Strategic Philanthropy and Its Discontents
Strategic philanthropy is a much-maligned practice that continues to have a great degree of power for today’s philanthropists.
Strategic philanthropy is a much-maligned practice that continues to have a great degree of power for today’s philanthropists.
A wave of noncognitive skill initiatives holds promise for making teachers more effective and students more successful. Includes a new response from Raikes Foundation Co-founders Jeff and Tricia Raikes.
Foundations need to adopt a more emergent approach to strategic philanthropy.
Conservation finance is an undeveloped investment opportunity that offers the potential to conserve vital ecosystems while also providing a financial return.
A longer version of "When Can Impact Investing Create Real Impact?" from the Fall 2013 Up for Debate feature.
As the fashion industry’s environmental footprint attracts increasingly negative attention, circular business models are promoting opportunities to sustain growth by decoupling revenue streams from resource use.
In this Up for Debate series, Ken Pucker, former Timberland COO, explains the industry’s turn to circularity and the barriers to its adoption, then researchers and experts in the sector respond.
A longer version of "When Can Impact Investing Create Real Impact?" from the Fall 2013 Up for Debate feature.
It is possible for impact investors to achieve social impact along with market rate returns, but it's not easy to do.
Foundations need to adopt a more emergent approach to strategic philanthropy.
Grantmakers should provide enough money for nonprofits to pay for all their operations, not just programs and services.