Accompanying Governments to Scale
How philanthropy can walk alongside national governments to scale development solutions that deliver over time
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The New Gilded Age Needs Civic Leaders, Not Just Philanthropists
What a new generation of entrepreneurial donors should learn from legacy institutions and leaders.
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Renewing Public Education’s Purpose
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Stuart Foundation are pleased to co-sponsor this series of diverse essays on the purpose of public education. The authors write from different vantage points, but each takes seriously a core question: In a time of widespread change, what is public education for, and how can it evolve to meet its promise?
Nonprofits Need Enterprise Capital to Succeed
Many nonprofits face a mismatch of their budget and their balance sheet. Funders can help build stronger financial foundations.
Due Diligence as a Catalyst for Growth
Why philanthropy should think of due diligence not as a vetting exercise, but as an opportunity to build deeper partnerships that lead to more sustainable impact.
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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.
Measuring Social Value
Too many people believe social value is objective, fixed, and stable, when in fact it is subjective, malleable, and variable.
What Everyone Can Learn From Leaders of Color
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.
Working Wikily
A few nonprofits are using social media to fundamentally change the way they work and increase their social impact.
What the Heck Does ‘Equity’ Mean?
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.