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More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been much reflection around “lessons learned” across all sectors. In the biomedical research space, we’ve seen science meet the urgent…

Throughout the pandemic, our communities saw the loss of a significant number of child care facilities, as public health actions, falling enrollment, and rising safety costs all took their toll.…

A common theme on Exponent’s Catalytic Philanthropy Podcast is leanly staffed foundations’ unique ability to catalyze systems change in ways other entities cannot. Lean foundations can assume more risk, focus…

The land trust movement in the United States has gained notoriety over the past 30 years mainly for its role in environmental conservation.Known as land…

Experts and disability justice advocates say these changes could help more California families with children who have complex medical needs access the care they‘re entitled to.

Indigenous leaders worry when climate change treaties equate “Indigneous peoples” with “local communities” they will lose hard-won rights.

When used strategically, endowment funding can be a powerful grantmaking tool that not only can address longstanding racial inequities but can also represent a direct transfer of power. By helping…

For many years, philanthropy and investing have been considered separate disciplines—one championing social change, the other financial gain. The idea that the two approaches could be integrated within the same…

As a concept, endowments — defined as funds to be kept permanently and invested to provide sustained support — have existed for more than a thousand years. Supporters of endowments…

Schools and school districts are being asked to provide more and more services to students while being given few additional resources. This brief discusses how school districts can use partnerships…

While many people go to the theater to relax and be entertained after a busy day, the moviegoers at The Nightlight Cinema go there not to get away from it…

Many private foundations fund specific organizations multiple times over several grantmaking cycles. Doing so can help continue a particular charitable program or project, or simply provide a subsequent round of…