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Embracing an Ecosystem Approach for Philanthropy
Funders are shifting from being at the center of social change efforts to working in close partnership with the…
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Flying through Interference
We believe that corporate changemakers need tools to properly diagnose interference and build enabling conditions for social impact strategies…
Three Reasons to be Optimistic about Early Care and Education
September 19, 2016“Where do we even start?” “How can we expand access when we don’t have good quality?” “How do we build a skilled workforce when we can’t pay them what they des…
New Report Aims to Help Health Care Sector Address Inequalities in Access to Specialty Care
June 22, 2016Today, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation and FSG are calling on the health care sector to address inequity in a new resource—Breaking the Barriers to Special…
Spotlight on The Elton John AIDS Foundation: 4 Questions with Mohamed Osman
May 11, 2016While great progress has been made against HIV/AIDS in the past few decades, there are still 16 million people living with HIV today, with the scale of the epi…
What to Stop Doing—Immediately
October 5, 2015As we are learning more about our audience through feedback on our recent survey and other channels, we’re hearing that social impact practitioners like you ha…
Five Tips for Crafting Your Social Change Initiative
October 2, 2015Earlier this month while campaigning in New Hampshire, Hillary Rodham Clinton announced a strategy calling on states and communities to develop plans that woul…
Collective Impact Lessons for Philanthropy
August 10, 2015Funders are critical actors in collective impact efforts, and their contributions stretch well beyond financial resources. Other valuable assets that philanthr…
Transforming a Juvenile Justice System through Community Engagement
July 27, 2015This post was originally published on the Youth Transition Funders Group blog.
Redefining Expectations for Place-based Philanthropy
March 9, 2015What can be learned from The California Endowment’s new approach to place-based philanthropy? Read Redefining Expectations for Place-based Philanthropy for ins…
The UBS Philanthropy Compass is Publicly Available—We’re Thrilled!
April 16, 2014We can all think of philanthropic giants who have dedicated their immense personal wealth to creating lasting social change. But not all philanthropy is necess…
How Four Community Information Projects Went From Idea to Impact
February 6, 2013This post originally appeared on the Knight Foundation website.