“Worthy of Its Own Focus.” Inside a Funder Cohort Dedicated to Developing Community Leaders

“Worthy of Its Own Focus.” Inside a Funder Cohort Dedicated to Developing Community Leaders

The Leadership Funders Group brings grantmakers together to optimize their investments in nonprofit and civic leaders. We talked with its co-chairs about the group’s charter, evolution and more.

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Six Organizations Fighting to Improve Nonprofit Pay and Working Conditions

Six Organizations Fighting to Improve Nonprofit Pay and Working Conditions

Amid burnout and poor retention, there’s a growing push for funders to provide greater support to nonprofit workers. Here’s a handful of organized efforts.

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Lifting the Curtain on Philanthropy Advising

Lifting the Curtain on Philanthropy Advising

In this guest contribution, Beth Breeze and Emma Beeston, authors of a new book on philanthropy advisors, give us a look at some takeaways from their global study of a growing, but often under-appreciated professional field.

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Can Futurism Change the World? This "Philanthropic Futurist" Thinks So

Can Futurism Change the World? This "Philanthropic Futurist" Thinks So

Trista Harris uses the tools of futurism to help nonprofits and foundations make better decisions. We check in with her about how she came to this work, and how organizations can apply futurism to navigate turbulent times.

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Nine Questions with Tamara Toles O’Laughlin, CEO of Environmental Grantmakers Association

Nine Questions with Tamara Toles O’Laughlin, CEO of Environmental Grantmakers Association

A former director at 350.org has come back to philanthropy with a mission to reshape relations between philanthropy and the field. Hear how she’s pursuing those goals at the Environmental Grantmakers Association.

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Unrestricted Money for Philanthropy-Supporting Organizations: A Case Study

Unrestricted Money for Philanthropy-Supporting Organizations: A Case Study

MacKenzie Scott has written a lot of big checks to philanthropy-supporting organizations. A new report offers some insight into how that might play out, based on a smaller—but impactful—program of dedicated PSO giving.

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