August 29, 2024

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 …