Philanthropy & Funding
Do They Still Need Our Money?
A wave of big-bet grants has left some funders asking whether recipient organizations still “need” their money. That’s always the wrong question.
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How Funders of Collective Impact Initiatives Can Build Trust
Four ways funders of collective impact efforts can help foster trust to strengthen collaboration and achieve greater impact.
Philanthropy & Funding
Implementation Beyond Headline Victories
Championing initiatives is not enough. Philanthropy must fund their implementation and build power in communities to keep the ball moving.
Environment
Getting Honest About What We’re Willing to Risk for the Planet
Why NGOs and funders need to take bigger leaps toward innovation in environmental conservation, and how a back-of-the-napkin risk assessment tool can help.
Philanthropy & Funding
Understanding the Risks of Nonparticipation in Philanthropy
How philanthropic organizations can better understand the degree to which they include beneficiaries in their decision-making processes, how contextual considerations shape participation, and where problems and opportunities lie.
Foundations
Foundation Payout Policy in Economic Crises
There is no one right answer to the question whether to pay out more during a financial crisis, which depends on balancing the needs of present and future beneficiaries and so varies depending on a funders’ goals and objectives. This is the keystone article for the Up for Debate series on foundations' payouts during big crises. Visit the series page for responses to this essay.
Philanthropy & Funding
Reestablishing Philanthropic Vitality After the Emergency
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing nonprofits to reinvent themselves at lightning speed, and many foundations are supporting them ad-hoc. But when the dust settles, the social sector will need to take strategic steps to restore its philanthropic vitality and contribute to a post-COVID social contract. Part of a series on civil society's response to the pandemic.
Philanthropy & Funding
How Funders Can Help Save an Economic Engine of the Developing World
The COVID-19 crisis is threatening small and growing businesses in low-income nations and the capacity development organizations (CDOs) they depend upon. Helping CDOs overcome three types of financial challenges is critical to responding to the current and coming economic devastation.
Nonprofits & NGOs
From Feel Good to Real Good
We need to equip the next generation with the tools they need to deliver on good intentions.
Nonprofits & NGOs
How Funders Can Support Nonprofits Now
Notes on building capacity during a time of disruption.