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An Open-Data Approach to Transform Grantmaking
Proposals for grants can offer a wealth of ideas and information to the nonprofit community, if foundations take the right steps.
Tag: Venture Philanthropy
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The Vital Role of Early-Innovation Funders
At The Lemelson Foundation, we seek to foster inventions that will have social impact and improve lives. But our support for early-stage innovation could not succeed without a trusted network of grantees and partners.
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The Need to Double Down
Big bets can make a big difference, but only if they catalyze interest and follow-up investment in the problems they seek to address.
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Making Better Big Bets
Philanthropy is poised for a grand transformation, but it will require a lot of investment, capacity building, and experimentation to get it right.
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Doing Competitions the Right Way
The legal and logistical challenges to hosting a competition are surmountable, but they require proper planning and due diligence.
Philanthropy & Funding
How Foundations Make an Impact
Research shows that foundations are motivated by impact in their grantmaking.
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Philanthropy & Funding
Strategic Philanthropy Reconsidered
The authors of Money Well Spent reconsider their original arguments a second time around.
Social Enterprise
How to Help a Social Startup Thrive
Five rules of the road from a seed-stage investor in financial technology for the underserved.
Philanthropy & Funding
To Change the System, Look Outside the System
Emerging organizations, even if they’re new and small, can help catalyze change in social services.
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.