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  • The Gates Foundation’s CEO on Managing a Planned Sunset

    Fast Company Oct 27, 2025

    How Mark Suzman is leading the Gates Foundation through a period of massive spending—and to eventual closure. Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from …

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    Leveraging Modern Giving Technology for a Strategic Approach to Philanthropy

    Alliance Magazine Oct 21, 2025

    The philanthropic sector stands at a critical crossroad.Nonprofit organisations of all sizes are frantic as Washington begins to pull back approximately $250 billion in annual grants, while the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), ……

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    Improving Nonprofit Communications to Advance Human Rights Advocacy

    Alliance Magazine Oct 16, 2025

    When thinking about human rights challenges, communications don’t always come to mind.So it was music to my ears to hear Samantha Power at the Innovations in International Philanthropy Symposium extol the importance of communications ……

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    Shifting From a Scarcity to Abundance Mindset to Embrace Philanthropic Capital

    PEAK Grantmaking Oct 15, 2025

    Every strategic conversation we have with our community could end with an invitation to invest.

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    Why Nonprofits Must Take the Lead on AI Policy

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Oct 15, 2025

    Lowell Weiss makes the case that the social sector must engage with AI and in the debates shaping AI use and protections.

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    The Why and How of Nonprofit Capacity Building

    National Center for Family Philanthropy Oct 15, 2025

    Capacity-building has long been a way for funders to supplement their traditional grants, boost nonprofit effectiveness, and ultimately help nonprofits be more……

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    Racial Equity in Lean Foundations: Identifying Ongoing Gaps and Progress

    Exponent Philanthropy Oct 14, 2025

    Philanthropy thrives when it listens, learns, and evolves to meet the needs of the communities it serves. In recent years, lean funders have increasingly recognized that racial equity is not an optional add-on but central to their mission, regardless of focus area.

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    Charlotte’s Philanthropy Evolves as Nonprofits Navigate Funding Gaps

    The Charlotte Observer Oct 9, 2025

    Philanthropy runs through Charlotte’s veins. For decades, the city’s culture of giving has left its fingerprints on some of the most robust and …

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    The Limits of Randomized Controlled Trials in Nonprofit Impact Measurement

    HistPhil Oct 8, 2025

    Editors’ Note: Nicole P. Marwell and Jennifer E. Mosley discuss their new book, Mismeasuring Impact: How Randomized Controlled Trials Threaten the Nonprofit Sector (Stanford University Press, 2025). Recent scholarship has offered varying interpretations of what the appropriate function of…

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  • Global Funders Pull Back Amidst US Policy Uncertainty

    Devex Oct 8, 2025

    The U.S. Treasury Department joined GEF-9 talks amid the government shutdown, signaling a focus on biodiversity over climate funding.

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    Data Reveals How Federal Cuts Are Reshaping Nonprofit Capacity

    Urban Institute Oct 7, 2025

    The survey can illuminate the impact of policy changes on the nonprofit sector, including disruptions to government funding this year.

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    Funders’ Hesitance Around AI Stems From Issues with Evaluating AI Projects, Report Finds

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Oct 6, 2025

    How should funders evaluate AI projects? An AI nonprofit leader shares advice for funders — including that they don’t need to be AI experts.

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