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Rethinking What Capacity Building Should Be — and Who Should Decide

January 18, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

As more nonprofits and funders look to further their impact and sustainability, power and equity are at the center of a growing movement to reimagine the language and practices of capacity building.

The Rise of Collaborative Funding

January 18, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Recent research illustrates the undeniable rise of funder collaboratives. These new partnerships are a starting point for change — and for moving hundreds of millions of dollars.

Expanding the Definitions of Philanthropy and Philanthropist

December 20, 2022

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

The overlapping challenges of a global pandemic and inchoate racial reckoning have provided an opportunity to redefine our conceptions of philanthropy.

Increasing Attention to the Decline in Household Giving to Nonprofits

November 22, 2022

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

The number of U.S. households giving financially to charity dropped below 50% for the first time in 2018. The decrease has raised alarm bells across the sector and is prompting efforts to understand and reverse the trend.

Nonprofits Are Questioning Their Use of Facebook

October 18, 2022

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

As we learn more about how Facebook is causing harm to civil society, nonprofit organizations are starting to ask themselves a difficult question: should we stop using Facebook?

Innovations in Talent Investment for Individuals, Organizations, and Communities

September 7, 2022

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Nonprofits and foundations are increasingly investing in their talent through options like fellowships, remote work, sabbaticals, and distributed leadership models.

One Health and Animal Protection Philanthropy: A Growing Sub-Sector

August 2, 2022

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

As we better understand how our relationships with animals — as sources of food, labor, co-carriers of diseases, etc. — affect our health and theirs, a fast-growing sub-sector is focused on improving outcomes for all.

Reopening Federal Pell Grants for Incarcerated People Means Higher Ed and Funders Can Do More

July 12, 2022

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

The reopening of the federal Pell Grant program could launch a new era of higher education for people who are incarcerated.

Nonprofits are Finding New Ways to Get the Data They Need

June 21, 2022

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Nonprofits are taking advantage of new partnerships, tools, and technologies like data philanthropy, predictive analytics, and machine learning to demonstrate impact.

Philanthropy is Increasingly Embroiled in the Culture Wars

May 31, 2022

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Many issues once thought of as areas of common ground, such as public health, have become polarizing topics in the U.S., and philanthropy is increasingly enmeshed in these larger culture wars.

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