This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This is the fourth post in a series contributed by the Feedback Incentives Learning Group, a group of funders convened by Feedback Labs that are dedicated to encouraging peer funders to listen to…
On April 8, 2022, around 90 community and economic development practitioners and community members gathered at a Thrive Rural Open Field session to share tips, techniques, and resources to help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Perhaps like you, I often receive professional development opportunities from colleagues. In my inbox, opportunities like “risk management”, “nonprofit strategy”, “building an inclusive workplace” come in regularly. And as much…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Indigenous peoples make up only 5% of the world’s population, but they inhabit about 30% of the earth’s surface. Given this, it is essential to acknowledge the role of Indigenous…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Shifting philanthropy’s outmoded ways of working is the challenge that will define the sector in the coming decade. We can no longer afford inaction that perpetuates the status quo. We…
This week, a white man drove 200 miles to Buffalo and murdered 10 people, most of whom were Black, citing the “Great replacement theory” espoused by many right-wing white supremacists.…
In February 2022, Katherina “Kat” Rosqueta became board chair of Candid, the organization established in 2019 with the merger of Foundation Center and GuideStar, where she had also served as a trustee…
Foundation behavior is notoriously hard to change, and foundations are better at getting nonprofits to change than at changing themselves. The survey results are encouraging. A significant majority of respondents…
Like all other forms of wealth in the United States, philanthropic wealth can be directly traced back to industries that relied on economic practices of extraction and exploitation, such as…
Young people today are facing enormous challenges from the impact of the pandemic, resulting in significant educational needs to support their academic, social and emotional well-being and success. But schools…
Feminist movements are powerhouses for social change, but they are under-resourced, undervalued, and grossly underestimated. New Bridgespan research with Shake the Table shares five recommendations for funders on how to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As we reach the time when many grantees have submitted final grant reports for the previous year’s efforts, what better time to reflect and elaborate on the problems with grantee…