Philanthropy & Funding
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Be a real advocate for those we’re trying to serve. Be accountable for impact.
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10 Nonprofit Funding Models
Five truths for how donors committed to equity can continue to push forward.
Philanthropy & Funding
8 Myths of US Philanthropy
The Giving List Women believes that investing in women and girls helps everyone thrive.
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Scale Really Matters
The problems are big, the time is short, and the resources are limited.
When Compliance Aims to Silence
A look at the motivations behind and impact of a new law limiting nonprofit fundraising in Ecuador, and how civil society organizations are coming together to reclaim their agency.
After the Big Bet
Four funding pathways doers are pursuing to sustain resources and impact following the big bet.
Funding the Invisible
How nonprofits in countries with conflict and closing civil spaces are doubly penalized in the funding world, and 10 ways funders can better serve them.
The Pay-It-Forward Threshold
What does it take for a nonprofit to grow without external support?
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Ten Nonprofit Funding Models
With an understanding of these 10 funding models, nonprofit leaders can use the for-profit world's valuable practice of engaging in succinct and clear conversations about long-term financial strategy.
Centering Equity in Collective Impact
A decade of applying the collective impact approach to address social problems has taught us that equity is central to the work.
Measuring Social Value
Too many people believe social value is objective, fixed, and stable, when in fact it is subjective, malleable, and variable.
Protest Movements Could Be More Effective Than the Best Charities
To do as much good as possible with limited resources, funders should look to woefully underfunded protest movements.
Overcoming the Racial Bias in Philanthropic Funding
Racial bias creeps into all parts of the philanthropic and grantmaking process. The result is that nonprofits led by people of color receive less money than those led by whites, and philanthropy ends up reinforcing the very social ills it says it is trying to overcome.