Philanthropy

Up to one million species are now threatened with extinction, marking a rapid and serious decline in the health of the ecosystems we all depend on to survive and thrive.This loss is deeply concerning, ……

Advice on increasing support for community power building from power builders and funders…

Being a nonprofit ED/CEO, or any other high-level leaders, can be rough. The systems and norms we have put in place often place unrealistic amounts of responsibility and stress on…

People in states with higher medical debt and lower rates of insurance coverage are more likely to try to raise money for health care through crowdfunding but less likely to…

When nonprofits link up with local businesses, they can create social moments that help bolster community engagement.

As foundations strive to make meaningful change in support of their missions, understanding what leads to philanthropic impact is crucial. In the 2023 Foundation Operations and Management Report, foundations named insufficient…

What is trust-based philanthropy and how can funders implement it? How can program-related investments supplement grantmaking? What is philanthropy’s relationship with public policy? Panelists and High Impact Philanthropy Academy alums Dr. Ruth Shaber,…

Our #AskHer series is an interview with our partners, community members and supporters who work tirelessly for women and girls. This interview is with Jacquelyn L. Lendsey, Interim Executive Director, DC Fiscal…

Jeannie Infante Sager is the director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, which works to “conduct, curate, and disseminate research that grows women’s philanthropy.”…

To take part in transformative social change, philanthropists must think toward a future in which their own centrality is diminished.

Power and equity are at the center of a growing movement to reimagine the language and practices of capacity building.

Entertaining the thought of winning on climate change requires us to keep two apparently opposed ideas in mind: first, that we are living in a time of escalating peril and crisis, and second, that major ……