Tag: Guest Author
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Building the Intermediary Ecosystem: Three Core Tenets
Philanthropy has experienced an explosion in intermediaries in the past decade and I was privileged to have a front-row seat to that growth during my tenure at Arabella Advisors, a […] The post Building the Intermediary Ecosystem: Three Core Tenets appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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Navigating the Equity Journey at Lean Foundations
In the evolving landscape of philanthropy, lean funders — those operating with few or no staff — are playing a crucial role in advancing racial equity. The latest edition of […] The post Navigating the Equity Journey at Lean Foundations appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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As the Planet Heats Up, New Trends Drive Climate Giving
After the hottest year on record, 2024 has continued to bring unprecedented heat and extreme weather events. Today, 80 percent of people globally want their country to do more on […] The post As the Planet Heats Up, New Trends Drive Climate Giving appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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A Framework for Democracy Philanthropy
This post originally appeared on The Art of Association blog. It is challenging for philanthropic funders to get started and stay focused when it comes to strengthening democracy. The vagaries […] The post A Framework for Democracy Philanthropy appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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What Business Leaders Can Learn from the Nonprofit World
It’s not easy being a corporate CEO these days. Just look at the recent travails of leaders at high profile companies like Boeing or Disney or Starbucks. They, and many […] The post What Business Leaders Can Learn from the Nonprofit World appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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This Election Year, Why and How to Support Women Leaders
With November’s election looming in the United States, who will be in power is on most of our minds. The election represents a critical window to increase female representation throughout […] The post This Election Year, Why and How to Support Women Leaders appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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How Funders Can Support Youth Mental Health: Three Ways Forward
From social media feeds to bus depots, messages about the importance of maintaining our physical health are all around us. In contrast, mental health receives far less attention, despite a […] The post How Funders Can Support Youth Mental Health: Three Ways Forward appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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The Whole Leader: A Call for Self-Care in Social Impact
Social impact professionals are some of the most extraordinary people on this planet. They work tirelessly to confront injustice, corruption, global pandemics, crumbling democracies, and potentially harmful technological advances — […] The post The Whole Leader: A Call for Self-Care in Social Impact appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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Four ‘T’s for Better Funding Relationships and Healthier Nonprofits
As the old saying goes “Victory has a thousand fathers.” And few victories come as close to that claim as the successes wrought by funders and their grantees. It takes […] The post Four ‘T’s for Better Funding Relationships and Healthier Nonprofits appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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How Giving Circles Have Shaped the Latino Community Foundation’s Grantmaking — And What Comes Next
At the heart of the Latino Community Foundation’s (LCF) mission to unleash the civic and economic power of Latinos are our most passionate advocates: the members of our Latino Giving […] The post How Giving Circles Have Shaped the Latino Community Foundation’s Grantmaking — And What Comes Next appeared first on The Center for Effective…
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Elections Are Coming, and the Time for Funders to Act Is Now
Summer is heating up and so, too, are efforts to register voters and get out the vote in advance of what is promising to be a tense election season. Not […] The post Elections Are Coming, and the Time for Funders to Act Is Now appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full…
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Making It Count: Expanding the Ford Foundation’s Diversity Data Collection Beyond the United States
As a global funder, we often hear from, and share with, our peers the challenges of collecting grantee demographic data internationally. This includes questions of how to navigate different legal […] The post Making It Count: Expanding the Ford Foundation’s Diversity Data Collection Beyond the United States appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy.…
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Reimagining the Philanthropic Resource Chain: Lessons from Fiscal Sponsorship and Intermediary Funds
In the philanthropic sector, intermediaries and fiscal sponsors play a vital role. They are the critical links that connect resources from donors to historically overlooked causes and marginalized communities. Pooling […] The post Reimagining the Philanthropic Resource Chain: Lessons from Fiscal Sponsorship and Intermediary Funds appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full…
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Let’s Go Beyond ‘One Foundation’: The Promise of Changing Practices in Philanthropy
For every time someone in philanthropy says, ‘if you know one foundation, you know one foundation,’ they have heard tenfold the call from nonprofits for more general operating support and […] The post Let’s Go Beyond ‘One Foundation’: The Promise of Changing Practices in Philanthropy appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full…
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Adopting a Mental Health Mindset Will Help Both Funders and Nonprofits Thrive
You are exhausted, a next-level fatigue. Your body is so tired, but your mind can’t stop. It pings from what is right in front of you — grant deadlines, board […] The post Adopting a Mental Health Mindset Will Help Both Funders and Nonprofits Thrive appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full…
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Funders: Let’s Stop Making Nonprofits Choose Between Balanced Budgets and Burnout
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Enhancing Grantee Well-Being Leads to Long-Term Impact
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To Ensure Nonprofit Well-Being, Invest in Wages, Workload, and Working Conditions
The post To Ensure Nonprofit Well-Being, Invest in Wages, Workload, and Working Conditions appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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Going it Together: Three Foundations, One Office
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Prioritizing Grants Management: An Unsung Key to Effective Funding
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