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The Rise of Trust-Based Philanthropy
Funders are embracing a more equitable way of working with nonprofits by prioritizing collaboration and trust.
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Racial Justice Requires Trust
A commitment to racial justice means transforming conventional practices and embracing trust-based philanthropy.
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Reimagining Funder Accountability
Funders often mistake accountability for compliance. Instead, accountability must be rooted in mutuality, relationships, and power analysis.
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A Framework for Corporate Social Good
Instead of mirroring corporate practices, trust-based philanthropy listens to what communities want and need.
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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.