This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For those of you who may not yet have a sophisticated grants management system (GMS) with the functionality for online applications, your grantmaking process will greatly benefit from a streamlined,…
In the debut episode of season two, hosts Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette talk with Cathy Moore, executive director of Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services (ECHOS) in Houston, TX. Tune…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Good ideas deserve to scale. But scaling without efficacy can have severe consequences. When funders see promise in grantee work—but underestimate what it takes to grow responsibly—they can find themselves…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recent events on the world stage in Afghanistan and Haiti are bringing up a number of issues that should strike a familiar tone in the world of philanthropy. When commentators…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cheryl Dorsey has served as president of Echoing Green since 2002, after having received an Echoing Green Fellowship a decade earlier to help launch the Family Van, a community-based mobile health unit in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Communities around the world continue to battle the terrible impact of the COVID-19 pandemic beyond its immediate health effects; many are suffering from financial insecurity, losses in educational outcomes and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Consider this: In 2020 alone, an estimated $472 billion was donated to nonprofit organizations, yet only 4% of funding went to organizations led by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Center for Effective Philanthropy’s latest research report, Persevering Through Crisis: The State of Nonprofits, provides further evidence of the devastating impact of 2020 on nonprofits — and how the crises of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When supporting social justice initiatives in countries where human rights are under threat, responsible grantmaking means taking additional steps to avoid putting grant recipients at risk. In keeping with the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Companies understand that their customers have choices and will gravitate toward consistent quality. What if funders understood that as well? Grantees are just as vital to us as customers are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More and more nonprofits and funders are seeking participant feedback because, while experimental measures can surface the “what” of change, participant input can surface the “how and why,” and suggest…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This op-ed by Bianca Casanova Anderson was previously published on July 16, 2021 in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Reprinted with permission. As a Black woman who serves as co-executive director of…