Philanthropy Will Be On the Front Lines of Climate Change
As the effects of climate change grow, nonprofits and funders will play key roles in disaster response, mitigation, prevention, and policy.
Category: Grantmakers & Donors
The Grantmaking School: Rethinking Professional Development for Donors and Grantmakers in the Midst of Change
We’ve redesigned The Grantmaking School’s entire curriculum to better embed equity and inclusion within each of our professional development courses for donors and grantmakers.
How Grants Management Teams Can Advocate for Equity and Themselves
PEAK Grantmaking’s Melissa Sines shares resources to help grants management professionals and others advance change toward greater equity.
Context Matters
Volume 12, issue 2 of The Foundation Review explores context and the importance of understanding the bigger picture in philanthropy.
Collaboration and Consolidation in Philanthropy’s Infrastructure
More and more, philanthropic infrastructure organizations are collaborating and combining efforts, but we must acknowledge both the pros and cons of this shift.
Why Do Foundations Struggle With Evaluation?
In this post originally published by PEAK Grantmaking, Teri Behrens explores the difficulties in getting high quality, useful grantmaking evaluations.
How the Johnson Center Has Been Affected by COVID-19: A Perspective From One Learning Services Team Member
Johnson Center team member Emily Brenner reflects on the many ways her work has changed since the onset of COVID-19, and shares some of the self-care practices she has implemented since working from home.
In the Time of Coronavirus: Can Nonprofits and Foundations Use Their Endowments as a Resource for Recovery?
Jeff Williams presents a series of financial simulations that may help sector leaders determine whether or not to dip into their endowments this year to help with their economic recovery efforts.
Challenging Times Require Smart, Adaptive Philanthropy
This issue of The Foundation Review (vol. 12, iss. 1) offers timely suggestions for foundations seeking to respond effectively in challenging times.
Increased Attention to Sustainable Development Goals
Philanthropic funding in support of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals is increasing, but there is still a projected $2.5 trillion funding gap.