Two foundation leaders urge peers to engage with the companies in which they invest to better align investment strategies with missions and long-term priorities.
A strong taboo still exists in the nonprofit sector, around sharing an imminent leadership change. If we want to disrupt this pattern and conditioning, funders need to change the narrative.
In their new white paper, The Foundation of Our Future, Brooklyn Org documents the evolution of a community foundation that has deliberately reimagined its role—not simply as a grantmaker, but as a catalyst for cultivating the next generation of Brooklyn givers.
When the federal funding and policy landscape shifted abruptly at the beginning of the second Trump administration in 2025, a coalition of nonprofit intermediaries formed to meet the moment, lift up and generate resources to address sector needs. This new “network of networks” has reduced duplication, increased coordination, and amplified our collective voice.
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