When I caught up with Omidyar Network CEO Mike Kubzansky last week, he was holed up in a hotel room in Denver. “I was lightning-stormed out of my connection,” he said with a chuckle. “I will hustle through the airport to get to my final destination … [Read more...] about “AI Opened a Window.” Omidyar Network’s Mike Kubzansky on the Funder’s Strategic Evolution
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A Funding Intermediary Goes to Bat for Government-Run Options in Local Economies
In a philanthropic sector increasingly crowded with intermediaries channeling donor money, often in innovative ways, the Economic Security Project has been one of those most willing to push the envelope. In its efforts to promote economic mobility … [Read more...] about A Funding Intermediary Goes to Bat for Government-Run Options in Local Economies
The Leader of This Growing West Coast Funder Is Zeroing in on the Promise and Perils of AI
A year into her new job as president and CEO of the Heising-Simons Foundation, Sushma Raman is turning her attention — and some of the foundation’s resources — to the potential risks and benefits of technology, particularly artificial … [Read more...] about The Leader of This Growing West Coast Funder Is Zeroing in on the Promise and Perils of AI
How Philanthropic Funds Helped Mobilize Over $1 Billion in Investments for Sustainable Development
When the MacArthur Foundation launched the Catalytic Capital Consortium — or C3 — in 2019, it built upon the foundation’s four decades of work in impact investing and ambitions to support and expand the idea of how patient, flexible and risk-tolerant … [Read more...] about How Philanthropic Funds Helped Mobilize Over $1 Billion in Investments for Sustainable Development
10 Funders to Watch in 2024
Following a year in which seismic, disruptive change appeared to level off in philanthropy (though looks can be deceiving, as our latest round of Philanthropy Awards amply illustrates), 2024 may well bring us more of the norm-shattering shifts we’ve … [Read more...] about 10 Funders to Watch in 2024
New Climate Pledges Have Drawn in New Philanthropies. Will More Funding Follow?
Back in 2021, we saw philanthropies come together to back a pair of major multimillion-dollar climate pledges that came one after the other: one to combat methane emissions around the world and another to support the Indigenous protection of tropical … [Read more...] about New Climate Pledges Have Drawn in New Philanthropies. Will More Funding Follow?
This Year at the UNGA, Philanthropies Unite Behind Democracy and Locally Led Development
The U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, were a top focus at the U.N. General Assembly’s 78th Session this year. The SDG summit, which is mandated to occur every four years at the beginning of UNGA proceedings, came at an important time. … [Read more...] about This Year at the UNGA, Philanthropies Unite Behind Democracy and Locally Led Development
Major Philanthropies Launch $50 Million Fund to Shepherd Federal Dollars on Jobs, Climate
A group of eight of the country’s largest legacy foundations and billionaire philanthropies launched a $50 million pooled fund today to help ensure the landmark federal spending bills of recent years not only help decarbonize the country, but also … [Read more...] about Major Philanthropies Launch $50 Million Fund to Shepherd Federal Dollars on Jobs, Climate
Inside the Omidyar Network’s Push to Build a “Culture of Belonging” in America
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on April 12, 2023.“Everyone knows that 11 o’clock on Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in American life.”Martin Luther King, Jr. may have uttered these words back in 1964, but for Omidyar … [Read more...] about Inside the Omidyar Network’s Push to Build a “Culture of Belonging” in America
Backed By Diverse Funders, Liberation Ventures Is Pushing for Reparations and a “Culture of Repair”
When we talked with Liberation Ventures in January of last year as part of our overview of philanthropic support for the slavery reparations movement, it was a new name on the scene with a lot of big ideas and just over $2 million to its name.Last … [Read more...] about Backed By Diverse Funders, Liberation Ventures Is Pushing for Reparations and a “Culture of Repair”
Inside the Omidyar Network, New Thinking About a Changed World
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on February 14, 2019.The 2016 election prompted many foundations to play urgent defense to protect hard-won gains in areas like the environment and healthcare, as well as to support immigrants and … [Read more...] about Inside the Omidyar Network, New Thinking About a Changed World
Why Is the Omidyar Network So Focused on Land Rights? Ask the Cocoa Farmers of Ghana
Over 70 percent of the world’s population lives on land for which they don’t hold formal rights or legal documentation to show proof of ownership. While there are avenues to which they can obtain the proper documentation, these services are often … [Read more...] about Why Is the Omidyar Network So Focused on Land Rights? Ask the Cocoa Farmers of Ghana
