This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving is made easy thanks to intuitive modern day apps for smartphones. Online communities can come together to give together with these basic apps: Instead Their slogan is “Micro Donations/Macro Impact”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While grantmaking remains one of the most powerful ways for philanthropists to create an impact, new ways of thinking have inspired philanthropists to leverage additional strategies. Grantmakers have the ability…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is a staggering $865 billion sitting in private foundations in the U.S. today and, given the tragic and historic loss of lives, homes, and businesses in Florida, Texas, Louisiana,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Almost immediately after the storm hit, multitudes of people headed to the city to help out. From individuals to businesses to large philanthropies, there were many groups in New Orleans…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the common complaints lobbed against the nonprofit sector is that we have too many nonprofits competing for resources. So when someone suggests that they might possibly be thinking…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This week, I read an article in the September issue of the Harvard Business Review with the retread title of Audacious Philanthropy. Written by consultants from a national consulting firm…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For anyone who doesn’t know what an ICO is, it is basically a way of raising finance for a new organization or venture by issuing digital tokens (or ‘coins’) that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2013, Y Combinator made its first nonprofit grant to Watsi. Since then, we’ve funded 25 nonprofit startups in diverse spaces including global health (Noora Health, New Incentives), poverty alleviation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Are Philanthropic Issue Funds Right For You? Wouldn’t you like to maximize the power of your giving? Now you can. Even an ambitious donor can be forgiven for looking at the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Donate to organizations on the ground. It feels horrible to read the news about people drinking out of creeks and children running out of food and not be able to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Las Vegas Police Department said people who want to donate blood to help victims of the shooting can go to the local Labor Health & Welfare clinic, located at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 400 people are wounded after a late-night shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement saying that residents…