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The Case for Collective Impact and Cross-Sector Partnerships
Termed by the consultancy FSG, collective impact refers to a structured partnership model that brings together stakeholders in government, business, nonprofits, and philanthropy to tackle complex social issues. By uniting key players from across sectors, this structured partnership model empowers these groups to commit to a shared agenda and measurement system that will better position them to solve a social problem. When is collective impact the right appro...
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Impact Investing: High(er) Risk, High Reward
For philanthropists interested in pursuing a social change agenda in ways that could also generate a financial return, impact investing is an attractive option. Most high-capacity impact investors consider this activity to be a supplement rather than a replacement to their charitable contributions. What is impact investing? Impact investing is the act of financing an organization or fund that aims to provide a social or environmental impact in addition to ...
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Financial Capital’s Versatility in Philanthropy
As a philanthropist, you can set an intention for your resources and define how to deploy your assets. Be sure to consider the value of your entire financial portfolio and support social change efforts in various ways to ensure that all of your investment activities align with your charitable priorities. Beyond simply writing a check or making a grant to a nonprofit, you can engage in philanthropy across the full spectrum of financial activities, includin...
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Funder Collaboratives: Amplify Impact and Learning
One way that you can maximize impact is by joining forces with fellow philanthropists who share your goals and vision. Philanthropic collaboratives empower like-minded donors to share learnings, strategize on social impact efforts, and potentially even pool their financial resources to address a charitable cause. What are funder collaboratives? Individuals or institutions typically form joint-learning or funding collaboratives to align their philanthropic ...
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Funder Collaboratives: Amplify Impact and Learning
One way that you can maximize impact is by joining forces with fellow philanthropists who share your goals and vision. Philanthropic collaboratives empower like-minded donors to share learnings, strategize on social impact efforts, and potentially even pool their financial resources to address a charitable cause. What are funder collaboratives? Individuals or institutions typically form joint-learning or funding collaboratives to align their philanthropic ...
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Financial Capital’s Versatility in Philanthropy
As a philanthropist, you can set an intention for your resources and define how to deploy your assets. Be sure to consider the value of your entire financial portfolio and support social change efforts in various ways to ensure that all of your investment activities align with your charitable priorities. Beyond simply writing a check or making a grant to a nonprofit, you can engage in philanthropy across the full spectrum of financial activities, includin...
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The Power of Big Bet Philanthropy
Individuals with a clear philanthropic vision might prefer to concentrate their financial contributions, putting capital behind an organization working toward advancing a specific cause. Known as “big bet” philanthropy, this practice refers to making a gift of $10 million or more to a single nonprofit. Financial investments of this magnitude can be game changing for an organization, empowering them with the capital they need to scale their operations, establish new ...
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The Case for Collective Impact and Cross-Sector Partnerships
Termed by the consultancy FSG, collective impact refers to a structured partnership model that brings together stakeholders in government, business, nonprofits, and philanthropy to tackle complex social issues. By uniting key players from across sectors, this structured partnership model empowers these groups to commit to a shared agenda and measurement system that will better position them to solve a social problem. When is collective impact the right appro...