Philanthropy

The relationship between funders and grantees goes beyond the mere exchange of financial support. It’s about fostering mutual respect, trust, and collaboration to drive meaningful change. Yet, one aspect often…

In an interview with NPQ, Deepak Bhargava, the new president of the JPB Foundation, offers his thoughts on how foundations can better support movement organizations.

In the wake of the widespread racial justice protests of the past year, environmental funders are reckoning with their history. For generations, communities of colour have borne the brunt of…

Are your foundation’s finances well-managed? As a lean funder, you know the importance of keeping things efficient and organized. Taking care of the finance function is no exception. Follow these…

All throughout U.S. history, there has been a backlash (or as some people say, a white lash) that seeks to erode or eliminate any advances for historically marginalized groups, following a…

The practices of trust-based philanthropy require grappling with deep-rooted inequities while living values in action.

When winter storm Uri hit Houston last February, widespread power outages resulted in residents going days without heat and electricity. Almost half of Texans lost access to clean drinking water. In the…

An excerpt from From Generosity to Justice on the spectrum from comforting the afflicted to afflicting the comfortable.

To solve for the climate crisis, we must analyse its intersections with social, economic, and political systems. Here’s how systems thinking can help.

What if philanthropy could be more open? Open to the latest ideas, open to listening to others, and open to sharing what we’ve learnt? How much more could we achieve?Open Philanthropy is about funding ……

It is past time to put communities in the driver’s seat of change. Billions of dollars are devoted every year to efforts to make the world a better place—crucial work…

Donors bolstered nonprofits through the donor-advised fund (DAF), proving that smarter giving not only matters to Americans, its prominence is growing.