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Social Impact Entertainment and Impact Campaigns
A story, well told, can change the world. Realizing the power of an effectively told story, more and more philanthropists are embracing storytelling and impact campaigns by supporting issue-oriented content, including documentaries, narrative films, books, and other media that align with their social impact goals. Known collectively as Social Impact Entertainment (SIE), this emerging tool affords significant leverage that can unlock game-changing outcomes at local, ...
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Understanding Place-Based Philanthropy
Place-based philanthropy describes an approach that targets a specific location—be it a neighborhood, municipality, or even multiple counties—upon which to focus charitable resources and make a transformative impact. It goes beyond supporting a community foundation or funding unrelated efforts in a contained space. By directing philanthropic assets to a particular geographic region and coordinating local partners, you can leverage your financial capital, social ne...
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Advocacy as a Philanthropic Practice
Political, economic, or social advocacy are vehicles for altering existing structural systems, changing behavior on a large scale, and promoting a new status quo. High-capacity philanthropists are uniquely positioned to leverage their resources in the interests of generating social impact and systemic change. Whether or not you decide to engage in advocacy should come down to your personal goals as a philanthropist. A few basic questions will guide you. ...
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The Outsized Impact of Philanthropy on Biomedical Research
Several organizations and groups within the philanthropic sector have made invaluable contributions to advance biomedical research. Individual philanthropists, too, can jump-start new models of innovation that empower and accelerate progress in medical research and development (R&D). Indeed, philanthropy already has and continues to have a tremendous impact on medical research by closing critical funding gaps, improving research culture, and driving fundamental ...
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Understanding Place-Based Philanthropy
Place-based philanthropy describes an approach that targets a specific location—be it a neighborhood, municipality, or even multiple counties—upon which to focus charitable resources and make a transformative impact. It goes beyond supporting a community foundation or funding unrelated efforts in a contained space. By directing philanthropic assets to a particular geographic region and coordinating local partners, you can leverage your financial capital, social ne...
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The Outsized Impact of Philanthropy on Biomedical Research
Several organizations and groups within the philanthropic sector have made invaluable contributions to advance biomedical research. Individual philanthropists, too, can jump-start new models of innovation that empower and accelerate progress in medical research and development (R&D). Indeed, philanthropy already has and continues to have a tremendous impact on medical research by closing critical funding gaps, improving research culture, and driving fundamental ...
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Strive for Systems Change
To create positive and lasting social change, major improvements must be made at the systems level of an issue area. This entails reconfiguring policies, processes, and power structures to remedy complex issues such as poverty, social justice, health disparities, and more. By targeting the root causes of major problems with a holistic approach, philanthropy has the potential to catalyze enduring, transformational changes. For a philanthropist, this could mean fund...
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Social Impact Entertainment and Impact Campaigns
A story, well told, can change the world. Realizing the power of an effectively told story, more and more philanthropists are embracing storytelling and impact campaigns by supporting issue-oriented content, including documentaries, narrative films, books, and other media that align with their social impact goals. Known collectively as Social Impact Entertainment (SIE), this emerging tool affords significant leverage that can unlock game-changing outcomes at local, ...