Government funding and policy affect virtually all ambitious philanthropic pursuits. That's why we've created resources to help guide you when working with and around government to achieve your goals.
Collaborating with Other Philanthropists
Our resources offer guidance on when to consider collaborating with other philanthropists and how to create effective partnerships, as well as real-life examples of how other donors managed this tricky process.
Collaborating with Nonprofits
Every stage in the philanthropic process affects the donor-grantee relationship. Our resources can help you forge strong partnerships with your grantees to encourage greater philanthropic success.
Transformative Scale: The Future of Growing What Works
How can we massively expand proven programs to deliver impact that truly meets needs? These nine strategies offer ideas on how to create such transformative change.
The Donor-Grantee Trap
We assess why ineffective collaboration undermines philanthropic results for society, and offer advice on creating true partnerships.
High Stakes Donor Collaborations
Although few funders take full advantage of collaboration's benefits, partnering with others can help stretch limited resources for maximum results. Here's how to know if collaboration is for you—and how to make it work.
Philanthropy in the New Age of Government Austerity
How should philanthropy work with government to address social sector problems? This article offers three promising approaches to consider.
Saying Goodbye: Exiting Grantee Relationships With Care
Regardless of why you are saying goodbye, here are three good reasons to invest in managing transitions carefully.
Partnering for Results
Don’t assume you have to go it alone when investing your time, money, and talents to get results with your philanthropy.
How Strong Are Your Relationships with Your Grantees?
Are you and your current grantees functioning as true partners—or train wrecks? These strategies for building successful partnerships will help you and your grantees boost each other’s ability to get results.
How Do I Build Strong Relationships with Grantees?
As a donor, your grantees' results are your results—they are creating change for the people and causes you care most passionately about. So collaborating effectively with your grantees is a critical step on your journey from aspirations to real results.
How Can a Philanthropist Support Nonprofits Beyond Money?
Supporting grantee organizations well requires two primary approaches. First, think broadly about how you can help an organization reach its goals. Second, communicate your own goals and strategy clearly and consistently to grantees, and make sure that your interactions are characterized by fairness, responsiveness, and approachability.
Components of an Effective Donor-Grantee Relationship
Developing an effective relationship with your grantees, one that each of you might honestly characterize as a partnership, is not all that different from developing any other healthy human relationship.
Videos
Bring an Open MindDesh Deshpande says solutions come from collaborating with beneficiaries.
Brokering Partnerships
How Kelvin Taketa helped the Omidyars jumpstart Hawaii’s IT.
Donor-Grantee Partnership
Josh Bekenstein says grantees help him achieve his goals.
Ensuring Growth for Grantees
Why Nancy Roob and the EMCF raised an additional $90 million for grantees.
Collaborating with Other Philanthropists
Transformative Scale: The Future of Growing What WorksHow can we massively expand proven programs to deliver impact that truly meets needs? These nine strategies offer ideas on how to create such transformative change.
How Philanthropists Can Collaborate for Better Results
If you're a philanthropist who hopes to tackle society's most pressing problems, collaboration is essential to success. Here’s how to create effective partnerships that create impact.
High Stakes Donor Collaborations
Although few funders take full advantage of collaboration's benefits, partnering with others can help stretch limited resources for maximum results. Here's how to know if collaboration is for you—and how to make it work.
Collaborating with Government and Communities
Government funding and policy affect virtually all ambitious philanthropic pursuits. That's why we've created resources to help guide you when working with and around government to achieve your goals.
How Jeff Walker and NPower Teamed Up
Walker began with a desire to help nonprofits that were struggling with technology. Then he discovered that a nonprofit with a similar mission already existed.
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation CEO Nancy Roob Discusses Donor Collaboration
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation unveiled a new approach to fuel the growth of three of its high-performing grantees—and in turn is helping more youth.
Collaboration's Payoff
Thanks to Charles Bronfman, Taglit-Birthright Israel was created, enabling thousands of Jewish young people to experience the birthplace of their religion and culture.
Videos
Resources, Knowledge, “Credibility”Ken Levit discusses the benefits of collaboration.
Changes in Collaboration
Melinda Gates says partnering “has grown exponentially.”
Power in Numbers
Geoff Boisi says philanthropists can increase impact by working together.
What Makes a True Collaboration?
Emmett Carson says collaboration needs shared targets, decision-making.
Collaborating with Government and Communities
Needle–Moving Community Collaboratives: A Promising Approach to ChangeDescription
A Philanthropist's Guide to Working with Government and Local Communities
No matter what your philanthropic quest is, government funding and policy is bound to affect your philanthropy. Here's how to work with and around government.
Philanthropy in the New Age of Government Austerity
How should philanthropy work with government to address social sector problems? This article offers three promising approaches to consider.
Geek Cities: How Smarter Use of Data and Evidence Can Improve Lives
More and more forward-thinking cities are using hard data and evidence to steer funding decisions and set priorities. The result is innovation and delivery of better services to their residents.
12 Case Studies of Community Collaboratives
Community collaboratives have tackled a range of problems with promising results. Here's a look at 12 of the most effective.
Geek Cities: Overview of City Innovations
From a pre-K evidence-based initiative to a new way of budgeting that changes the way funding decisions are made, here's a look at some noteworthy uses of data and evidence happening in cities today.
The Broad Foundation: Transforming Urban Public Education Through Leadership
Eli Broad used the business principles of focusing on effective leadership and results to help transform America's public school systems.
Videos
Reforming EducationPitt Hyde discusses SCORE and Tennessee's education reform.
Going Beyond Government
Carrie Avery says philanthropy should do what government can't.
Good Versus Bad Collaboration
Emmett Carson of the SVCF describes the differences.
How to Scale
Desh Deshpande discusses the roles of government and philanthropy.
Collaborating with Nonprofits
The Donor-Grantee TrapWe assess why ineffective collaboration undermines philanthropic results for society, and offer advice on creating true partnerships.
A Philanthropist's Guide to Partnering with Nonprofits for Success
As a philanthropist, your results depend on choosing the right nonprofits to fund and on your ability to build effective partnerships with them.
Donor Decision Tool: Your Guide to Nonprofit Due Diligence
Should you fund a particular nonprofit? Our step-by-step guides on researching a potential grantee will lead you through the entire nonprofit due diligence process.
Nonprofit Starvation Cycle
Lack of funding for good overhead leaves nonprofits so hungry for decent infrastructure that they can barely function—let alone serve their beneficiaries. To break this vicious cycle, funders must take the lead.
Business Planning for Nonprofits: What It Is and Why It Matters
The business-planning process offers a time to connect the dots between mission and programs, to specify the resources needed, and to establish performance measures to track results.
Building Strong Relationships with Grantees
As a donor, your grantees’ results are your results. Our guide offers ideas on how to create shared goals and a productive working relationship.
Finding Your Funding Model: A Practical Approach to Nonprofit Sustainability
Our toolkit provides guidance on identifying and developing funding models that can best position nonprofits for success.
Videos
The Power of Collaboration
Darren Walker discusses how low-income housing was increased.
How to Strengthen Nonprofits
Nancy Roob and EMCF provide comprehensive support to grantees.
Long-Term Commitments
David Rubenstein commits to making organizations better.
Ask First
Richard Atlas gets grantees to identify what they need.
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