This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Several years ago, Pascale Sykes Foundation established Thrive South Jersey, a fund managed by New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC), a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). The purpose was to provide…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Researchers at RAND have been looking for solutions to the diminishing role of facts and analysis in public life, a problem they call “Truth Decay.” And getting to the bottom…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When I started a new role in fundraising, fresh out of college, the organization I worked for received a generous donation from one of our regular contributors through his donor-advised…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Wealthy individuals and families are uniquely positioned to pursue “impact-first” investments that prioritize social and environmental gains over financial returns, a report from the Bridgespan Group argues. Based on interviews with high-net-worth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nikolaj Gilbert joined PATH, a global public health organization headquartered in Seattle, in January of 2020 – just as the first cases of COVID-19 began appearing globally and shortly before…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Circle for Justice Innovations (CJI) funds grassroots organizations to end mass criminalization and incarceration, especially among vulnerable communities. Early on, CJI recognized the need to support organizations working to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The chart below depicts one of the most stubborn and pernicious gaps in the world today. My country’s farmers here in Tanzania are represented by that bottom blue line. They…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Johnson Center is proud to preview our forthcoming Competency Models for Nonprofit Inclusive Leadership, a paired set of competency models for nonprofit organizational staff and board members. An explanation of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Systems change! Just saying the words aloud makes me feel like one of the cognoscenti, one of the elite who has transcended the ways of old-school philanthropy. Those two words…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “What can Philanthropy learn from feminism?” A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of speaking at Restless Development’s event on Power Shifting Philanthropy and was asked this question. It…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When cities grow rapidly, residents often find that they have few opportunities to decide what they want for their cities. City officials are also challenged to meet increasing demands for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At a 2017 event hosted by The Wellbeing Project (TWP), Gabriela Gandel, executive director of the social entrepreneur network Impact Hub, expressed the need to address dysfunction and high rates of burnout across…