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Predictions: The Future of Fiscal Sponsorship

What’s next for the background infrastructure powering the grassroots?

Proximate
Predictions: The Future of Fiscal SponsorshipPredictions: The Future of Fiscal Sponsorship
How Podáali Is Reclaiming Indigenous Philanthropy in the Amazon

An interview with Rose Apurinã on trust, territory, and the power of Indigenous-led funding

Joana Ribeiro Mortari
agroecology, climate, food
“The Answer Is Us”: How Podáali Is Reclaiming Indigenous Philanthropy in the Amazon“The Answer Is Us”: How Podáali Is Reclaiming Indigenous Philanthropy in the Amazon
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PartiPlay: A Fun New Approach To Education For Neurodivergent Students

When neurodivergent kids design the game, the rules change

Kadin McElwain
PartiPlay: A Fun New Approach To Education For Neurodivergent StudentsPartiPlay: A Fun New Approach To Education For Neurodivergent Students
Fiscal Sponsorship Is Here to Stay

Fiscal sponsors will continue to enable Americans to support projects of their choice at a time when those in need are stranded by government cutbacks

Greg Colvin
Fiscal Sponsorship Is Here to StayFiscal Sponsorship Is Here to Stay
Funders Will Invest in the Infrastructure of Collaborative Funds

Collaborative funds are only as strong as their fiscal sponsors, and many are at breaking point

Sampriti Ganguli
Funders will invest in the infrastructure of collaborative funds – not just the funds themselvesFunders will invest in the infrastructure of collaborative funds – not just the funds themselves
It’s Time to Rewrite the Job Description

A dispatch from PEAK2025 on how grants managers are leading on equity, tech adoption and institutional change

Rachel Kimber
It’s Time to Rewrite the Job DescriptionIt’s Time to Rewrite the Job Description
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