If You’re Serious About Funding Real Change, You Need to Change the Way You Fund (Yes, Again)

If You’re Serious About Funding Real Change, You Need to Change the Way You Fund (Yes, Again)

While we’ve seen some funder movement toward unrestricted, multi-year support, guest author Andrea Levere argues there’s an even better way to back promising nonprofits: giving them enterprise capital.

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Last Year, William Buster Took Over a New $1.25 Billion Foundation. Here’s What He’s Learning

Last Year, William Buster Took Over a New $1.25 Billion Foundation. Here’s What He’s Learning

Based in Wilmington, North Carolina, the hefty New Hanover Community Endowment is on a mission to serve its home county. We checked in with its inaugural president and CEO on what’s been an eventful tenure so far.

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It's Time for Philanthropy to Be as Bold as Leaders on the Front Lines of Social Change

It's Time for Philanthropy to Be as Bold as Leaders on the Front Lines of Social Change

More progressive organizations are using a “multi-entity” approach, such as working through both a 501(c)(3) and a 501(c)(4). Guest author Deborah Barron discusses how funders can back them more boldly and effectively.

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IP Explainer: What is Capacity-Building Support?

IP Explainer: What is Capacity-Building Support?

Philanthropy is difficult to navigate. That’s why we’ve produced a series of explainers to demystify the basics. Today, we look at a form of grantmaker support that can be crucial for nonprofits’ long-term sustainability.

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Multiplier: A Nonprofit Accelerator Showcases the Potential of Capacity Support

Multiplier: A Nonprofit Accelerator Showcases the Potential of Capacity Support

For fledgling nonprofits, finding good capacity building support can be a make-or-break. Multiplier is one growing intermediary organization that specializes in that support, which it delivers via a broad-based sustainability lens.

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