A lot of people today talk about how philanthropy needs to be more business-like, about how we need to incorporate principles from the for-profit business sector into the nonprofit and traditional grantmaking sector. I think that is a big mistake, and I urge you to take care before doing it.
The power of small grants to drive change has not been lost on city leaders, many of whom are embracing the potential of micro-philanthropy — and pairing it with a citizen-led ecosystem that supports the effective implementation of those grants.
How investors can generate deeper insights into social and environmental impact while bringing concrete business benefits to investees.
Building organizational capacity in finances, leadership, programs, and infrastructure is critical. Forcing Native nonprofits to adhere to foundation definitions of success and foundation-favored approaches to service delivery, however, is not capacity building. It is colonialism in philanthropic clothes.
More foundations are starting to engage in public policy, but to be successful, they need to take a broad approach and engage with a range of partners, grant makers said during a panel discussion at the Urban Institute...
Collaboration is increasing in philanthropy. Sixty percent of foundation CEOs believe that structured collaborations, with other foundations or broader stakeholders, are key to generating higher levels of impact. After 2016’s election, nearly half reported increasing their emphasis on partnerships with other funders.
Seven years ago, we launched a President's Youth Council (PYC) at the California Endowment, and it seems like a good time to tell you that the young people who've served on the council over those seven years have significantly influenced our programming as a private foundation, been a source of reality-checking and ground-truthing on how our work "shows up" at the community level, and have substantially increased my own "woke-ness" as a foundation executive.
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Nonprofits often face challenges when trying to secure ongoing, unrestricted support from major donors, which is sometimes fueled by a lack of connection between the donor and the nonprofits they support. Unrestricted funds are the most valuable funds a major donor can give to a nonprofit, and when given, it is often an indication that an organization is aligned well with — and has the trust of — the donor.
