A Different Spin on a Market-Based Approach
Even foundations that don’t have an impact investment program can catalyze market-based social innovations by getting creative with how they structure their grants.
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New Regulations Boost Social Impact Investing
Two federal agencies have removed barriers that have discouraged foundations and pension funds from seeking out impact investments.
Looking Beyond Impact Investing to Support Climate Solutions
A four-point framework for funders to advance a low-carbon future using their entire endowment.
Corporate Philanthropy for Real-World Health Interventions
Corporate philanthropy can play a powerful role in addressing pervasive public health problems—a look at three effective practices from the Merck Childhood Asthma Network.
Fostering Systems Change
Five simple rules for foundations seeking to create lasting social change.
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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.