Inspiration, Insights and
Ideas from the Field

August 29, 2024

International Financial
Standards Could Unlock
Vast Funding Flows

By Peter Brach, Founder of Propel Philanthropy Picture a small grassroots organization doing vital work in their community. They spend countless hours juggling different reporting requirements for each funder.

July 12, 2023

Small Grants Can
Drive Big Results

By Peter Brach, Founder of Propel Philanthropy When thinking about funding and its impact, it's easy to assume that big grants are the ones that truly move the needle.

June 8, 2023

A Crisis That Affects
All of Us!

By Peter Brach, Founder of Propel Philanthropy GivingTuesday reported "... a sharp decline in donor participation in 2022, marking a long-term trend that began in 2012." This means

May 25, 2023

The Communication
Barrier Between PSOs
and Their Members

By Peter Brach, Founder of Propel Philanthropy Reflecting on my adolescence, I recall being struck by the pronounced communication gap between students and teachers, and even more significantly, between

January 25, 2023

What Does Your
Philanthropy Support
Organization Really Do?

A Reflection by Dana Lanza, Founder and CEO, Confluence Philanthropy

Ultimately what happens around the world depends on the ability of PSO conveners to do their jobs exceptionally well.

January 5, 2023

Three Ways To Mitigate
Risks When Supporting
Social Impact Infrastructure Organizations

By Peter Brach, Founder of Propel Philanthropy Before an innovation can positively impact higher proportions of people, one or more funders must provide seed funding. It is well-known that

August 21, 2022

Another Window Into
Social Impact Infrastructure
Organizations

By Peter Brach, Founder of Propel Philanthropy Social impact infrastructure organizations create critical infrastructure plus the regional, national, and global resources we all use and need. Organizations including GoFundMe

August 17, 2022

Adopting a Growth-Focused
Approach Toward Giving

By Peter Brach, Founder of Propel Philanthropy Let me start by providing a few examples to illustrate a growth-focused approach toward giving. The END Fund is a nonprofit dedicated

August 16, 2022

Why Should You Care About
Building Infrastructure?

By Peter Brach, Founder of Propel Philanthropy We all have causes we care about that deserve our attention. However, unless we dedicate some percentage of our funding toward building

July 22, 2022

Women Moving Millions:
Meeting the Moment
Through Sustainable Support

By Jessica Lee, Senior Director of Partnerships and Senior Affairs at Women Moving Millions With the combination of a sustainable base of support for operations and catalytic investments in

July 15, 2022

It’s Time to Get Serious
About Nonprofit Talent

By Phil Dearing, Co-Founder at Second Day The topic of salary came up recently while I had a few friends over for dinner. One makes $250K as a technical