Guest Post Guidelines

Inside Philanthropy welcomes guest contributors with a diverse array of viewpoints. Please review the guidelines below before submitting a piece for consideration. Submissions don’t need to check every box here, but following these basic guidelines will make it much more likely we’ll publish your piece.

What are we looking for?

• A focus on philanthropic funding: where it’s headed and why, or where it should be headed. We don’t consider articles unrelated or only tangentially related to philanthropy.
  
• Unique perspectives and insights, including respectful criticism or counterintuitive opinion. 
  
• Takeaways for the sector: a call to action, a call for funding, a lesson, a warning, an example to learn from.
  
• Real-world experience with the subject matter.
  
• Length of around 750 to 1,200 words.

What aren’t we looking for?

• A focus on specific nonprofit programs and/or their impact. While these can be discussed, the focus should be on who’s funding them, how, and why.
  
• Generic, overly broad advice for funders or fundraisers, including lists of such advice.
  
• Blatant self-promotion.
  
• Blanket statements about philanthropy and philanthropic funders without examples and corroborating evidence.

I have a guest piece that I think will work. What should I do?

• Reach out to Philip Rojc at philipr@insidephilanthropy.com. Please include your guest submission in the body of the email.
  
• Use a phrase like “guest article” or “guest submission” in the subject line of your email.
  
• Include a brief bio of the author/authors, preferably under 30 words. 
  
• If we decide to publish your piece, you’ll hear from us within about a week. If it’s time-sensitive, let us know.
  
• Before it runs, we’ll edit the piece and go over any changes with you.
  
• We will place your piece outside our paywall and share it via our email newsletter and social media.