Philanthropy

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…

A few weeks ago, a close friend approached me to join in a giving circle supporting families facing financial hardship in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. I accepted the…

Black women and Black gender-expansive leaders continue to be at the forefront of innovation, movement-building, bold leadership, and strategy across the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and the country. Yet at…

In almost every corner of our society, women are gaining power and prominence. In 2016, we saw the first female U.S. presidential candidate on a major party ticket. Pundits predict…

For centuries, women have struggled to break free of oppression and second-class citizenship. While charitable giving to address this problem is on the rise, philanthropic support for women’s and girls’…

For many nonprofits, achieving true scale might require something scary—relinquishing control of your best ideas.

Top-down, transactional philanthropic funding has long been the norm, with donors determining their priorities and nonprofit beneficiaries being tasked with arduous proposal and reporting requirements to receive grant dollars. In…

At the COP26 climate summit, the leaders of Estonia, Tanzania and Bangladesh were the first to sign the Glasgow Women’s Leadership statement, calling for countries to support the leadership of women…