Philanthropy (Other)

A common theme on Exponent’s Catalytic Philanthropy Podcast is leanly staffed foundations’ unique ability to catalyze systems change in ways other entities cannot. Lean foundations can assume more risk, focus…

Many private foundations fund specific organizations multiple times over several grantmaking cycles. Doing so can help continue a particular charitable program or project, or simply provide a subsequent round of…

Building resilient foundations: Ensure long-term impact with these ten transformative tactics to ensure your foundation’s governance remains robust and responsive.

This is first in a series of posts in which I will revisit some of the big questions for philanthropy discussed in a post published in the fall of 2022. The…

Most businesses got their start by solving a societal problem or by offering an alternative solution. For example, modes of transportation allowed people to get from point A to point…

Funding towards the promotion of a healthy democracy has been on the up in the US, driven by rising threat of authoritarianism and concerns over democratic institutions ever since the 2016 election victory of former ……

Buildings are the world’s biggest asset class and contribute nearly 40 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activity.Yet less than 4 percent of climate philanthropic money goes to funding the transition ……

After myriad funder press releases and pledges, both racial equity and racial justice grantmaking dropped significantly between 2018 and 2021.

We are closing in on one year since the release of ChatGPT4, an upgraded version of the first public generative AI large language model. Even though traditional AI has been…

As nightstand “To Be Read” piles grow and donation boxes expand, readers are consuming more and more books each year. At the same time, the publishing industry still faces a looming…

Rest and joy are essential to not only leaders but their teams, their organizations, and the communities they serve.

Teachers see the pandemic learning loss that persists, and know that the need for help and funding continues.