Funders should ask themselves “If we knew that in two years, there will be no more fair elections; any media that criticize the government get sued or disbanded and its journalists jailed; any organization accused of engaging in DEI is shuttered; protests are declared illegal and protestors and anyone who helps them get arrested; and we are branded a terrorism-funding foundation and our endowment gets seized, how would we act?”
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https://nonprofitaf.com/2025/03/thanks-foundations-but-6-or-even-10-payout-is-not-enough/#more-9124

Progressive funders usually only give 1, 3, or 5 year grants.

Right wing funders often fund for 20 years or 30 years or more.

The results are speaking for themselves.

https://nonprofitaf.com/2025/03/thanks-foundations-but-6-or-even-10-payout-is-not-enough/#more-9124

Chewing on this.

"Capital Allocation Beyond ROI"

In a landscape where State, Philantropic and Private capital are failing to meet the scale of investment required to address the systemic risks we face as a society, the question is no longer just about capital availability but about how we rewire incentives, structures, and recognitions to bridge this gap. This is an evolving exploration of how we can begin to construct frameworks...

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/indy-johar-b440b010_4-axes-of-capital-allocation-activity-7301564487738826755-esJQ
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