Investing Evolves
A brief history of investing that advances environmental and social concerns, and why impact investors and sustainable investors should look to what they have in common, not how they differ.
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Lights, Camera, Philanthropy
A close-up on giving and the entertainment industry.
Collaboration and “Diffuse Reciprocity”
A new attitude toward collaboration could help funders achieve greater long-term gains.
The Environmental Movement’s Unfunded Army
Why fostering diversity among senior leadership at environmental organizations is important to the success of the environmental movement.
Foundation Learning: The Case for Productive Anxiety
A greater sense of urgency can help foundations better use their strategy and evaluation data to learn, unlearn, and improve.
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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.