Foundations' missions and investments may never be perfectly aligned, writes Elsworth, chief executive of UK-based Access — The Foundation for Social Investment, but the center of the target is always worth aiming for....

While foundation investment directors might look more like Bruce Wayne than Batman, writes ShareAction's Tomson, a growing number of them are taking action to protect the long-term value of their investments and to facilitate impact in line with their charitable objectives....

The need to rebuild after the COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity for a just transition to a clean economy – an opportunity, argues Robins, that foundation investors must act on....

If foundations are to help bring about the changes that people in Africa want, Muhiwa writes, they need to support social movements....

Two stories from philanthropy's past, writes the Rockefeller Archive Center's Wimpee, illustrate the deliberate and often unexpected ways in which philanthropically funded work has proved to be impactful....

Philanthropy is falling short, writes Milner, when it comes to supporting a grassroots climate justice movement that is spreading rapidly around the globe....

As a feminist funder, writes McIntyre, we believe that when people who experience the deepest forms of oppression actively represent their own interests, the solutions are more effective and progress is more enduring....

In the latest installment of our series, Richardson and Ruiz-Capillas pay tribute to the longtime chair and CEO of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and staunch champion of the philanthropic sector, William S. White....

The time is ripe to push for gender equality and social change, writes Gillespie, and women's funds hold the key....

The decade-long history of Move to End Violence, an operational program of the NoVo Foundation, provides many lessons about the dismantling of structures and narratives of oppression, write Dennis, Hung, and Shifman....

Rhetoric supporting women and girls is all very well, writes Miller, but it needs to be matched by a corresponding increase in funding for feminist movements....

Beyond asking men to cede power and space, writes Troll, feminism can guide our quest for radically different ways of organizing our societies and our organizations....

The first European Economic and Social Committee "opinion" entirely dedicated to philanthropy comes at a crucial time, writes Forrest, and is likely to set the tone for philanthropy-related debates under the new mandate of the European Parliament and Commission....

Hart, director of the Global Philanthropy Project, shares details of a funders' collaborative that is mobilizing grantmaker support for LGBTI rights advocates and communities facing hostility....

Economic rights need to take center stage, writes Ibezim-Ohaeri, before civil and political rights actually mean something for the millions of people globally living in deep poverty....

Based on the experience of the Wallace Global Fund, the foundation she directs, Dorsey offers six simple things foundations can fo to create a better, more sustainable and responsible investment portfolio....

Peace-building is sensitive work, writes Lyons, and approaches to assessing it, as the Rockefeller Brothers Fund is learning, need to be equally sensitive....

Working in the field of peace and conflict resolution involves a particular set of demands, write Bradford, Lyons, and Sansur. Funders need to be aware and willing to meet them....