In the absence of more poignant perspectives, philanthropy strategy loves an old fashioned matrix. (But, this is still useful stuff from Daniel Stid.) -> A Framework for Democracy Philanthropy theartofassociation.org/blog/a-framewo…

"The science is settled" - except the new science undermines the narrative in philanthropy that UBI is an obvious & automatic "win" (nber.org/papers/w32719) -> With a New Initiative, This Foundation Is Putting Its Own Spin on Guaranteed Basic Income insidephilanthropy.com/home/with-a-ne…

Useful from Center for Effective Philanthropy -> "On average, grantees of intermediaries do not report having a substantially more positive or negative experience than grantees of other funders." Validates one's priors but good to have a little empiricism behind that assumption. cep.org/report-backpac…

The next generation of Buffetts is poised to become one of the biggest forces in philanthropy (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/9110be…

So great! Celebrating Malka Older's arrival at Global Voices globalvoices.org/2024/09/16/cel… via Ivan Sigal

My hot takes on what either electoral outcome means for philanthropy in the US 👇

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund announced today to its grantees it's going to wind down by 2028

Shifting philanthropy: The 2024 election and the end of the status quo fastco.expert/4etwkVE Written by Nathaniel Heller of @genevaglobal

Looks like a fascinating read: "Legal Personhood And The Social Responsibility Of Business: A Review Of Williams’ Taming The Octopus" histphil.org/2024/09/24/leg…

Another one to add to the reading list: "Politics on the Edge, by Rory Stewart" frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/book-review-po…

Shifting philanthropy: The 2024 election and the end of the status quo fastco.expert/4ewwwmZ Written by Nathaniel Heller of @genevaglobal

Is the Global Fund eating the World Bank? Great series of visuals from my colleagues @clemencelanders Janeen Madan Keller et al on the stiff competition for scarce foreign aid dollars, as several big multilateral agencies fundraise simultaneously. cgdev.org/media/2024-202…

Huge thanks to the AB team for hosting this discussion (and me!) today. Truly enjoyed it.

Absolutely gutting. Like so many, I was lucky to learn from and collaborate with Helen for many years across many fora. A huge and tragic loss. access-info.org/2024-10-18/hel…

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Six Questions We’re Asking After Trump’s Election Victory insidephilanthropy.com/home/six-quest… Outstanding takes from Inside Philanthropy , especially this 👇

FCDC Kenya was thrilled to host a delegation from @GenevaGlobal for a productive and insightful meeting, focused on exploring potential areas of collaboration within the Sector Forum for Education and Governance.

Best thing written about philanthropy in 2024? Possibly. histphil.org/2024/12/19/pro…

Dancing with black swans: Key principles of leading in crisis fastco.expert/4cnqa9J Written by Nathaniel Heller of @genevaglobal

Dancing with black swans: Key principles of leading in crisis fastco.expert/41UhoN1 Written by Nathaniel Heller of @genevaglobal