Professional Altruism Is Harder than It Looks
Foundation program officers—a case for empathy.
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Fairness, Justice, and the Social Sector
A new report suggests that no matter how narrow a foundation’s (or by extension, a nonprofit’s) mission, it should creatively serve a broad base of beneficiaries and not exclude the poor or minorities.
Foundations Can Step Up as Shareholders
Foundations should become more informed and active shareholders in the companies in which they invest their endowment funds.
Carrot and Stick Philanthropy
Funders engaging in "carrot and stick" philanthropy only escalate the problems faced by struggling nonprofits.
Advocacy Funding Pays Off Big
Foundations can generate big impact by investing their charitable dollars in advocacy, community organizing, and civic engagement.
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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.