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Corporate/CSR

How Corporations Can Be Place-Based Change Agents

Whether companies have regional, national, or global operations, they have the opportunity to be at the forefront of driving…

Foundation Strategy, Nonprofits/NGOs, Systems Thinking

The Water of Systems Change

Foundations involved in systems change can increase their odds for success by focusing on the least explicit but most…

Foundation Strategy
The Funder’s Palette: A Spectrum of Approaches for Systems Change
July 28, 2026
Abigail Ridgway Miya Cain
Philanthropy is evolving, and with it, the role foundations play.
Foundation Strategy
AI and Philanthropy: A Framework for Intentional Funder Engagement
April 24, 2026
Chris Carlson Fay Hanleybrown John Harper Lakshmi Iyer Abigail Ridgway
A Four-Domain Spectrum for Funder Engagement in AI: From Institution to Ecosystem
Foundation Strategy Inclusive Markets Systems Thinking
Implementing Systems Change
August 25, 2025
Vikram Jain Vivek Singh Hisham Mundol Mirik Gogri
Challenges and solutions from 14 years of practice across 3 sectors
Foundation Strategy
Remaining Focused and Purpose-Led During Uncertainty: A Reflection Guide for Funders
August 6, 2025
John Harper Jennifer Splansky Juster Courtney W. Robertson
Remaining Focused and Purpose-Led During Uncertainty introduces a framework of four strategic response domains for funders to consider
Foundation Strategy
Where Strategic Philanthropy Went Wrong
June 25, 2024
On June 25, ��ֱ�� hosted a webinar on how top-down models of philanthropy can be transformed.
Collective Impact Foundation Strategy
Power Building, Trust, and Relationships: Supporting Movement Beyond Moments of Reckoning
May 15, 2024
At the 2024 Collective Impact Action Summit, we had an incredible plenary conversation on power-building, trust, and supporting movements beyond moments of rec…
Collective Impact Corporate/CSR Economic Development Foundation Strategy
Leveraging Historic Federal Funding
June 5, 2023
How Do We Collectively Get Ready?
Economic Development Foundation Strategy
Rural America: Philanthropy’s Misunderstood Opportunity for Impact
December 9, 2021
Chris Carlson Joelle Cook
Often overlooked by national funders, rural America faces profound inequities, but also provides an untapped source of innovation. ��ֱ�� received funding from th…
Environment Equity Foundation Strategy
Time to Act: How Philanthropy Must Address the Climate Crisis
November 2, 2021
Talia Alongi Laura Tilghman
As the climate crisis deepens, ��ֱ�� shares this call to action for private foundations and donors, especially those that may not have focused on climate previou…
Foundation Strategy Strategic Learning & Evaluation Systems Thinking
Engaging Boards and Trustees in Strategic Learning
November 16, 2018
Hallie Preskill Joelle Cook Colleen McCann Caitlin McConnico Amy Shields Meghan Duffy
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