Ahead of COP31, the test for climate finance is no longer what gets announced; it is whether money reaches the systems that protect people.
To make measurement meaningful and real, social change organizations must cultivate a listening orientation to go beyond "objective" measurements of impact.
Revitalizing communities hit hard by post-industrial decline can take decades, but government and philanthropy often operate on short-term funding timelines. Bo Kemp, CEO of the Southland Development Authority, discusses his organization’s innovative strategies for development.
How one urban Indigenous organization is working to transform data governance using a model that’s founded on Indigenous values
As the United States joins the ranks of countries with contracting civic space, some lessons from funders with experience working amidst uncertainty.
AI is narrowing the pathways available to donors for finding nonprofits worthy of support. Nonprofits and the social sector must act to ensure that donors can make fully informed decisions.
Conflict is inevitable in any organization. The question for the nonprofit sector and its supporters is how to structure it in ways that strengthen communities.
What if—rather than focusing on funding "what works"—philanthropy asked what people and societies need to live well and flourish, and built the resources to match?
To build evolving, inclusive, effective democracies, we must focus not only on developing leaders who are reflective of the nation-state but who can also change the conditions in which they operate.
Portland residents explained what makes a building livable in a heat wave. Their responses became the basis for statewide climate policy.
Artificial intelligence is a top-of-mind topic not just for leaders in philanthropy and the nonprofit sectors, but across all of society. As nonprofit and social impact organizations explore how AI tools might help them further their mission, many are wondering: What are the risks? Can the field scale up AI adoption without creating deeper societal inequities? In this episode, Barbara Wheeler-Bride talks with Jacqueline Watts of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation about how the foundation funds AI for social good. The conversation includes takeaways for donors, funders, nonprofit leaders and their teams who are grappling with questions about how or whether to use artificial intelligence. Giving With Impact is developed with the support of DAFgiving360®
Organizations that put authentic community governance at the heart of their work are using civic data to drive better decisions, generate more durable trust, and produce positive social change.
Men at high risk of violence interpret situations in ways that justify their violent response. Cognitive behavioral therapy can help.
Donors have the motivation and the means to give, so what’s slowing them down? Host Barbara-Wheeler Bride interviews two donor advisors about some of the roadblocks and friction philanthropic donors face when it comes to giving. First, a check-in with Mary Jovanovich, senior manager and charitable consultant at DAFgiving360®, about what she’s hearing from families and individuals. Then, a conversation with Ben Klasky, founder of Seismic Philanthropy, about “option paralysis,” why he thinks donor-advised funds may be getting a bad rap, and what nonprofits can do to better engage with donors. Giving With Impact is developed with the support of DAFgiving360®
The United States is living through a second Gilded Age. But unlike yesterday's magnates, today's billionaires prefer to write checks to existing organizations. They should instead build institutions that last.
Social innovation means building a road to the future that doesn't yet exist, without lowering standards.
To solve the talent crisis, we must move from transactionalism to transformation.
Recognition, distortion, and the organizing infrastructure behind Minnesota's response to Operation Metro Surge.
A lens for understanding business leaders' ability to act in alignment with their values.
