This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the holiday season kicking off, #GivingTuesday is just around the corner. A global movement, #GivingTuesday is a day focused on the two concepts of radical generosity: One, that the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change—the long-term alteration of average temperatures and weather patterns—is often described as the existential crisis of our time. As global climate change intensifies, so will its impacts, such as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What kind of funding are you looking for, and do you have a budget for this year?” a staff person from a foundation asked me. We were talking about the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. No matter what kind of funder you are – corporate, family, foundation, individual – or what values and passions motivate you to give, there are always opportunities to learn more,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I started working in climate philanthropy over a decade ago. At the time, less than two percent of all philanthropic contributions went towards climate change. For the climate community, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since 2017, New England International Donors (NEID) has run nine different internationally focused giving circles which have become popular among its members for the intimate, but deep learning environments. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As funders continue to respond in new ways to the social and racial inequities exacerbated by the pandemic, one thing remains clear: To best support underfunded communities, donors must challenge…
Vu Le knows that his opinions can upset people working in philanthropy, nonprofits and fundraising. “We perpetuate the savior complex, the othering of people, poverty tourism,” says the NonProfit AF blogger and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2011, two of us, John Kania and Mark Kramer, published an article in Stanford Social Innovation Review entitled “Collective Impact.” It quickly became the most downloaded article in the magazine’s history.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For those of us who have participated in a half-century of powerful activism by people with disabilities, a familiar slogan summarizes our call to action: Nothing about us without us. As…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sopact is a software company, based out of the San Francisco Bay area, on a mission to make Impact measurement and management simple. With cutting edge technology, Sopact helps social sector…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On GivingTuesday, the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, people around the world celebrate generosity. GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate and celebrate…