Philanthropy & Funding
Sunsetting in Style
Foundations can turn the decision to spend down into a long-lasting and impactful legacy.
Foundations can turn the decision to spend down into a long-lasting and impactful legacy.
Nearly two decades after our founding, the Chorus Foundation and our allies take stock on what we have learned about philanthropy, power, and creating a better world.
Spending down is only a tactic. To turn it into something more strategic, we will need to consider a host of questions.
Far from constraining foundations, donor intent protects them from short-term thinking and liberates their creativity.
Nonprofits need a strategy to ensure that public dollars don’t put them in the red.
Limited-life foundations are currently all the rage, but Fleishman’s book reminds us that perpetual, endowed foundations are in many cases preferable.
Even foundations that don’t have an impact investment program can catalyze market-based social innovations by getting creative with how they structure their grants.
Partnerships are often difficult to navigate—but they are essential elements of effective philanthropy.
The Orfalea Fund’s culture of collaboration stemmed from the Orfalea family’s business experience prioritizing human relationships.