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Find Greater Strength through Donor Collaboration Jul 02, 2021 If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’re familiar with the moment when writing a few checks to support various causes no longer feels sufficient. Perhaps you’ve realized that an issue you...

Finding the Tipping Point: Leveling Up to Strategic, High-Impact Philanthropy May 26, 2021 Do you give to a long list of organizations, mostly in response to requests for funding? Are you frustrated by a sense that you could be doing more, or at least questioning whether your philanthropy...

30 Lessons in Pursuit of Deep Social Impact: Leadership and Humility Jul 31, 2020 For the sixth and final post in the “ 30 Lessons ” blog series, based on our 30 th anniversary publication 30 Lessons in Pursuit of Deep Social Impact , we thought it was only fitting to share...

30 Lessons in Pursuit of Deep Social Impact: Reflection, Assessment, and Sharing Jul 23, 2020 When pursuing deep social impact, an important part of the journey is creating space to reflect on what you have done, where you are currently, and where you would like to go. The reflection process...

Now Is the Time Jun 11, 2020 Triggered by the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the police, which followed countless instances of violence and injustice against Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, support for the Black...

30 Lessons in Pursuit of Deep Social Impact: Leveraging and Creatively Using Resources Feb 10, 2020 There’s a good chance you’ve heard the phrase “time, talent, and treasure” when it comes to philanthropy. Many in the field, including us at TPI, believe that a strategic, holistic approach to...

30 Lessons in Pursuit of Deep Social Impact: Fostering Authentic Learning & Engagement Jan 24, 2020 When it comes to philanthropy, jumping right into action can be the ‘fun’ part, and can also offer opportunities to experiment with different approaches as a way to inform next steps needed to...

30 Lessons in Pursuit of Deep Social Impact: Putting Strategy into Practice Nov 14, 2019 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...

30 Lessons in Pursuit of Deep Social Impact: Finding Vision, Refining Focus, and Determining Goals Nov 07, 2019 When TPI celebrated its 30 th anniversary this past June, we shared 30 lessons learned through our three decades of working with ambitious, thoughtful, and creative donors to increase the impact of...

Philanthropy: What is Most Needed Jul 25, 2018 Originally appeared on the Alliance Magazine blog (July 23, 2018) In the growing turbulence of our times, the power of philanthropy also seems to be growing exponentially, yet awkwardly and in rough...