Summer Learning

3 Guidelines for Summer Learning in the COVID Era

Before any reports came out detailing the extent of the academic…

Stimulus Funding and the Trap of Incremental Thinking: The role that funders can play in supporting transformational change

As school systems around the country manage the challenge of…
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5 ways to embrace risk in philanthropy for more impact and greater fulfillment

Over the past few years, a variety of leaders in philanthropy…
Overcoming barriers

Overcoming the barriers to transformative change in philanthropy

So you’ve decided you want your philanthropy to be more transformative.…
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Trusted advisors are key to unlocking high-impact philanthropy

One of the biggest barriers to high impact philanthropy is the…

To white people, from another white person

To white people, from another white person -  I’m white,…
Tulips in bloom

Defining the problem is the key to long-lasting change

In America, we tend to believe that enough money can fix any…
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Building coalitions for social change amid political turmoil

“We just can’t work with them anymore. Their political views…
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Removing the Barrier of Fear on the Path to Trust-Based Philanthropy

The last few years have seen an increasingly public critique…

4 Encouraging Trends From 2020 That We Hope Endure Beyond The Pandemic

The endless, destabilizing uncertainty of 2020 that has put all…