Philanthropy

As the UN meets in New York, progress and energy around the Sustainable Development Goals is dwindling at the worst possible time.

Decades of research have shown that rigid gender norms—the narrow and often invisible rules defining masculinity and femininity that we ingest and follow—adversely affect social, emotional, educational, health, and economic…

As students head back to school this fall, funders that care about education and youth need to know: How are kids really doing in the aftermath of COVID-19? And how does…

Nothing focuses the mind more than knowing your time is limited. Like a small but growing number of foundations, the Kendeda Fund will sunset at the end of 2023, concluding…

In the weeks since the 2023 Grantmakers In Health conference in Minneapolis, where we gathered as a community of grantmakers seeking to advance health equity, I have been reminded often of the inspiring and encouraging conversations we had by an envelope of Post-It Notes sitting on my desk.

Efforts to rectify this inequity and lead to a more equitable distribution of resources must encompass various strategies. Here are a few worth highlighting.

Around the world, intersectional movements for social justice are often being led by Black women from all backgrounds guided by feminist principles. From Sudan to Brazil, Black feminists are at…

How can corporate foundations develop philanthropic strategies that are both globally connected and grounded in local context?

RPA’s Shifting Systems Initiative has published a new report, Courage to Transform: Funding Systems Change for Lasting Impact, which distills key findings from an event at the Skoll World Forum 2023. The event, hosted by the Shifting Systems Initiative, featured a panel of experts followed by…

Despite the best of intentions, the social sector struggles to gauge its true impact on the most pressing social problems.

The most recent round of data released by the United States Bureau of the Census offers population, race and housing information on levels that reach from state to block levels.…

In the U.S., underrepresented ethnic groups make up 40% of the population but only 12.5% of board directors. Black directors make up just 4% and Black women make up just…