When the Propel partners first began working together, we set out on a mission to do grant making differently. We knew this would mean unravelling and unlearning what we know about funding, in order to find more collaborative and equitable ways to work. Since beginning this journey, we’ve invested over £36 million into London’s communities, 79 percent of which has gone to equity-led organisations. This provided them with the flexibility and breathing space to explore …

Research released by Legacy Futures in the first quarter of this year revealed stark differences across generation cohorts in wealth, the age at which people reach life milestones, and their attitude towards legacy giving. Boomers (born 1945-1964) are 50 percent wealthier than the previous generation at their age — one of the reasons why 14 percent of Boomers have a charitable will. In fact, UK legacy income is predicted to grow to £6.5b by 2060, …

Rural Uganda. Atlanta, Georgia. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Gallup, New Mexico. Italy. Norway. Denver, Colorado. These are the places in which The InteRoots Initiative – a small, agile nonprofit made up of an executive director and a board of directors – lives, works, and engages in partnerships to implement sustainable locally led projects. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Dr. Ronald Kibirige and I co-founded InteRoots in 2018. I am currently based in Italy, while Dr. Kibirige is based …

  As the trust-based philanthropy wave is washing over the sector once again, concerns over its ability to prove impact, facilitate learning, and evaluate previous approaches are bubbling up. As a philanthropy professional with over two decades of experience in learning, measurement, and evaluation, I believe it is a false dichotomy to pit ceding control against measuring impact.  Trust-based philanthropy is having a moment – from the first ripples caused by news of MacKenzie Scott’s …