In nearly every community, philanthropic funders are working to transform lives, enrich educational and cultural vitality, pioneer ideas to protect people and the planet, and so much more. In this section, innovative funders share case studies of their impact and explain in their own words what it took to work with nonprofit partners to achieve victories. We hope these stories will provide blueprints you can use to make a difference.
Collaboration in Action: Pooling Power for a Stronger Future for Learners
From supporting African-led education research to strengthening home-based child care in the US, Imaginable Futures is proving philanthropy is most powerful when funders work in…
Empowering Gen Z to Serve and Improve Communities
The Allstate Foundation is empowering a new generation of community service leaders through one of the largest investments in youth empowerment this century.
Recognizing Potential Impact: Asian Philanthropy Now and in the Future
Explore how the rise of strategic philanthropy in Asia is creating innovative, culturally rooted approaches to global giving that are reshaping solutions to pressing social…
Innovating Through Play Equity: Building a Better Future for Our Youth
LA84’s CEO, Renata Simril shares the creation of the Play Equity Fund, a public charity focused on building youth voices and creating pathways to enriched…
When a group of Lander, Wyoming, residents realized 20 percent of their neighbors couldn’t afford medical care, they refused to stand by. Today the free…
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A Village of Hope: The Robert K. Ross Center for Hope and Healing
The California Endowment’s new initiative aims to address the affordable housing crisis, provide wrap-around services, and foster community restoration in downtown Los Angeles.
Older Americans Are Not Alright
We can’t ignore the increase in mental health diagnoses among older Americans. Humana Foundation shares how philanthropists and nonprofits can invest in initiatives that make…
“The Good Troublemakers” Building Power in California
Amidst the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, grief, political divisiveness, and pervasive racial injustices facing communities of color, The California Endowment responded with a strategy…