Lights, Camera, Philanthropy
A close-up on giving and the entertainment industry.
Big Picture Commentary and analysis on social innovation ideas and approaches
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Empowering Movements for Global Education Reform
Our experience challenges notions that quality scaling requires top-down, centralized approaches.
Seizing the Moment on Early Childhood Care and Education
Three ways to improve early childhood systems and improve equity.
Transformative Scale Means “Crowding In”
We must develop and scale programs and ideas that harness the power of social movements.
Collaboration and “Diffuse Reciprocity”
A new attitude toward collaboration could help funders achieve greater long-term gains.
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What Is Community Anyway?
Our understanding of community can help funders and evaluators identify, understand, and strengthen the communities they work with.
Integrating Intentional Influence into Your Strategy
Five practical considerations for organizations that want to use intentional influence to achieve a bold social goal.
The Elitist Philanthropy of So-Called Effective Altruism
The superficially enticing “logic” of effective altruism ultimately leads to a moralistic, hyper-rationalistic, top-down approach to philanthropy that can kill the very altruistic spirit it claims to foster.
The Trouble With Impact Investing: P1
There’s only one bottom line. It ought to be impact.
No art? No social change. No innovation economy.
America must invest in art and imaginative capacity.