As a nonprofit and philanthropy consultant whose work centers on equity and inclusion, I am keenly aware that humility is a core competency and that the learning never ends. So, when the National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers asked me to write a working paper on how consultants can support disability inclusion efforts in philanthropy, I was at once nervous and excited – nervous that, as someone who is not a member of the disability …

As a strategic philanthropy advising practice working with donors to increase the impact of their philanthropy, we talk a lot about the word ‘strategy’. But what does strategy really mean? Beyond that, what does putting strategy into practice look like? Over the years, we’ve learned key lessons on strategy from the families, companies, foundations, and individual donors we work with. These lessons can be valuable to funders at any point in their philanthropic journey, from just …

The Honnold Foundation (HF) and Global Greengrants Fund are both fighting climate change at the grassroots level. We fuel climate movements built and mobilised by community leaders worldwide, directly supporting the people at the frontlines of our changing world. And together, our organisations are getting more resources into the hands of visionaries and organisers implementing community-led solutions to the most pressing issue humanity has ever faced. Since 2019, HF and Global Greengrants have co-funded solar …

For hundreds of thousands of women and babies around the world, health disparities continue to cause too many tragic and preventable deaths each year. The Sustainable Development Goals challenge us to reduce global maternal mortality to less than 70 per 100,000 live births (it was 211 in 2017) and to reduce preventable deaths of newborns to at least 12 per 1,000 live births (17 in 2019) by 2030.  Progress in recent years has seen us …