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Philanthropy Northwest Steps Into the DAF Debate

The regional network explains why transparency and timely payouts matter for communities

Philanthropy Project
DAF Reform
Philanthropy Northwest Steps Into the DAF DebatePhilanthropy Northwest Steps Into the DAF Debate
Words Matter: Especially When They Carry the Weight of History

Words shape funding flows, policy priorities, and which ideas are seen as “investable”

Babita Patel
Words Matter: Especially When They Carry the Weight of HistoryWords Matter: Especially When They Carry the Weight of History
Summer Newsletter: Health and Investing

In this edition, we explore what accountability could look like from a number of different angles

Sonia Sarkar
Proxonomics Newsletter JulyProxonomics Newsletter July
The Next Fight for New York City: Who Controls the Money?

Making Mamdani’s vision governable through community control over public capital

Ayushi Vig
Politics & policy
The Next Fight for New York City: Who Controls the Money?The Next Fight for New York City: Who Controls the Money?
Can Impact Measurement Account for Lived Experience?

The need to center stakeholder engagement in impact measurement

Dmitriy Ioselevich
Measuring impact
Can Impact Measurement Account for Lived Experience?Can Impact Measurement Account for Lived Experience?
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