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This year’s trends share a familiar wealth of examples, data, quotes, and research publications that can help us all anticipate the vectors of change. But at the core of 11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2024, readers will find a set of questions rather than answers. Each trend poses a number of moral, economic, equity-related, tactical, and other questions that the sector will have to answer.
- (-) Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (15)
- (-) Finance & Investment (8)
- (-) Grantmaking & Evaluation (17)
- (-) Sector Leadership & Collaboration (21)
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- Advocacy & Public Policy (11)
- Emerging Practice (3)
- Asset Development (5)
- Communications & Marketing (3)
- Community Philanthropy (9)
- Corporate Philanthropy (6)
- Family Philanthropy (8)
- Governance & Board Development (4)
- Impact Investing (6)
- Operations & Legal Issues (4)
- Youth Philanthropy (6)
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Philanthropy and the Social Economy Blueprint 2021
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Council on Foundations—Commonfund Study of Investment of Endowments for Private and Community Foundations
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How Lean Funders Evaluate Their Work
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An Event or an Era?: Resources for Social Sector Decision-Making in the Context of COVID-19
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2020 Nonprofit Employment Report
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The 2018 U.S. Trust Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy
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The Business Case for Racial Equity
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Talent Retention Manual
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Leveraging the Power of Differences in the Board Room
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Cultivating Nonprofit Leadership: A (Missed?) Philanthropic Opportunity
With the complex challenges our nation faces, the need for grassroots leadership is urgent, and there's a lot at stake. Cultivating Nonprofit Leadership: A (Missed?) Philanthropic Opportunity looks at how supporting grassroots nonprofit leaders can smash silos, create unforesee