June 30, 2021
Learning Journeys: What Funders Seek and What They Gain
Deciding to deepen your learning on a new subject can feel daunting and overwhelming. Where…
May 19, 2021
Find Your Niche and Work It with Everything You Have: Lessons from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation
Prior to 2020, foundations and other funders were already working on improving the way philanthropy…
May 3, 2021
Five Questions for Your Philanthropy in 2021
Philanthropy is changing. Compounding global crises have forced many funders to toss aside standard operating…
April 13, 2021
Three Quick Tips to Avoid Doing Philanthropy in a Vacuum
The budget is set, the philanthropic goals are identified, the plan for finding funding opportunities…
December 16, 2020
Embedding Vision and Values Across Generations: A Five-Step Guide
Wealth is not measured only in financial assets, and wealth management should not be guided…
October 20, 2020
You Can Still Support Active Citizenship This US Election Season
November 3rd is around the corner, millions of votes have already been cast, and many people are still grappling with how to support voter voice and turnout in the final…
October 13, 2020
How the Boston Foundation Leads and Adapts in Times of Crisis
This post in our Adaptable Funder series focuses on community foundations, with an interview with…
September 16, 2020
Responsive vs. Proactive Philanthropy During a Crisis
One of the perennial questions we receive from funders is how to respond to the…
August 27, 2020
Place-Based Philanthropy: What’s a board to do?
One core lesson we’re learning in 2020 is that where you live in the US…