Philanthropy (Other)

Leslie Cornfeld launched the National Education Opportunity Network, or NEON, to address educational inequality.

When thinking about human rights challenges, communications don’t always come to mind.So it was music to my ears to hear Samantha Power at the Innovations in International Philanthropy Symposium extol the importance of communications ……

Every strategic conversation we have with our community could end with an invitation to invest.

Lowell Weiss makes the case that the social sector must engage with AI and in the debates shaping AI use and protections.

The when, where and how of informed disaster giving…

Capacity-building has long been a way for funders to supplement their traditional grants, boost nonprofit effectiveness, and ultimately help nonprofits be more……

As democratic practices decay in the United States and elsewhere, the tendency is to defend existing institutions. But building new paths is just as important.

10 philanthropies launch Humanity AI, a five-year initiative to steer AI for the public good, funding democracy, education, culture, labor, and security.

Philanthropy thrives when it listens, learns, and evolves to meet the needs of the communities it serves. In recent years, lean funders have increasingly recognized that racial equity is not an optional add-on but central to their mission, regardless of focus area.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about navigating conservation’s crisis. During Climate Week in New York, I joined discussions with grassroots leaders from the Global South that offered a sharper view of how philanthropy meets—and sometimes misses—the realities of frontline work.

When foundations seek to improve and assess the impact of their work (and not all foundations do), questions abound, particularly when it comes to centering trust and collaborative learning. Some…

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