Philanthropy (Other)

In the wake of major climate disasters in Puerto Rico and Alaska, the Environmental Justice Resourcing Collective (EJRC) at the Kataly Foundation awarded $257,000 in rapid response funding to nine groups in…

It was in this function that I attended the Transforming Education Summit (‘the TES’) in late September. For the first time ever, the UN hosted a Heads of State summit…

The number of staff and people in leadership positions at U.S. foundations who identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) continues to increase, an annual survey conducted by…

This Q&A is part of a series highlighting the 2022 Black Women Give List honorees. Carol Goss made a career of advocating for children and families disproportionately affected by inequitable…

Sandy’s Introduction “What kind of funding are you looking for, and do you have a budget for this year?” a staff person from a foundation asked me. We were talking…

In philanthropy, we often talk about local leaders and groups knowing their communities best. Too rarely, however, does our giving actually reflect that sentiment. Grantees tell us our support is frequently too…

In this episode Rhodri is joined by Angela Kail (Director of Consulting at New Philanthropy Capital (NPC)) to take a look at the growing cost of living crisis in the…

When many investors — especially those with a focus on impact, equity and resilience — think about the opportunity to invest with a dual climate and gender lens, their starting point is…

The “digital revolution has created a new economy. It goes by many names — gig economy, sharing economy, collaborative economy, on-demand economy” (Smith, 2017, para. 3). Whatever you call it,…

We need to talk about Impact Per Dollar (IPD), the practice of measuring nonprofit effectiveness by calculating units of service that donors can buy with their donations. For instance, let’s…