The Revolution on the Frontiers of Philanthropy and Social Investment by Lester M. Salamon With the resources of both governments and traditional philanthropy barely growing or in decline, yet the...
Homlessness by Secret Philanthropist A couple of recent charity adverts have caught my attention recently. One was from a homeless charity “Just 40p per day can sponsor a room so...
Philanthropy Impact makes sense of and inspires of philanthropy across borders, sectors and causes. To match this mission we created an issues-based magazine covering the depth and breadth of the...
This year time seems to have disappeared at warp speed as we have reached Issue 4: December 2013! Our aim has been to present our readers with a depth and...
For the past thirty years, I have spent much of my working life raising money for causes and organizations I believe in, and during that time I have met a...
In this essay series three themes have been explored. The first was that the doers and funders of social good (charities, individual and institutional philanthropists, and their expert advisors) have,...
The October shutdown of the U.S. government was yet another proxy war over the legitimacy of the social safety net. With the Affordable Care Act, which mandates eligibility for private...
When it comes to influencing others delivering the right number of messages to support your proposal or proposition is going to be crucial. Too few and your attempt might come...
The Environmental Funders Network’s new report Passionate Collaboration? (available at www.greenfunders.org ) represents a first attempt to ‘map’ the demand side of the grants market for environmental philanthropy. As such...