Many nonprofits face a mismatch of their budget and their balance sheet. Funders can help build stronger financial ...
Both funders and nonprofits have long seen due diligence as a vetting exercise that primarily supports decisions to fund organizations or not. Yet when funders set about due diligence in the ...
From Model Ts to tea, organizations devoted to human flourishing need to build the human architecture for their people to ...
In 2022, our colleagues at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) were struggling to address one of the world’s most profound child health crises: hundreds of thousands of children in Chad suffering ...
We live in an interesting time. A movement against facing the truth of US history and acknowledging the existence of systemic racism is sweeping through many parts of our country. Colonization is ...
When 10 social change leaders gather in a room to discuss big bet giving, you might hear 15 different opinions. One fact, ...
I just got back from Skoll World Forum, the Cannes Festival for those trying to make the world a better place. What makes it so special is its focus on those who do the real work, and a growing horde ...
Everyone is talking about systems. Or at least, that's how it seems in my wonkish corner of the philanthropic world. You can't attend a conference or even have a meeting without hearing about systems, ...
Collective impact initiatives have contributed to systems changes and improved the lives of many living in our communities. In the next decade, they must focus on equity, shifting imbalances of power, ...
I became a nonprofit executive director at 29 years old. As the child of immigrants, I was aware of social and political inequities at an early age, which eventually led me to a career in ...