Philanthropy Confidential #1: On Gatekeeping - Stupski Foundation
That a good idea, well-crafted and pursued with passion, doesn’t need a gatekeeper’s stamp of approval to succeed.
Yancey Strickler • This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World
A small minority of foundations are in fact interested in systems change, radical action on poverty and disadvantage, and programmes like the Omidyar Group’s ‘Imaginable Futures’.6 But the big money steers well clear.
Geoff Mulgan • Another World Is Possible: How to Reignite Social and Political Imagination
It also means being collaborative, not competitive, with peers and sharing research where appropriate. If there’s one throughline in all of these conversations, it’s the power of abundance mentality.
When he received a Creative Capital grant as an artist, Gottesman said, he was struck by “the sense of community that’s built when a foundation trusts... See more
When he received a Creative Capital grant as an artist, Gottesman said, he was struck by “the sense of community that’s built when a foundation trusts... See more
Who Pays for the Arts?
Money is an important heuristic for groups to measure their capacity to support their work properly and not burn people out. Money is not the be all end all, but people get really put off by how it's been so co-opted by the capitalist, extractive system that we're trying to escape. My theory of change is, instead of running away from it, we need to... See more