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Discover the origins and principles of trust-based philanthropy and how to put it into practice.

In the latest webinar in Arabella’s Future of the Social Sector series, Jeanné Lewis, interim CEO at Faith in Public Life, and Kara Inae Carlisle, vice president of programs at the McKnight…

If philanthropy has a role in perpetuating divides, how then can philanthropy be a catalyst for bringing people together to achieve transformative social change?

Let’s remember what we do best as philanthropists.

A new effort seeks to access some of the over one trillion dollars that is in nonprofit retirement investment accounts to support a solidarity economy.

Grantmakers for Girls of Color (G4GC) strives to create a philanthropic home for girls, femmes, and gender-expansive youth of color, many of whom have been traditionally excluded from the philanthropy sector.…

The 21st century finds us within a dramatic transformation in information, entertainment, and technology – and, simultaneously, an era of social justice activism augmented by digital advocacy. Thanks to a confluence…

Over the past eighteen months, Black Lives Matter and the COVID-19 pandemic have shone a spotlight on systemic racism here in the United States and across the globe—and put an…

Philanthropists move too slowly. While lives and communities hang in the balance, funders drag their feet. Instead of finding the fastest route from A to B, they clutter their path…

Direct, unconditional cash transfers and guaranteed income programs  are one of the best means of addressing financial insecurity. Guaranteed income been used to address a range of issues including mental…

In 2008, the Ford Foundation made its first foray into using the Grantee Perception Report (GPR) conducted by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) for vital feedback on how grantees…

The world is abuzz with the potential for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to revolutionize every facet of our lives. In the sciences, at a time when it is possible to generate…