I am still pinching myself from the first gift we received from MacKenzie Scott in December of 2020 — and somehow Undue Medical Debt (formerly RIP Medical Debt) has now […] The post A Margin for Error: How Big Gifts Help Nonprofits Go From Surviving to Thriving appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy.…

How can we support civil society to promote positive change – now and in the long term? For many of us working in philanthropy, this is an increasingly crucial question. […] The post Unlocking Potential and Supporting Resilience: A Look at The Growing Evidence for Unrestricted Funding appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy.…

This year’s wildfires in Los Angeles didn’t only destroy homes and livelihoods they also revealed the longstanding inequities in disaster response. The workers who are clearing debris, the small business […] The post Leading with Trust: A Blueprint for Equitable Disaster Philanthropy in Los Angeles appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full…

The speed and intensity of the unprecedented attacks on the nonprofit and public sectors unleashed in the first month of President Trump’s second administration has been staggering. While many of […] The post Turn on Your Headlights: How Funders Can Cut Through the Chaos Right Now appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto…

In times of increasing uncertainty, from shifting federal priorities to crises like the wildfires devastating Southern California, nonprofit organizations face growing challenges in sustaining their work and responding to the […] The post Rethinking Scale: Community-Led Approaches to Strengthening Sustainability During Uncertain Times appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>

The recent Eaton Fire that ravaged parts of Altadena and Pasadena left a trail of physical destruction, but its impact goes far beyond property damage. Even as officials announce that […] The post L.A. Wildfire’s Devastating Impact on a Black Community Is a Call to Action for Philanthropy appeared first on The Center for Effective…

Philanthropic funding for organizations dedicated to women and girls has consistently remained below two percent of total charitable giving since 2012, the year for which the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) […] The post How Data-Informed Philanthropy Can Close the Giving Gap for Women and Girls appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full…

As grantmaking organizations increasingly explore how AI tools can transform the way we work in civil society, the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) recently released results from a global survey […] The post An AI Roadmap for Philanthropy in 2025 appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>

In philanthropy, it’s often an unquestioned expectation that funders will ask grantees to assess the progress of their own work and to apply what they learn to improve. At Barr, […] The post Putting the GPR to Work: How Barr Integrated Grantee Feedback into its Grantmaking Practice appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy.…

We find ourselves at a pivotal moment in philanthropy: The choices we make about emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) right now could have lasting impacts on the communities we […] The post Navigating AI from Programs to Operations: Lessons from the Annenberg Foundation appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post…

According to the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s recent report on grantee experiences with intermediary funders, 33 percent of intermediary grantees report receiving multiyear funding, compared to 58 percent of grantees […] The post If Intermediaries Are to Be a Viable Tool for Equity, Then They Must Be Funded Accordingly appeared first on The Center for…

I came to GreenLight Fund after leading Fresh Lifelines for Youth, a direct service and advocacy nonprofit that works with a variety of philanthropic partners. I’ve been struck by how […] The post Putting Partnership and Community First: One Intermediary’s Approach appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>

A new report from CEP looks at the grantee perceptions of “intermediary funders” — which it defines as a variety of “entities that are regrantors of philanthropic dollars.” It asks […] The post Centering the Grantee Experience: A Path to Differentiation for Intermediary Funds appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post…

When I was approached by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) to serve on the advisory group for a research project on intermediary funders, I was immediately keen to participate. […] The post Knowing What We Don’t Know: Assessing Intermediaries’ Impact on Grantees appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>

For the past several years, my colleagues and I at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have been working with donors who are choosing collaborative funds — those that pool […] The post How Collaboratives Can Advance Impact at Scale appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>

In the organizing world, a key tenet of power is that “power is the product of relationship,” meaning people in strong relationships with one another produce power. At EdTrust-West, we […] The post The Power of Partnership: Insights from the CORE Collective Program appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>

The frequency and intensity of natural hazards, including hurricanes, wildfires, and floods, are reaching unprecedented levels and devastating communities across the globe. Just last year, we witnessed the destruction caused […] The post A Moonshot for Disaster Prevention: Building a Framework for Transformative Change appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post…

One of the fastest growing philanthropic practices in recent years is the use of collaborative, or pooled, funds — one form of intermediary funding, the subject of a recent CEP […] The post Unlocking the Transformative Potential of Intermediary Funds appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>