Philanthropy & Funding
The Vertical Integration of Philanthropy
Why social impact organizations are acquiring mission-aligned nonprofits.
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Philanthropy & Funding
Donor Intent Is Critical to Strategic Philanthropy
Far from constraining foundations, donor intent protects them from short-term thinking and liberates their creativity.
Foundations
How to Make Society’s Risk Capital Riskier
Philanthropy must hire outside the box, write the first check, and take unsolicited applications.
Foundations
The Rise of the Corporate Social Investor
The strategic alignment between business and corporate foundations, impact funds, and accelerators shows enormous potential for achieving social impact. But they can align in different ways, each with its strengths and weaknesses. A feature story in the Summer 2020 issue.
Measurement & Evaluation
Smart Decision-Making
The social sector is drowning in evidence-based research but more often than not fails to use it effectively. Bridging the divide requires a more holistic approach to decision-making. A feature story from the Spring 2020 issue.
Impact Investing
The War of Ideas
In a new paper, organizational management scholars Lisa Hehenberger, Johanna Mair, and Ashley Metz take a critical look at the burgeoning sector of impact investing by drawing on 12 years of data from Europe. A Research article from the Spring 2020 issue.
Podcast
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How Venture Philanthropy Works and Its Role in Effective Charity
SSIR's publisher Michael Voss speaks with Jim Bildner of Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation and Julia Reed of Schwab Charitable about the history, implications, and potential of viewing charity through an investment lens. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of Schwab Charitable.
Impact Investing
The Paradox of Socially Responsible Investing
Funds that invest in social goals inevitably confront tensions with the goal of making money.
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Introduction to Unleashing Philanthropy’s Big Bets for Social Change
This supplement brings together the latest thinking about how big-bet philanthropy is changing the ways that the nonprofit sector is working to address major social problems.
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Becoming Big Bettable
Social change leaders can create more investment opportunities that can transform the world by following these guidelines.