Equity Mapping Tools Combine the Power of Data and Narrative Change
The growing need for easy-to-use tools for organizing and interpreting that data is spurring new equity mapping strategies and data visualization tools.
Category: Trends
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.
Alternatives to Strategic Philanthropy Are Emerging
Teri Behrens and Tory Martin describe how trust-based philanthropy and participatory grantmaking have emerged as alternatives to strategic philanthropy.
11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2020
Experts from the Johnson Center have examined changes in the field and identified 11 trends in philanthropy we expect to see impacting our sector in 2020.
Foundations Are No Longer Wedded to the Long Game
Teri Behrens explores the growth of limited-life foundations — those that “spend down” or have a defined endpoint — and the corresponding challenges.
As Donors and as Causes, Women are Taking the Lead in Philanthropy
This piece from our 2019 Trends report highlights how the movement behind efforts to make change for women has been in the works for decades, and is only now beginning to get the attention it deserves.
Concrete Strategies Are Emerging for Implementing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Principles
This piece from our “11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2019” report highlights specific efforts to operationalize DEI principles within the social sector.
Powering Communities While Protecting Individuals
This piece from our 2019 Trends report highlights the challenges of making increasingly granular data publicly available while also protecting individual rights to privacy.
The Wealth Gap Is Becoming a Giving Gap
In this piece from our 2019 Trends report, Michael Moody considers whether growing wealth inequality in America today may be contributing to a growing inequality among donors, as well.
Nonprofits Are Playing a Vital Role in Civic Engagement
In this piece from our 2019 Trends report, Tory Martin highlights the many ways in which nonprofit organizations are playing an increasingly visible role in our political lives.