Foundations
Does Philanthropy Threaten Democracy?
We should be more concerned about foundations’ outsized role in education policy.
Review
Tag: United States
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Design Thinking
Designers’ Evolving Roles in Government
How can the public sector create a culture that's friendly to human-centered design?
Collaboration
The Ripple Effect of Foundation Culture
Foundations’ internal practices and culture ripple out to grantees in meaningful ways, and it directly accelerates or impedes grantees’ effectiveness.
Collaboration
Walking a Different Kind of Grantmaker Walk
By actively moving into the roles of advocate and partner for grantees, grantmakers can cultivate trusting, transparent relationships that ultimately translate into social impact.
Food
How Agribusiness Can Avoid the Mistakes of Clean Tech
Promising practices for corporates, investors, and entrepreneurs to drive long-term innovation and avoid an investment bust.
Social Enterprise
One Thing US Presidential Candidates Can Agree On: Social Enterprise Works
Why investing in social enterprise can not only help the next US President leave a social innovation legacy, but also make a transformative impact on the lives of the Americans who need it most.
Organizational Development
Building Inclusion from the Inside-Out: A Brief Case Study
The philanthropic sector believes diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to any social mission, but how can organizations ensure that their own people and processes reflect those values?
Health
The Community Cure for Health Care
Large health care systems are beginning to invest core operating dollars in connecting their patients to community resources, in service of the ultimate solution to better costs and outcomes: keeping patients healthy.
Advocacy
Advocating an End to the Death Penalty
The Atlantic Philanthropies and its network of partners are using advocacy and communications to end capital punishment in the United States once and for all.
Education
A Compass for Change in High School Curricula
It is time to connect our classrooms with the world.