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Funders Can Support Intentional Systems Change
FSG Apr 24, 2023How funders can think more strategically about how they use grantee learning cohorts as a tool for systems change.
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The Latest Value of Volunteer Time Based on 2022 Data
Independent Sector Apr 23, 2023Independent Sector, with the Do Good Institute, announced that the latest value of a volunteer hour is estimated to be $31.80 — a 6.2% increase since 2021.
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How Teenagers are Generating Safer Spaces for Black Girls
Ms. Magazine Apr 22, 2023Nearly half of Black women report anxiety when walking alone at night, according to a poll from the Gallup Center for Black Voices. These safety issues plague communities where many Black…
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Change Must Address Root Causes
Skoll Foundation Apr 22, 2023Covid-19 has been far more than a public health crisis. The ripple effect of the pandemic, and our uneven response to it, has triggered economic crisis, deepened inequalities, exploited our…
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Click here for more.How Donors Can Maximize Impact for Fighting Climate Change
The Center for Effective Philanthropy Apr 22, 2023As donors move into the climate space for the first time, the options can be overwhelming. The climate landscape is exceedingly technical and multifaceted, with myriad possible solutions vying for…
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How Organizational Strategy Can Advance Philanthropic Effectiveness
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Apr 22, 2023Over the last 25 years, the GEO community has led the field of philanthropy in exploring effective grantmaking. While our collective understanding of what “effective” means is always evolving, so are the ways that we help transform philanthropic culture and practice.
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Click here for more.Fifty-three years ago, on April 22nd, 1970, the first official Earth Day was observed. Twenty million Americans took to the streets in a collective effort to bring attention to decades…
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Bolstering a Robust Social Economy with Social Impact Measurement
Stanford Social Innovation Review Apr 20, 2023In theory, social impact measurement should be a powerful tool to improve the European social economy. It can help individual organizations set realistic objectives; monitor, learn from, and improve their…
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This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators.
Click here for more.Philanthropists and Nonprofits Should Think Differently About Scale
The Center for Effective Philanthropy Apr 19, 2023The challenges that nonprofits take on — hunger, disease, climate change, armed conflict, racial injustice, gender inequality, and human rights abuses, to list just a few — are amongst the…
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Putting the Spotlight on the Future of Social Innovation
Stanford Social Innovation Review Apr 19, 2023The 2021 Frontiers of Social Innovation Conference: “People, Power, Resources: Enacting an Equitable Future” featured senior leaders of nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, academia, business, and government addressing how the social innovation community can…
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How three key groups of stakeholders can help realize the potential of federal investment in a new wave of societal programs.
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