Philanthropy

A new vision of community service and volunteerism in America is emerging.

Among nonprofits that serve children in impoverished areas, “child sponsorship” is a tried-and-true fundraising and communications model: The donor receives the name, photo, and biographical details of the individual student…

Since it was founded in 1971, ABFE has been a vocal advocate for effective and responsive philanthropy in Black communities. In 2020, the organization rose as a leader in the sector amid…

Elevate Foundation Leadership: Embrace Term Limits for Innovation, Succession, Diversity, and Impact. Learn how this strategy revitalizes governance and philanthropy.

Native American communities are often overlooked. Though they represent nearly 3 percent of the US population, they have historically received roughly 0.5 percent of philanthropic dollars. To help address this,…

While millions of Americans struggled to pay their bills and provide for themselves and their families during the Covid-19 pandemic, the wealthiest Americans saw their finances flourish. Indeed, the collective wealth…

Place-Based Giving (PBG) has gained some prominence as a topic in recent years and PBG schemes saw a proliferation across the UK before the pandemic. The Government defines place-based giving as “a…

The emergence of trust-based philanthropy contrasts with the data- and results-driven approach of strategic philanthropy. How do donors differentiate and reconcile these two approaches? How could trust-based philanthropy help reimagine…

In 2020, somewhere around 20 million people took to the streets in what researchers believe was the largest movement in U.S. history. During the summer of Black Lives Matter protests following the…

If organizations don’t formalize and automate their initiatives, program administration consumes too many internal resources. At the same time, widespread program adoption is unlikely. Therefore, companies that are truly committed…

The Natrona Collective Health Trust (NCHT) was created in October 2020 after the sale of our community’s standalone nonprofit hospital to a regional hospital system. As Wyoming’s first health conversion foundation, NCHT uses trust-based philanthropy and systems change advocacy to advance the…

We are at an inflection point in state and Tribal relations. While Tribal communities have long understood that their conservation efforts are affected by state policy decisions, in recent years […]…