One common image that often represents social innovation is a light bulb. It symbolizes a good idea, but light also guides us through dark times. It’s a bright spot in the…
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Global philanthropy’s response to aid cuts has failed to act as swiftly to the array of international aid cuts this year as did to the Covid pandemic, according to a…
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Click here for more.In 2017, I was fundraising for a nonprofit organization in New York City when we received a major city grant. Years of advocacy, policy shifts, and organizing had finally pushed…
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The winter holiday season is in full swing, and, at least for many of us, that means it is a time of giving. For many donors who give to or…
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Nonprofits have faced unprecedented budget cuts this year. To cover their budgets, they may be looking to adopt new revenue streams. But when nonprofits change their business models, are they…
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Click here for more.Dear friends, Hope is a familiar word, yet it often evokes many different images and emotions, particularly in the context of reflecting on disaster philanthropy. Hope can feel fleeting and…
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Click here for more.There’s no question that GivingTuesday, the annual fundraising event started in 2012 by the 92nd Street YMCA in New York City and the UN Foundation, has grown into a force…
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Both higher education and philanthropy, including their purposes and roles, is being buffeted by a number of forces and undergoing scrutiny on multiple fronts, even as they seek to meet…
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Click here for more.As 2025 draws to a close, communities across the Midwest continue to rebuild after a series of severe storms, tornadoes and floods that struck from 2022 through 2025. While the…
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This year, my attention has been constantly pulled in two directions at once: toward the immediate pressure that nonprofits are facing and toward the broad, sweeping shifts shaping the future of…
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Two years ago, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) convened a small group of leaders from various global philanthropies and nonprofits in Turin, Italy, for the inaugural convening of its Foresight & Futures…
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Click here for more.Sometimes a prosaic AI query produces something that looks more like parody. The other day, I asked Claude to give me the latest definition of “impact investing” versus philanthropic investing…