Jessica Johansen, Director of Special Projects at the Siegel Family Endowment writes, "Creating the connective tissue between grantee work and this wider world is part of the grantmaking philosophy around Effective Philanthropy."
The Open Society Foundations has announced a $5 million challenge grant to the Open Government Partnership in support of accountable, responsive, and inclusive governance initiatives.
A new study seeks to understand why some veterans experience food insecurity, having little access to healthy food, skipping meals or using money budgeted for groceries to pay other bills.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has announced a four-year, $8 million grant from the Simons Foundation in support of the Simons Collaboration on Ultra-Quantum Matter.
A crucial measure of democracy is the extent to which elected leaders reflect the populations they serve. The more that elected bodies resemble the demographics of their districts, the more likely it is that lawmakers will share and champion...
On August 5th, join Funders' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP) for part 3 of their three-part Racial Equity Series, focusing on the intended and unintended consequences that funders can have on movement building.
**This program has been postponed by our partner, FCCP, until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience.** Are metrics “strategic objects,” which foster new organizational behavior through iterative use, as Dave Karpf...
On June 10, we will kick off our series with a conversation that starts with philanthropy tackling the realities of racism strategically, and connects these threads to our present day grantmaking practices with Lori Villarosa of Philanthropic...
The factors limiting a woman’s abilty to build and preserve wealth are interconnected throughout her life, so why aren’t the solutions? Research shows that a “one-size fits all” approach to closing the women’s wealth gap is infective. In...
For our 40th Anniversary annual meeting we were delighted to celebrate our work together with our membership and to create space for intriguing and challenging conversations. Throughout the day we were presented with discussions that illuminated our...
BASF, The Estée Lauder Companies and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) are partnering with the civil society organization Solidaridad to promote sustainable palm oil and palm derivatives production in the district of Waykanan, Lampung,...
Millions of Americans with employer health coverage are spending large shares of their income on health care costs, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report. The analysis looks at what people in every state report spending on premiums and out-of-...