Philanthropy & Funding

After the Big Bet

By Matthew Forti & Claire McGuinness

Four funding pathways doers are pursuing to sustain resources and impact following the big bet.

Philanthropy & Funding

In Defense of Big Bets

By Cecilia Conrad

The movement to mobilize big bets in philanthropy is growing. Let’s not dissuade potential donors by framing it as “a new way to fail.”

Philanthropy & Funding

Big Bet Bummer

By Kevin Starr 3

We need big bet philanthropy. We also need it to change.

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Philanthropy & Funding

Disciplining Generosity

By Emma Beeston & Beth Breeze

An excerpt from Advising Philanthropists on how advisors support better philanthropy

Philanthropy & Funding

Riding the Wave of Abundance

By Humberto Camarena

Five tips for navigating the opportunities and risks that come with unexpected funding, from nonprofit leaders who have successfully deployed windfall support.

Philanthropy & Funding

The Importance of Temporal Issues in Philanthropy

By Benjamin Soskis

Previewing one of the great debates of the coming decade.

Philanthropy & Funding

What Large, Unrestricted Gifts Do for Nonprofit Leaders

By Phil Buchanan & Ellie Buteau 1

A study of MacKenzie Scott’s early giving reveals how transformational generous general operating support can be.