Rob Reich moderates a discussion with Reed Hastings and Darren Walker on the tension between individual or institutional philanthropy and democratic societies.
The former USAID administrator, and president of one of the United States’ largest foundations, reflects on the role of philanthropy in times of austerity and the greatest challenges Rockefeller is undertaking both domestically and abroad.
Why global philanthropists can no longer afford to overlook the importance of supporting government capacity in developing countries—and what they can do about it.
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Commercial national charities in the United States are warehousing billions of dollars that should be going to mission-driven nonprofits.
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.
A decade of applying the collective impact approach to address social problems has taught us that equity is central to the work.
Too many people believe social value is objective, fixed, and stable, when in fact it is subjective, malleable, and variable.
To do as much good as possible with limited resources, funders should look to woefully underfunded protest movements.
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.
