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How can we make philanthropic collaboration work for everyone?
Learn why effective, sustainable collaboration in philanthropy works for nonprofits and funders alike and what steps grantmakers can take to better collaborate with their grantees.

What the literacy crisis is teaching us about leadership
Reach Out and Read’s CEO shares her leadership approach to combatting the literacy crisis in the U.S. at a time when the percentage of 12th-graders who are proficient in reading is at the lowest level in decades.

Will AI soon be reviewing your grant applications?
Find out what recent data says about whether U.S. foundations plan to use or currently utilize generative AI to screen grant applications or to help make decisions about whom to fund in the near future.

Centering Native college students’ lived experiences, community values, and cultural identities
Learn how Native Forward Scholars Fund’s culturally congruent support uniquely unlocks impact—helping Native students in higher ed advance and thrive alongside their communities.









