for private family foundations of all sizes, including small and mid-size foundations, to bring impact investing—particularly through program-related investments—more fully into their portfolios.
Education
Using Data to Accelerate the Impact of Early-stage Investments
Why having enough money and data is the difference between success and failure for early-stage organizations.
Civic Engagement
Breaking Barriers, Shifting Narratives, and Expanding Opportunity
By designing programs and policies to overcome longstanding systemic barriers in communities, we can expand opportunities for equity.
Philanthropy & Funding
Shared Gifting: Shifting Funding Power to Nonprofits
When nonprofits dole out grant money to peers, the result is a transformative experience that fosters innovation, collaboration, and learning.
Education
Let’s Create Charter Schools that Strengthen School Districts
Six ways funders can help support quality education for all students and improve communities in the process.