“Every two years, philanthropy pauses to reflect on the state of technology in the biennial “State of Philanthropy Tech” survey by the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG). This year’s survey builds on past surveys, which explored IT tools; management; security; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); integration between IT and program Read more…
Private money for the public good plays a significant role as foundation budgets in Europe amount to €60 billion annually. The current challenges and the sense of urgency force foundations to reinvent themselves, ready to take a greater responsibility, and to enable greater European solidarity. However, philanthropy with a European Read more…
The world needs social entrepreneurs right now—hyper-practical, disruptive leaders who discard traditional practice to tackle gigantic social problems. Covid-19 is a holistic emergency, just like climate change, gender inequality, racial injustice, and a whole range of other systemic issues that expose the cracks throughout the foundations of modern society. The Read more…
“The grant world is competitive. It has only become more competitive in recent years. Private foundations are becoming increasingly ‘invite only’ meaning that they ‘do not take unsolicited proposals’. Does this mean that you should take them off your list? On the contrary! The fewer the open opportunities, the more Read more…
“Some foundations have switched to an ‘invitation only’ format, where they handpick the programs and organizations they want to fund. Some foundations have switched to a ‘Letter of Inquiry/Intent/Information’ approach. This helps the funder spend less time reviewing full grant applications complete with attachments about programs that are not a Read more…