Venture philanthropy is unlikely to displace more established patterns of philanthropic giving, but has comparative advantage with respect to a specific set of social challenges and innovation potential. This article first gives a brief overview of the main characteristics of the European...

This paper analyzes adjustment mechanisms for philanthropic organizations in a downturn. In the global philanthropic community, the current economic context and the difficulty to make sense of it have led donors to review their activities. In the 2008 recession, many foundation endowments have...

Philanthropy is one way in which people find expression for their interests and passions. And when passion is brought together with strategic thinking and planning, philanthropy can touch lives, build bridges between people, and link personal experiences with wider needs and societal structures,...

This paper is written in Spanish. The paper analyzes how to create leverage in philanthropy. A strategic approach to designing programs or selecting grantees is often a necessary condition for leverage, identifying the intervention that creates the greatest positive impact at a given level of...

This paper analyzes venture philanthropy in Europe. Since the mid-nineties, the rise of venture philanthropy has mirrored the rise of social entrepreneurship in civil society in interesting ways. Social entrepreneurs and venture philanthropists alike have often laid claim to being among the most...

Social entrepreneurship is an important driver of global change. There is a sense that it might be the key ingredient to a new social contract for the 21st century. Though referred to extensively as a concept, there is no single definition of the subject. Defined as finding ways to combine...

The paper identifies and analyzes the four main fault lines which will influence the next decades of global philanthropy. All are related to what we can refer to as "the market revolution in global philanthropy". As global philanthropy moves beyond grantmaking, into investment approaches that...

This paper analyzes the interplay of creativity and control issues in philanthropy. Around the world, the nonprofit sector faces both rising ambition levels and rising legitimacy challenges. Over the past few years philanthropy has entered an impressive phase of creativity. New people, new...

Leadership means influencing highly complex, interactive, interdependent and often intangible processes where individuals and groups build social realities. Effective leadership thus requires a range of orientations and capacities which are not often found together, and which cannot easily be...