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...

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...

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...

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,...

Many philanthropists seek to exercise leadership on issues they are passionate about. But their resources are limited when compared to the public sector and the magnitude of social needs. To create impact, philanthropists must respond effectively to the complexity of the problems they seek to...

This paper reviews the philanthropy landscape in Russia, analyzing strategies to obtain social impact. The article suggests to view grantee organizations as complex systems, whose behavior can follow one of the following patterns: goal-seeking, oscillation, overshoot and collapse, or low-level...

Many philanthropists seek to exercise leadership on issues they are passionate about. But their resources are limited when compared to the public sector and the magnitude of social needs. To create impact, philanthropists must respond effectively to the complexity of the problems they seek to...

This paper is written in Spanish. Many philanthropists seek to exercise leadership on issues they are passionate about. But their resources are limited when compared to the public sector and the magnitude of social needs. To create impact, philanthropists must respond effectively to the...