Beneath every downward trend lies a story: a clinic that never reopens, a vaccine fridge left empty, a parent whose tomorrow ...

When funders and field partners treat philanthropy as partnership, rather than patronage, the entire relationship shifts towards shared accountability, based on mutual respect and trust. In the older ...

How will philanthropy respond to the US government’s sharp cuts to social spending and threats against civil society? This series, developed in partnership with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur ...

Community-Engaged Focus Community-led research is an important but underutilized approach for funders to consider in their efforts to support thriving communities. Such research can take many ...

Development in Retreat? By Michael J. Mortimer & T. Alexander Puutio Finding a way forward in the global pullback from solidarity ...

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Beyond the ‘Good Enough’ Charity By Sarah Holloway & T. Alexander Puutio The next chapter for global development means learning from markets and building an accountability culture.

Hospitality is the act of discovering how to make people feel seen. When you have an exceptional stay at a hotel, it has likely cultivated a sense of belonging and comfort by managing small details ...

Development Philanthropy Must Be Partnership Not Patronage By Karen Kardos & T. Alexander Puutio Between hard bargains and charity, the future requires catalytic collaboration.

What the Anti-Slavery Movement Can Offer for a Livable Climate By Ginny Baumann Climate change and slavery form a vicious cycle. Collective action for a free and livable future is an opportunity to ...

Jesse Rothman is a contributing policy analyst at Pure Earth. He has spent his career as an educator, researcher, grant maker, and policy analyst around issues of emerging technology, global health, ...

Asian philanthropists are increasingly concerned about the ripple effects of shrinking global aid. In addition to the striking financial clawback and restructuring of the US Agency for International ...