This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Strengthen the Asylum Ecosystem Opportunities for asylum advocates to prioritize strategies and create a proactive vision. The attacks on the asylum system have overwhelmed organizations, forcing them into a triage and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Advocacy plans are like a long road trip. Along any road trip, you will have a series of slow-downs and rest stops. But similar to advocacy efforts, these setbacks shouldn’t…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. You can spend all day every day building a business, but what should you do when it becomes successful? Millionaire entrepreneur Timothy Sykes advocates for giving back to good causes.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This post in our Adaptable Funder series focuses on community foundations, with an interview with Paul Grogan, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation (TBF). As the full scope of the COVID-19 crisis came…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is an opportunity to save lives through recovering up to 28,000 more organs every year1 while saving up to $40 billion in healthcare costs from foregone dialysis over 10 years2—all…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As 2020 comes to an end, many of us are thinking about where to give after this tumultuous year, but how you give can be just as important to consider.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here are six disaster giving tips you can practice to maximize your impact: 1. Give cash. Chances are survivors do not need your old ski jackets or toys. They may…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It is time for philanthropy to become bolder and burn down some of its established philosophies and practices. At SCG’s 2020 VIrtual Conference, Meeting the Movement, Vu Le, Writer at Nonprofit AF, and Sarah Walczyk, Executive…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The history of philanthropic work — private action for the public good — in the United States is grounded in our First Amendment Freedom of Assembly. Americans have been banding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Few events in history have disrupted the work of grantmakers like the COVID-19 pandemic. Its sudden onset last spring prompted foundations to quickly redeploy their capital, overhaul their grant processes,…
It’s impossible to live in the digital world without engaging with Big Tech. These behemoth information technology companies—Apple, Google, Facebook, etc.—influence all facets of life, impacting us in ways we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cities and regions across the country are facing challenges as the pandemic worsens, including insufficient affordable housing, inefficient public transportation systems, and inequitable access to employment and educational opportunities. Traditionally, the responsibility for addressing these…