Funders Fundraising: A New Philanthropic Trend
More and more funders are adding a feature to their strategy: explicitly soliciting funding from their peers to amplify their own work.
More and more funders are adding a feature to their strategy: explicitly soliciting funding from their peers to amplify their own work.
Dramatic advances in the scale and sophistication of strategic philanthropy have not improved societal conditions at a national level. We propose empowerment philanthropy as a new approach to fostering political and economic self-determination by supporting people in finding their own solutions and ensuring an effective multiracial democracy.
A small foundation that eschews perpetuity in favor of maximizing social impact can continue to sustain and scale long after its doors close. | Open access to this article is made possible by the Linked Foundation.
To play their part in building a multiracial democracy for all, many nonprofits will need to embrace their own transformation.
The future is having a moment. Philanthropic and nonprofit organizations can use the foresight tools long championed by private industry to build more desirable futures for their communities.
Our understanding of community can help funders and evaluators identify, understand, and strengthen the communities they work with.
Too many people believe social value is objective, fixed, and stable, when in fact it is subjective, malleable, and variable.
These leaders’ assets go beyond experiences of oppression or marginalization to include the connection, meaning, and joy they can draw on from their respective cultures and communities.
A few nonprofits are using social media to fundamentally change the way they work and increase their social impact.
A clear definition of equity would seem paramount to galvanizing philanthropy into action around this increasingly used term—but the field is only beginning to explore what it really means.