What We Learned From a Deep Dive Into Cancer Research Giving

What We Learned From a Deep Dive Into Cancer Research Giving

As part of IP’s State of American Philanthropy project, we recently published an in-depth paper on trends in cancer research funding. Author Mike Scutari overviews what we learned and offers clues on what to expect going forward.

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Parkinson's Funders Take a Venture Philanthropy Approach to Speed Development of Treatments

Parkinson's Funders Take a Venture Philanthropy Approach to Speed Development of Treatments

The Parkinson's Foundation in the U.S. and Parkinson's U.K. have inked a new partnership to boost investment in treatments for the neurodegenerative condition that affects 10 million people worldwide.

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To Get New Treatments Across the Finish Line, a Funder Fighting Blindness Turns to Investing

To Get New Treatments Across the Finish Line, a Funder Fighting Blindness Turns to Investing

Three years ago, the Foundation Fighting Blindness launched a venture philanthropy arm to invest in biotech companies and bring treatments to market. Ten companies in, the effort is going strong.

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How Philanthropy Could Embrace More High-Risk, High-Reward Projects

How Philanthropy Could Embrace More High-Risk, High-Reward Projects

Social change demands high-risk, high-reward work, but philanthropy is all too often risk-averse. Guest contributor Stuart Buck of Arnold Ventures offers a model that encourages funders to take bigger bets.

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Unrestricted: How a Venture Funder is Confronting Rapid Change

Unrestricted: How a Venture Funder is Confronting Rapid Change

Its model may diverge quite a bit from the philanthropic mainstream, but New Media Ventures is eager to seed further innovation among progressive organizers at a time when digital tools—its area of focus—are prized as never before.

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Systemic Solutions: How a Venture Funder Wants to Invest at a Deeper Level

Systemic Solutions: How a Venture Funder Wants to Invest at a Deeper Level

Venture philanthropy has always been about scaling what works, with a focus on measurable outcomes. But New Profit wants to take a different approach with a new funding initiative aiming for systems-level change. What does that look like?

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Echoing Green is Still Going Strong. What’s it Looking for in “Tomorrow’s Leaders?”

Echoing Green is Still Going Strong. What’s it Looking for in “Tomorrow’s Leaders?”

Over 30 years ago, Echoing Green helped pioneer venture philanthropy with grants to fledgling social entrepreneurs. Today, the group is better funded than ever and has stuck with its distinctive approach to ferreting out young change agents.

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