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When it Comes to Boards, 'Who' Matters

Anne Wallestad

One Foundation’s Journey from Feedback to Action, Part Two: Positive Action

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One Foundation’s Journey from Feedback to Action, Part One: Humbling Lessons

Anu Malipatil & Jon Sotsky

Introducing: Season 3 of the Giving Done Right Podcast

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To Truly Empower Young People, Invest in Them and Then Step Aside

Cynthia Steele

The Vital Role of Individual Giving in Disaster Funding

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LGBTQ+ Youth Deserve More — And Philanthropy Can Help

July 7, 2022

Jimmy Simpson, Jr. and Jennifer de Forest, Ed.D.

From Survey Questions to Action: One Foundation’s Approach To a Targeted Review of Stakeholder Feedback

July 6, 2022

Mena Boyadzhiev

Investing in Both Main Street and Wall Street

June 30, 2022

David Dahlin and Leslie Sabin

Project Grants Still Need Not Be the Enemy: An Equity-Oriented Update One Year Later

June 28, 2022

Rodney Christopher

Philanthropy’s Role in a Better Future

June 22, 2022

Phil Buchanan

What the Evolution of Gender Can Teach Us About Equality

June 16, 2022

Hilary Pennington

Re-Purposing Foundation Boards

June 14, 2022

Phil Buchanan

The Fierce Urgency of Now: Delivering Lasting Change Through Radical Accountability

June 9, 2022

Kimberlin Butler

How Philanthropy Can Catalyze Government-Research Partnerships — and Why it Should

June 7, 2022

Angela Bednarek, Jenni Owen, and Alex Sileo

The Case for Being Radical

June 2, 2022

Mary Coleman

Are Donors Prioritizing Themselves or the Organizations to Which They Donate?

May 31, 2022

Ellie Buteau

Centering Race and Disability in Closing the Racial Wealth Gap

May 26, 2022

Dr. Helene Gayle and Rebecca Cokley

The Time for Capital Expenditure Grants is Long Overdue

May 24, 2022

Betty Sugerman Weintraub

What Ted Lasso Teaches Us About Philanthropy

May 19, 2022

Clara Bennett and Jessica Kiessel

In This ‘Moment of Truth,’ Philanthropy Can and Should Get it Right

May 17, 2022

Kate Wilkinson and Dwayne Marsh

To Support Shifts in Philanthropic Practices, Foundations Must Reimagine Their Internal Structures and Processes

May 12, 2022

Gabriela Alcade

In Conversation with Allison Fine and Beth Kanter, Authors of “The Smart Nonprofit”

May 10, 2022

Chloe Heskett

We Need Many Champions to Shift Foundation Listening Practices

May 5, 2022

Rick Moyers

After Removing Grantee Burden, What Next?

May 3, 2022

Meredith Blair Pearlman and Carolina De La Rosa Mateo

How We’re Listening, Learning, and Looking Forward

April 21, 2022

Austin Long

Two Years Later, Part Three: Observing Eight Traits of Effective Leaders

April 19, 2022

Phil Buchanan

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