This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The clock may be winding down on 2022, but the impact of the growing collective giving movement will continue to shift how we create good in this world for many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A good philanthropic adviser can serve as your strategic grantmaking counsel. They can work with your foundation to craft short- and long-term grantmaking strategies that consider your past giving, values,…
Why has it taken a global pandemic to open up new ways of engaging parents in their children’s education? This is a question that we recently debated in the Center…
A coalition of seven funders has announced a three-year, $1.5 million commitment in support of an initiative designed to complement public education systems in Central America as they rebound from…
We are living immersed in interconnected challenges of planetary scale, with climate change most deeply and devastatingly interlinked. We see complexity play out live, cascading into society and onto our…
The past decade has seen a steady uptick in the number of funder collaboratives along with a surge in the volume of funds flowing through them, now over $2 billion annually. There…
More than 7 million Venezuelans have left their home country since 2018 to escape a confluence of challenges, including hyperinflation, food and medicine shortages, persecution, and the COVID-19 pandemic. For…
There is an ongoing reckoning for top-down philanthropy. Yet, giving season guides and “charity navigator” recommendations still embrace problematic “gold standard” giving formulas to make recommendations. These formulas lack a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Housing cost burdens are unequally distributed by race, with Black and Latino households two to three times more likely to pay outsized shares of their income toward housing. Significant racial…
One of the most exciting things about food and ag right now is the potential for change. The industry’s environmental problems — waste, greenhouse gases, biodiversity loss — are real.…
In a world of increasing uncertainty collaboration is more and more essential. Exploring the theme presents opportunity to understand both the potential and challenges for effective collaboration on philanthropy initiatives.…
Collaboration happens every day. From playgrounds and classrooms to workplaces and boardrooms, collaboration enables people to achieve shared goals. But collaboration alone won’t transform the systems that are failing youth…