This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a white-identifying funder who has spent nearly two decades working in a family foundation I was well aware of the significant disparities in how capital flows along gender and…
Overall, inflation is going to be a serious problem in our sector this year and probably for several years to come. Unfortunately, during times of increased economic challenges, many funders…
Metrics matter, but they should always be plural. Focus on the speedometer, ignore the gas gauge, and you’re sure to stop short of your destination. But while the plague of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy has the opportunity to resolve the chronic underfunding of many of the organizations operating across the criminal justice reform ecosystem, according to a new report by The Bridgespan Group. Aimed at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Organizational budget size is a favorite proxy indicator in philanthropy. Donors use rules of thumb to streamline grantmaking due diligence, but generalizations are imperfect. Using organizational budget size as a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As co-chair of the World Health Organization’s Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, you’ve been working to identify the best practices that helped your native New Zealand and other…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the early hours of December 11, 2021, a group of tornados cut a violent path across six U.S. states, traveling over 250 miles, injuring hundreds of people, and, tragically,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This is the second in a series of posts 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…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the nation grapples with “the great resignation” across a range of job industries since the start of the pandemic, employment challenges extend to the nonprofit sector as well. Nonprofits…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh is perhaps one of the most famous people to have experienced bipolar disorder (BD). The story of his talent and creativity, and his experience of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To embrace an understatement, the past two years have been a lot. To deal, many of us have reached for comfort in the form of sugary cereal, indoor plants, Disney movies, and…
In this guest blog by the Fulfilling Lives Lambeth, Southwark, and Lewisham team, they share their experiences of working with people experiencing multiple disadvantage. Fulfilling Lives Lambeth, Southwark, and Lewisham is part…