This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis, small businesses nationwide have been in dire need of economic relief. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provided some assistance for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The field of impact investing turns 12 this year. As any parent knows, 12-year-olds can be precocious, and while they’re still young, they’re also maturing and ready to take on more responsibility…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ann Murphy, director of the Northeast and Caribbean Mental Health Technology Transfer Center at the Rutgers School of Health Professions, who has been providing training for school personnel, says burnout…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “I’ve never been the only white person in the room before,” was the comment that came out of the mouth of one of our guests, a white male philanthropic leader who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Most for-profit businesses rely on scale. Nonprofit business models struggle to achieve scale. Funders, deciding on the viability of their non-profit grantees, should ask the question. Is scale a precondition…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It was almost two decades ago that I got my first taste of how frustrating funder restrictions on grants could be. I had recently started working at CEP, and we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I’ve had the opportunity to participate in a number of government, multilateral, and philanthropic events where the term “sustainable philanthropy” is commonly referenced. While there doesn’t seem to be a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many organizations look for ways to improve their decision-making practices. Few, however, must put them to the test under conditions as challenging as those faced by nonprofit legal aid provider…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. My oldest son, a junior at an elite university in California, went to a traditional college prep high school where he claims he was imminently prepared for post-secondary studies but…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The world’s biggest companies have started adding up the financial risks they face from climate change–and for 215 companies that disclosed those potential costs in a new report, the total financial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like many of you, when lockdowns came, we felt like we were in the midst of the crisis of our generation. No one could have anticipated that the months following…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to turn this moment of focused attention, collective commitment to social justice, and unprecedented wealth into big, lasting change for communities hardest hit by the…