This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In times of extraordinary uncertainty, grief, and antagonism, we find strength in regrounding in our values, fortifying our strategies, and taking action toward the future we know is possible. In…
Nonprofits have faced unprecedented budget cuts this year. To cover their budgets, they may be looking to adopt new revenue streams. But when nonprofits change their business models, are they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dear friends, Hope is a familiar word, yet it often evokes many different images and emotions, particularly in the context of reflecting on disaster philanthropy. Hope can feel fleeting and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s no question that GivingTuesday, the annual fundraising event started in 2012 by the 92nd Street YMCA in New York City and the UN Foundation, has grown into a force…
Both higher education and philanthropy, including their purposes and roles, is being buffeted by a number of forces and undergoing scrutiny on multiple fronts, even as they seek to meet…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As 2025 draws to a close, communities across the Midwest continue to rebuild after a series of severe storms, tornadoes and floods that struck from 2022 through 2025. While the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “How can you think about creating civic spaces when those who fight for them are being threatened?” Funding, safety, democracy promotion, and community control in the Global South cannot be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People can’t protect their land if they can’t provide for their kids. Mulago’s mission is to meet the basic needs of the poorest people, and one of the most basic needs…
This year, my attention has been constantly pulled in two directions at once: toward the immediate pressure that nonprofits are facing and toward the broad, sweeping shifts shaping the future of…
Two years ago, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) convened a small group of leaders from various global philanthropies and nonprofits in Turin, Italy, for the inaugural convening of its Foresight & Futures…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sometimes a prosaic AI query produces something that looks more like parody. The other day, I asked Claude to give me the latest definition of “impact investing” versus philanthropic investing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Charitable giving in the United States has changed significantly in recent years. Two of the biggest changes are the swift growth of donor-advised funds and the increasingly blurred lines between…