Impact Investing
The Promise of Private Sector Grants in an Impact Investing World
Private sector development grants can help reach people in communities where many investors won’t go.
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Environment
The Investment Gap that Threatens the Planet
To prevent drastic climate change, philanthropists must invest more in nascent solutions ignored by traditional capital markets.
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The Digital Future of Canadian Philanthropy
Why philanthropists should embrace digital innovation with a focus on social research and development.
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Supporting Women’s Rights in Troubled Times
How women’s movements are holding ground and breaking ground.
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An Invitation to Explore Indigenous Innovation
Indigenous traditions are key to building the relationships, reciprocity, and reconciliation that Canada needs for a strong future.
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Philanthropy & Funding
Show Me the Impact
How can we make the most of next gen donors’ particular focus on impact?
Foundations
Streamlining a Foundation Initiative’s Grant Practices
How the Hewlett Foundation’s Madison Initiative has redesigned its grantmaking process to make life easier for both its staff and its grantees.
Foundations
To Change the System, First Change the People
At the Bush Foundation, grantmakers use an analytical approach to identify the right people who can make a difference, and supply them with the tools, connections, and inspiration they need.
Impact Investing
Talking About Ethics in Impact Investing
To make the best and most consistent decisions, impact investors need to think about values as much as they think about growth and financial returns.
Civic Engagement
Breaking Barriers, Shifting Narratives, and Expanding Opportunity
By designing programs and policies to overcome longstanding systemic barriers in communities, we can expand opportunities for equity.