Three whys. Three times each. Pretty simple, yet if we really dig into those questions, discuss them with our teams, and ask ourselves what they reveal about where we are focusing our energy and what ...

If there is one thing that distinguishes the role philanthropy must play in the current crisis brought on by the Trump ...

Now is the time for funders to back local leaders who are making lasting improvements to people's lives and the systems that ...

The sector's response to the sharp withdrawal of government funding and to threats against basic freedoms should start with ...

In a crisis, how can foundations justify perpetuity as a guiding star? Increasing payouts goes hand in hand with a ...

How Asian philanthropists are embracing adaptive, blended, and locally informed approaches to transform the uncertainty of ...

Many wealthy donors are missing out on opportunities to make transformative investments such as creating a new scientific ...

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The authors all led significant philanthropic organizations and came from different perspectives. We saw a need for the sector to steel itself against threats from political polarization that were ...

A few issue areas call for saving for the future, not racing against it. If a foundation’s mission is to preserve rare ...

Racial equity can’t be thought of solely as a funding priority; it must be a critical component of philanthropy’s own way of being. What an often-misunderstood part of Darwin’s theory of evolution can ...

In March 2025, US President Donald Trump penned a public letter to Michael Kratsios, his incoming director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, outlining a vision to “usher in ...