The movement to mobilize big bets in philanthropy is growing. Let’s not dissuade potential donors by framing it as “a new way to fail.”
Every social system has its own unique and self-reinforcing characteristics, practices, and vocabularies. Learning to span these boundaries is a prerequisite for any significant change effort.
OpenAI’s governance saga might give leaders pause about alternative ways of organizing, but research shows hybrid governance models can be successful—with effective boards to lead them.
We need big bet philanthropy. We also need it to change. “We need more money, more decision-makers, more recipients, and more non-linear launchpad transitions.”
An excerpt from Next Generation Evidence on building social impact through a broader and more inclusive definition of evidence
Critical infrastructure is needed to make research expertise more accessible beyond the academy.
Union rights organization Jobs With Justice relies on its extensive nationwide network to advocate for economic and social justice for workers.
Big Tech companies are lobbying hard to enshrine new forms of inequality into law.
New research shows that Women’s March protests convinced local companies to select more female board members.
An excerpt from The Digital Double Bind on the digital revolution in the Global South
In a fragmented impact ecosystem, ed-tech needs collaboration to prioritize education over technology.
Leaders of several intermediary organizations share how they envision their role within—and how they ultimately hope to upend—the philanthropic landscape.
An excerpt from Tell Me My Story on mission-driven workplace cultures that help people heal, serve, and grow
Investments in digital innovation have the potential to greatly expand access to education, but creating new, high-quality, low-cost, and scalable learning platforms requires broad collaboration.
How recognizing trauma in ourselves, other people, and the systems around us can open up new pathways to solving social problems.
Because trust-based philanthropy shouldn’t mean blind faith.
Like so many organizations, our environmental nonprofit was rocked by internal conflict. What happened and what did we learn?
The pursuit of better outcomes for underserved communities, rather than the novelty of emerging technologies, should drive innovation in health care.
Design thinking has failed to deliver on its promise to solve the world’s thorniest social challenges. Adopting a critical design stance can help designers serve communities, rather than their own methodology.
