A potent brew of untapped opportunity and climate injustice is putting smallholder farmers of the world in a bind. These farmers, who typically farm on just one to five acres…
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The movement for reparations in the United States—a Black-led movement that began even before slavery’s end—is making unprecedented strides forward, and governments across the country are beginning to act. In…
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By working with the people who know their communities best, the Equity First Vaccination Initiative showed how we can continue to remove barriers and improve equity-centered public health. The 20…
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Who will tell the stories that shape our future? These days, in the United States, this is a matter of fierce disagreement. On one side, a multiracial majority of people…
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Click here for more.Philanthropy and the nonprofit sector are changing. There have been signs of shifts for years, but nothing as significant as the transformation we are experiencing now. And this is good.…
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In the season three finale of the Giving Done Right podcast, hosts Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette pull back the curtain on new Center for Effective Philanthropy research: Giving Big: The Impact of Large, Unrestricted…
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Click here for more.The mention of the word endowment often evokes images of stately universities, art museums, and hospital wings, but rarely is it associated with social change organizations. This is especially true…
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Click here for more.Do you know much about philanthropy? Most people don’t. If you don’t either, here’s a statistic to start you off: An overwhelming 82% of 8,900 private and community foundation board…
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Click here for more.Donors have often told me that their north star is impact. But my experience, during nearly three decades on the “doer” side and now more than four years as a…
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Click here for more.Have you ever had food stuck in your teeth and only found out when you looked in the mirror hours later? If you’re like us, you probably thought, “Why didn’t…
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Giving well is not easy. While philanthropy may look like it’s just “cutting checks,” donors have a lot to consider when making gifts. Donors are often plagued by an overabundance…
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Ensuring that everyone can access resources and care to live healthy, self-determined lives should be a core pillar of philanthropic work. Yet too often, we end up throwing money at…