Impact Philanthropy

Unrestricted grants produce powerful impacts, but we won’t see more of them until we address the hidden barriers.

A 2018 U.S. Trust survey found that 80% of advisors reported making it a practice to ask their clients about philanthropy, yet only 45% of high net worth individuals are…

Only a small percentage of private foundations use their endowment assets for impact investing…

Last year, an organization we both respect sent a provocative video message to funders. “You need to stop doing community engagement.” Because both our organizations, Fund for Shared Insight and…

Any person at a leanly staffed foundation, no matter their role, can embrace Catalytic Leadership in Philanthropy (CLIP). In this special podcast episode, Exponent Philanthropy CEO Paul D. Daugherty and senior…

As a Black foundation leader, shifting resources and power to organizations of color is not just personal: it’s strategic. For decades, these grassroots organizations have been sustaining democracy, advancing racial…

In the case of a wealth event, including receiving an inheritance or selling a company, individuals and families may be overwhelmed by options. A sudden influx of money may be…

Clear and concise communication is a fundamental necessity for organizations of all kinds, including philanthropic entities. Communication is more than just the act of information transmission; it is a strategic…

Impact assessment sits at the heart of philanthropy. It is the compass guides us, the mirror in which we reflect, and the measuring stick we use to gauge the depth…

As a foundation leader and fan of nonprofit endowments, I wasn’t surprised to read CEP’s recent findings that less than a third of foundations grant to endowments. The CEP report, an examination of…

It is not that difficult to make a common-sense case to funders that it is in their foundation’s own self-interest to invest in grantee staff and the organizational systems that…