This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How can learning and evaluation help philanthropy address the challenges of our time? The Funder & Evaluator Affinity Network (FEAN) was hatched on a sunny afternoon at a beer garden on downtown…
Wellbeing is about individuals having the skills and opportunity to live a meaningful life. There are countless things that cities do that either contribute or detract from that sense of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At Common Counsel Foundation, we support, advise and manage donor advised funds and family foundations. It’s clear that an individual funder (and a small-staffed one no less!) won’t solve the world’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Considering how interventions1 in animal advocacy complement or detract from the goals of other movements can be useful for building alliances, advancing social causes, and reaching new audiences. There are multiple interventions that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The proverb “Necessity is the mother of invention” has been a part of Western culture for centuries. That’s because it neatly summarizes something that has been proven to be true:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For more than a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a societal challenge: It affects us all, but it affects us differently. Like other societal challenges, such as the climate crisis, economic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We all know that climate change is no longer a crisis. It has become an emergency. A groundbreaking report published earlier this month by the world’s leading authority on climate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While nonprofit and for-profit organizations differ in that nonprofits are mission-driven and for-profits are profit-driven, both seek to provide value to their constituents or customers, so it’s critical to maximize…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How do you move from a board table vision to a broad-based collaboration? After more than 20 years funding individual programs in its mission areas, The David and Lura Lovell Foundation began…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Social Progress Imperative’s 2020 Social Progress Index recently ranked how well countries prioritize environmental and social issues. The SPI represents a full-fledged view of each country’s performance on those issues without…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “In a year bookended by a racial reckoning and a sputtering recovery, social sector leaders are driving a vision of a just economic system that serves everyone. That’s why the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “The partnership will fund impactful programs, projects, and collaborations designed to provide neighborhood-based two-generation supports that advance racial and economic equity, such as early childhood education, quality K-12 schools, and…