sponsored
The T-Rex and the Snowshoe Hare: What’s Next for Philanthropy in the 2020s
What an often-misunderstood part of Darwin’s theory of evolution can tell us about where philanthropy might be headed.
Solutions
Latest
Excerpt
Tackling Moral Self-Licensing
An excerpt from Giving Now on applying a human rights framework to philanthropy
Nonprofit Finances Now
A look at nonprofit finances in the United States—how they’ve changed, where they stand now, and what the field needs to consider in the coming years.
sponsored
Leveraging the Collective Power of Philanthropy
When funders collaborate, they can more effectively address the intersectional social and economic issues that affect housing stability and create a solid foundation for people’s health, wealth, and education.
Keeping the Social Impact Going When a Pilot Project Ends
A new type of pay-for-success collaboration model in Singapore addresses the perennial issue of an exit strategy after philanthropic pilots.
Most Popular
Drowning in Data
Funders are calling for more program evaluation, but nonprofits are often collecting dubious data, at great cost to themselves and ultimately to the people they serve.
Collective Impact
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
Plotting Impact Beyond Simple Metrics
For NGOs, impact comes in different forms and to track the cycles of social change work, we must think across the tangibility and the speed of emergence of change.
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.
The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards
Professionalism has become coded language for white favoritism in workplace practices that more often than not leave behind people of color. This is the fourth of 10 articles in a special series about diversity, equity, and inclusion.