Systems Change Isn’t One Thing. Financing Should Reflect That
From experimentation to redesign to optimization, the interconnected processes by which systems are changed require distinct forms of funding.
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Big Bet Bonanza
Turning a one-time score into an impact jackpot.
When It Comes to Understanding Donors, Does Size Matter Most?
Individual vs. institutional donors is a fundamental distinction in philanthropy and fundraising. But what if the line is not as clear-cut as we assume?
Putting Homeownership Preservation on Philanthropy’s Agenda
Three ways funders can have impact on a problem that is critical to closing the racial wealth gap.
Philanthropy Needs More Disconfirmation Bias
Without mechanisms for incorporating disconfirming evidence, grantmakers miss the opportunity for greater impact.
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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.