A Funder Trip to an Alaskan Native Community Shows a Better Way to Measure Impact
Data alone can’t capture the human-centered impact of investments. Here’s a solution.
By Erik Stegman
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How Philanthropy Can Bring Red and Blue Together
Grant makers of almost every kind have an abundance of opportunities to unify us for the common good.
By Dame Louise Richardson
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How to Build a Climate Funding Strategy in the Age of Trump
As federal climate policy is dismantled, grant makers need to end their silence and get to work.
By Jacob Harold
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Readers React to Article About Trump’s DEI Investigations and Foundations
Data-driven analysis draws criticism and praise.
Grant Makers Don’t Understand Nonprofits’ A.I. Needs. Here’s How to Change That
These four steps will help foundations support effective and ethical A.I. use among grantees — and their own staffs.
By Alethea Hannemann and Chantal Forster
Giving Circles, Mutual Aid: Cures for the Loneliness Crisis
With our logic models and impact measures, pursuit of charitable good is no longer a unifying force. Giving circles and mutual aid can restore our power to create belonging for all.
By Hali Lee
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To Fight DEI Rollbacks, Universities Should Break Free of Government Funding
For inspiration, they should consider the successful example of Hillsdale College, which cut the federal funding cord four decades ago.
By Craig Kennedy
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Amid USAID Cuts, a Ukrainian Aid Worker’s Plea to Philanthropy: ‘Stand With Us’
On the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, Ukrainian nonprofits are facing yet another test of endurance.
By Anna Pantiukhova
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To Help Small Businesses Recover From the L.A. Fires, Invest in Community Lenders
Nonprofit lenders often deploy funds faster than the government but need more capital to meet demand.
By Joyce Klein and Amy Hereford
How Nonprofits Can Build a New ‘Progressive Era’ in a Second Gilded Age
Jane Addams showed how the seeds of social change can be planted at the local level even as the wealthy gain power and economic inequality grows.
By Eboo Patel
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