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Doing More with Less in Times of Challenge

This paper explores how private philanthropists — especially those in the “Meaningful Middle” giving between $1 and $25 million per year — can support the...

Growing Together: Why Philanthropy Thrives on Peer Learning Communities

Learning from each other After following the same path in academia for over a decade, I took a turn at a crossroads and became a...

Should Philanthropy “Fill the Gap” in a Second Trump Administration?

Like many readers of this blog, my inbox in recent months has been filled with a slew of analyses assessing what a second Trump administration...

Engaging the Future of Philanthropy, One Coffee Chat at a Time

What a difference a decade makes – especially the last several. The world seems to be changing at an ever-faster pace, making it more important...

A Lesson in Governance and Operations from the Cheshire Cat

Alice in Wonderland was always one of my favorite books as a child, not just because of the enchanting and whimsical fantasy world created by...

The Meaningful Middle: Good Practices for the Middle-Tier Donor

We are thrilled to announce the release of Philanthropy’s Meaningful Middle: Good Practices for the Middle-Tier Donor, an insightful paper co-authored by Nathaniel Heller, Executive...

Philanthropy’s Civic Duty: Strategic Giving’s Role in Shaping Healthy Democracies

The Role of Philanthropy in Civic Engagement Civic engagement involves activities such as voting, community organizing, and participating in public discourse. Philanthropy can play a...

Philanthropy’s Red Herring: The Misconstrued Idea of Risk

Inside Philanthropy recently ran an interesting analysis of the evergreen debate and concern around low payout rates by private foundations in the US. Mike Scutari...

Community Feedback for Better Philanthropy: Are We There Yet?

I recently had a chance to attend the Feedback Labs Summit in Denver, Colorado with 200+ practitioners who believe in the power and importance of...

Three Philanthropy Trends to Watch for in 2024

The full-spectrum nature of our work at Geneva Global (and Global Impact Ventures more broadly) gives us a distinctive vantage point into the dynamic and...

Five Considerations for Setting Up Your Grants Management System for Success

Whether your grants management system (GMS) is a software tool that spans your entire grant lifecycle, a tool that plugs into one part of your...

A Brief Contribution to the Debate over Philanthropic Pluralism

The debate began with an open letter from leaders of several ideologically disparate private foundations that made the case for philanthropic pluralism. This was swiftly...