This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The world is now a much more volatile place than it was only a year ago. International terrorists, North Korean nuclear weapons, malicious cyber hackers, and the potentially existential risks…
Successful philanthropy is built on transparency between the funder and the grantee, and within the funding community. It’s our mutual responsibility to communicate honestly with one another and to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. America’s foundations spend many millions of dollars every year on investment advice. What do they get in return? You read that right: Money that could be spent on charitable programs — to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you had entered the office of Africa and Middle East Refugee Assistance (AMERA)—a refugee rights NGO in Cairo, Egypt—at the organization’s peak, it probably wouldn’t have felt like anything…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Knowing that many refugees have access to cellphones, volunteers around the world began developing apps and other tools to help guide refugees on their journeys, adding to the innovative work…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Now that the first 100 days of Trump administration have come and gone, it’s fair to say the philanthropic sky hasn’t fallen. Instead, the early confusion that marked the new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. World Animal Net (WAN) believes that effective advocacy is essential to the achievement of lasting social change that advances the status and welfare of animals. For this reason, we designed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Blue Haven Initiative was one of the earliest family offices to commit itself to 100% mission-aligned investing. At more than $500 million, it’s one of the biggest to make…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the GSG Summit of social activists and investors in Chicago last month, Sir Ronald Cohen, a British venture capitalist turned impact investor, suggested that a Nobel prize awaits…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As part of Nonprofit Builder project we have put together a collection of really remarkable reports on capacity building, how to do it, its impact, and how foundations can get started with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin recently publicly dismissed the potential job loss impacts of emerging technologies associated with artificial intelligence (AI), saying that such possibilities remain 50 to 100 years away and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Board members are the fiduciaries who steer the organization towards a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies, as well as by making sure…