Philanthropy & Funding
When Are Big Bets the Right Bet?
When should funders commit to making multi-million dollar grants, and when should they take a more gradual, steady approach?
When should funders commit to making multi-million dollar grants, and when should they take a more gradual, steady approach?
Too often both funders and practitioners fail to focus on the active ingredient in youth development: relationships.
As philanthropists seek to drive philanthropic impact in the Trump era, they must reassess their strategies and approaches, and consider new opportunities while remaining true to their beliefs.
The world is rich in problems but poor in clear methods to address them. This article offers ten underutilized ways to place a big bet on social change.
Foundation leaders know the social sector needs more and better collaboration for impact, but four barriers often get in the way.
To lower the risk of big philanthropic bets, funders should start with smaller, bolder ones.
Three strategies for ensuring the safety and security of people defending their environment and human rights around the world.
Ford Foundation commits $1 billion to MRIs.
Four strategies for scale from a local mattress recycling effort that is going beyond waste reduction and expanding across the United States.
The right support can put the nation’s most vulnerable students on track to graduate high school prepared for postsecondary school, but efforts to secure evidence of what works are currently too burdensome.