The Case for Investing in Employee Ownership
Transitioning businesses to employee ownership has the potential to significantly reduce the overall wealth gap as well as the racial equity gap. But it will take capital investment to scale.
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The Vertical Integration of Philanthropy
Why social impact organizations are acquiring mission-aligned nonprofits.
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Trustees Capital
An excerpt from Effective Fundraising: The Trustee's Role and Beyond on the role of nonprofit trustees in development.
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Giving Vehicles to Meet Your Charitable Goals
Donors have a wide range of options for making charitable gifts. Which one is the best approach for meeting your philanthropic goals? SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks with Vonny Carrington, partner with Cerity Partners, and Julia Reed of Schwab Charitable to explore the various approaches available to donors. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of DAFgiving360.
’Tis the Season for Nonprofits to Maximize Online Donations
Behavioral economics research shows how small nudges can make a big difference to end-of-year fundraising results.
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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.