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11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2021

January 19, 2021

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

In our fifth annual Trends report, we examine many of the critical questions that have challenged philanthropy for years that now have new meaning and urgency.

11 Tendencias de la Filantropía para 2021

January 19, 2021

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

11 Tendencias de la Filantropía para 2021 es una publicación del Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Hispanics in Philanthropy creó una breve traducción al español de cada una de estas tendencias para el beneficio de la audiencia hispanohablante.

Corporate Social Responsibility Employs Many Models to Strategically Align Business and Philanthropy

December 29, 2020

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Patty Janes and Olivia Rau explore different models of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and how they are being strategically implemented by organizations.

Tainted Money and Tainted Donors: A Growing Crisis?

December 22, 2020

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

With donors and their dollars under increasing scrutiny, the nonprofits who depend on private donations are put in an ethically complicated spot.

Increasing Critiques of (Big) Philanthropy

November 17, 2020

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Increasing critiques of “big” philanthropy are important and provocative appeals to hold donors and major institutions accountable in a democratic society.

Data Science for Social Impact

November 10, 2020

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Adriaza Paz examines the growing number of foundations and individual philanthropists investing in data scientists and data-informed decision making.

Millennials in the Nonprofit Workforce Present Challenges and Opportunities

September 8, 2020

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

The millennial generation’s desire for greater flexibility, transparency, and meaning in their work is reshaping how our nonprofit workplaces function.

Philanthropy Will Be On the Front Lines of Climate Change

September 1, 2020

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

As the effects of climate change grow, nonprofits and funders will play key roles in disaster response, mitigation, prevention, and policy.

Collaboration and Consolidation in Philanthropy’s Infrastructure

July 16, 2020

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

More and more, philanthropic infrastructure organizations are collaborating and combining efforts, but we must acknowledge both the pros and cons of this shift.

Inclusive Growth Requires Urgent Collaboration and Deliberate Patience

May 26, 2020

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Although organizations and communities have been investing in inclusive growth efforts for years, Juan Olivarez describes in this article how these efforts are increasingly coming in to focus.

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