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Grounded in Purpose: What Philanthropy Can Learn From Psychology
Grounded in Purpose: What Philanthropy Can Learn From Psychology
In the midst of what feels like chaos, we urge the sector to move beyond recognizing and naming the existential threats we are collectively experiencing and to take action.
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Inside The Foundation Review, Volume 18, Issue 1
Inside The Foundation Review, Volume 18, Issue 1
This issue of The Foundation Review draws attention to topics often overlooked in mainstream research — everyday decisions and infrastructure choices that shape philanthropic practice and its impact.
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11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2026
11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2026
For this tenth edition of the Trends report, we reflect on the themes that have shaped our sector over the past ten years and name both enduring shifts and new developments.
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The Evolving Landscape of Philanthropy: Collective Practices, Digital Tools, and the Search for Connection
The Evolving Landscape of Philanthropy: Collective Practices, Digital Tools, and the Search for Connection
Philanthropy is shifting from institutional to participatory and from elite to networked as digital tools expand access and collective practices redistribute power among the new generation of philanthropists.
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Donors Face New Dangers Amid Increasing Political Violence and Attacks on Charitable Foundations
Donors Face New Dangers Amid Increasing Political Violence and Attacks on Charitable Foundations
Attacks on public figures, executive orders and rhetoric that target specific nonprofits, and widespread instability have donors concerned about the safety of giving.
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Employee Well-Being at Risk During Times of Hyper Disruption
Employee Well-Being at Risk During Times of Hyper Disruption
Nonprofit organizations are facing increasingly existential challenges — challenges that not only put their missions at risk, but threaten the well-being of their most valuable resource: their staff.
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We Need Data and We Need Context. Both Are at Risk.
We Need Data and We Need Context. Both Are at Risk.
With federal datasets disappearing and trust in institutions continuing to decline, philanthropy must find ways to secure the data resources and capacity we need.
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Partners No More? Government and Philanthropy Navigate a Fractured Relationship
Partners No More? Government and Philanthropy Navigate a Fractured Relationship
Government and philanthropy have long been partners: sometimes uneasy, but aligned in purpose. As of 2025, they look more like adversaries.
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Community-Led Movements are Driving Climate Action
Community-Led Movements are Driving Climate Action
Climate action from grassroots organizations, Indigenous communities, and large-scale funders alike is working to fill the gaping holes left by eliminated federal funding, research teams, and entire agencies.
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Innovation and Survival: The Charitable Sector is Looking for New Ways to Work
Innovation and Survival: The Charitable Sector is Looking for New Ways to Work
Facing unprecedented threats, some nonprofits are contracting while others reinvent themselves through experimentation, bifurcating into two distinct streams: how funding is organized, and how operations are structured.
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Wed April 29
Professional Writing for Grantmakers
This live online course from the Johnson Center guides you step-by-step to sharpen your voice and written delivery. By the end of this session, you will increase your exposure to grantmaking tools and writing experience to build confidence in your ability to develop, edit, and revise narratives.
12:30 pm
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Tue June 23
Catalysts of Community Philanthropy: How Community Foundations, Collective Giving, and Giving Days Strengthen Civic Life
FREE! Our guest panel of field experts will explore community philanthropy — the community foundations, giving circles, mutual aid groups, giving days, and neighborhood-led funds that are mobilizing generosity, expanding participation, strengthening trust, nurturing civic engagement, and shifting power to communities.
1:00 pm
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In the News
Tue March 17
Strong Collective Giving Efforts Need Structure
Source: The NonProfit Times
Tue March 3
Reweaving the social fabric amid Latin America’s fragile institutions
Source: Alliance Magazine
Mon March 2
Build a Supportive, Active Board: 3 Proven Tactics
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Tue December 2
Why time is becoming the new currency of giving
Source: Fortune