Philanthropy

What does resilience mean in the context of organisational growth and development? How can funders help to build the conditions for a thriving voluntary sector? The crises of the past few years have shown just ……

In the past decade, eye-opening data on the fading of the American Dream have prompted a range of philanthropic efforts to boost economic mobility in the U.S. In recent years, many funders have devoted…

Most charities want to act on the social impacts of the climate and nature crises. To accelerate action, more collaboration and funding is needed.

Too often, people with little on-the-ground experience of the situations they seek to change determine the funding areas and strategies within philanthropy. And the institutions hiring individuals with lived experience…

On August 1, 2023, the Rural Opportunity and Development Sessions (ROADS) hosted a hybrid in-person and virtual event from the Reservoir Center for Water Solutions in Washington, DC, as part of the larger ROADS…

As philanthropy grapples with weighty questions about its responsibility and role in addressing systemic issues, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and the Shifting Systems Initiative are diving deeper into issues the initiative has explored since its inception ……

Here are three reasons this type of support is an important part of corporate nonprofit partnerships.

As someone who believes in giving back to my community, I’ve spent many years building meaningful connections with the nonprofits working in the causes I care deeply about. Through this…

When we embark upon what’s known in the nonprofit world as “donation season,” chances are that your organization thinks about putting together a fundraising video or other media that demonstrates…

Although the idea of participatory grantmaking is relatively new, community-driven giving practices have been around for a long time, including the mutual aid networks established by Black communities in the…

I was walking with a young leader of an Indian civic engagement organisation last week, when he shared a perspective that stayed with me.He said, “Sometimes, society believes its role is solely to resist ……

When philanthropy partners, communities prosper.” This theme resounded throughout our 2023 Annual Conference, where members from all 50 states and every type of community gathered with 500+ peers in Baltimore’s…