Clear and Present Danger - Reframing Risk A Message from CEO, Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham We are living in one of the most extraordinary political moments in the history of the United States, and any outcome of November’s presidential...
Building Bridges: Philanthropy's Journey Towards Active Advocacy A Message from CEO, Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham “Leaders in philanthropy can no longer expect to remain neutral. Philanthropy must actively advocate in support of creating...
Funder collaboratives play a crucial role in the philanthropic ecosystem, channeling resources to impacted communities while fostering knowledge and shared understanding among funder groups.
In the face of the numerous challenges confronting our democracy, the significance of election-related work led by nonprofits cannot be overstated. Yet every election year, these groups tell us the same thing: the funding came too late.
At the end of 2023, a group of eight funders* with common New York City-based grantees** came together to test a new reporting approach - giving grantees the opportunity to define the scope and style of reporting for one year.
Borealis Philanthropy will sunset our Racial Equity in Philanthropy (REP) Fund in 2025, awarding all twenty-five REP grantees an unrestricted sunset grant with the closing of the fund.
In a Letter from Surdna President Don Chen, he shares news about a recent reorganization at Surdna and celebrates some of our people who have been promoted.
Explore how a well-funded, cross-sector partnership can achieve results on a large scale and what critical elements of success could be used to support similar efforts fueled by other funder collaboratives.
Oral and alternate reporting (OAR) is an emergent practice that strives to rebalance power between funders and their grantees, drive insight and collaborative engagement around “wicked” problems and make efficient use of limited resources. Sounds...