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11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2024

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.

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11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2023

Philanthropy is also getting organized and reorganized. Funding collaboratives, unionized labor, new governance structures — individual actors are making moves, coming together to cause change on a broader scale.

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LearnPhilanthropy

LearnPhilanthropy is the field-wide hub for grantmaker learning, built by professionals working in the field. They believe that by strengthening grantmaker learning, it can help to increase the effectiveness and impact of philanthropy.

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Impact Connected: Amplifying Michigan Philanthropy in Action

CMF released “Impact Connected” as a new publication in December 2019. It celebrates Michigan philanthropy in action – IMPACT – and the powerful results that abound when united - CONNECTED. The 2019 issue features stories of CMF members in four unique journeys:

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National Network of Fiscal Sponsors

The National Network of Fiscal Sponsors (NNFS) promotes the understanding and professional practice of fiscal sponsorship.  The NNFS is led by a Steering Committee comprised of fiscal sponsors from across the country.  The website includes best practices, guidelines for funders, resources for lea

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Smashing Silos in Philanthropy

In this report, the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) urges foundations that want to see breakthroughs on issues including poverty alleviation, protecting the environment, improving the education system, and other complex issues to fund cross-issue grassroots organizations as

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