This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Precipitation totals are breaking records including in San Francisco, which on Jan. 4 marked the wettest 10-day period since January 1862. Snow totals in the Sierra Nevada mountain range are approaching what…
Funders do have a role within their community if they wish to support response to a mass shooting. They can manage one or more funds for victims or first responders,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mackenzie Scott’s gifts now total over $14 billion to more than 1600 organizations. CEP’s ongoing “Big Gifts” study is documenting the significant impact these gifts are having on the leadership,…
Shifting Power to Shift Systems: Insights and Tools for Funders is a new report from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) that summarizes insights relating to power dynamics from leaders and experts on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. My colleagues and I at The Philanthropic Initiative are working with more and more clients who are interested in funding climate change action. I work with funders who are giving…
The Hewlett Foundation is publicly releasing a new data platform that describes the racial, ethnic, and gender makeup of its U.S. grantees—a platform developed in partnership with the Center for Effective…
The western United States is beginning to come to grips with the potential magnitude of the wildfire crisis. Increases in forest wildfire size, severity, and elevation have been linked to a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What prompted The Bridgespan Group to open an office in Southeast Asia? Chris: Singapore was a natural place for Bridgespan’s next office in Asia. (Our India office opened in 2015.) In each…
In 2005, Nancy Roob became president of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF). She has since played a major role in developing and implementing a grantmaking strategy of large, long-term…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “We want to get to the root of the problem, not just fund the symptoms.” “We should go upstream and prevent these things from happening.” I often hear these kinds…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the beginning of each of Capital Collaborative’s It’s Not Your Money interviews our guests are asked “What shift in language do you think we need to make that might…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you’re a small foundation focused on disaster philanthropy, how do you balance IRS due diligence requirements with the need to move quickly during a crisis? The Center for Disaster…