Investing in “Teacher Town, USA”
A group of local donors has set out to transform the teaching profession in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Investing in Leadership to Accelerate Philanthropic Impact
Why some foundations are making leadership development a core part of their grantmaking strategy.
The Power of Impact Investing: Putting Markets to Work for Profit and Global Good
In The Power of Impact Investing, Rockefeller Foundation's Judith Rodin and Margot Brandenburg explain impact investing and share impact investors' stories.
Making a Graceful Exit
Recommendations for foundations seeking to exit a program area or close down responsibly.
Path to Equality
Supplements to the article “Equal Effort.”
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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.