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- Suggestion: The Nobel Peace Prize for George Soros
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- How can we evaluate a program’s effectiveness?
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- Dashboards for Philanthropy / #2
- There Is An “I” In Philanthropy
- Happy Birthday, America!
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- It’s hard to see racism when you’re White
- Does unfair discrimination really exist?
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- Walking the Talk
- Can philanthropy create greater racial equity and social justice?
- Evaluating “Occupy Wall Street”
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- The Mittenthal Principle
- Can grantmakers and nonprofits work together?
- Power dynamics in the philanthropic sector?
- A Stakeholders Union for Philanthropic and Nonprofit Services
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- Would “pay for performance” be good for the social services?
- A classic revived!
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What is “advocacy”?
“Advocacy” is from Latin, meaning to give voice to a cause that it might progress and succeed. The practice of advocacy has recently gained legitimacy and momentum as a strategy for promoting social change. Wikipedia recognizes advocacy as “a political … Continue reading
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Can philanthropy create greater racial equity and social justice?
Good question. And what do “success” and “progress” look like? These are two questions we at Effective Communities pursued over five years, with support from the Ford Foundation. Pathways to Progress: Focusing Philanthropy on Racial Equity and Social Justice (pdf) is the … Continue reading
