Data Comes of Age in Philanthropy
Jeff Williams describes how individual organizations balance privacy and transparency, address equity of access, and act upon data to create and share actionable knowledge will be key for philanthropy going forward.
Increasing Attention to How Much and Where Money Flows — or Doesn’t
Forces including the global concentration of wealth and the marginalization of BIPOC communities are driving crucial conversations about the haves and have-nots.
Philanthropy and Reparations: Righting the Past
Donors and institutions are wrestling with the roots of our collective inheritance: much of philanthropy’s corpus has its history in exploitative acts. Here, we explore some steps funders can take — and are already taking — to rebalance the scales.
11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2021
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
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
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?
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
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
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
The millennial generation’s desire for greater flexibility, transparency, and meaning in their work is reshaping how our nonprofit workplaces function.