Corporations, governments, and even people on the street routinely weigh the benefits and costs of their decisions, so why don’t philanthropists? By estimating the social return on their investments, funders can deploy their dollars more effectively. To demonstrate the power of these calculations, the authors show how three organizations – the Robin Hood Foundation, Acumen …
Engaged over the last year, a group of foundations, known as the Foundation Coalition, found common interest in working together to help California’s nonprofit community broaden and deepen its ability to better meet the needs of all Californians. This report describes our planning process and our initial grantmaking activities to fulfill our commitment to the …
This report provides background data on the dramatic shifts in financial support for family planning and reproductive health (FPRH) over the past two decades, and explores the potential relationship between funding trends and FPRH outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa.
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has partnered with McKinsey and Company to propose a path to a stronger nonprofit marketplace. The resulting paper seeks to answer two related questions: How can we help donors make smart philanthropic decisions? How can we ensure that the strongest, most effective nonprofits get the resources they need?
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has partnered with McKinsey and Company to propose a path to a stronger nonprofit marketplace. This is the Executive Summary. The resulting paper seeks to answer two related questions: How can we help donors make smart philanthropic decisions? How can we ensure that the strongest, most effective nonprofits get …
The Global Development Program’s Quality Education in Developing Countries grantmaking strategy describes three areas of investment: more attention to and accountability for learning, proven instructional models, and sufficient resources used effectively.
An Unfinished Canvas: A Review of Large-Scale Assessment in K-12 Arts Education
1996 Annual Report
An advocacy strategy to increase demand-driven funding for family planning and reproductive health in Sub-Saharan Africa.
2007 Annual Report