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Reimagined Philanthropy Volume 1: A Roadmap to a More Just World

November 28, 2023

Reimagined Philanthropy is your indispensable guide to navigating the dynamic landscape of giving. Whether you're just starting your philanthropic journey or looking for new ways to go deeper in your giving, the insights and tools shared will empower you to architect positive change with intentionality, structure, and focus.Designed for emerging philanthropists, this volume provides a solid foundation by addressing mindset, goal setting, approaches, innovative grant support, and impactful ways to assess and enhance giving.

Reimagined Philanthropy Volume 2: Advanced Strategies for a More Just World

November 28, 2023

Reimagined Philanthropy is your indispensable guide to navigating the dynamic landscape of giving. Whether you're just starting your philanthropic journey or looking for new ways to go deeper in your giving, the insights and tools shared will empower you to architect positive change with intentionality, structure, and focus.Experienced philanthropists will benefit from insights on operating models, DEI principles, adopting a systems perspective, redefining philanthropic impact, strategic time horizons, impact investing, and the pivotal role of communications, among other topics.

Philanthropy Back to the Drawing Board : Shaping a Future Agenda

October 9, 2023

In this book, Rien van Gendt urges philanthropy to critically and reflectively assess how it can best live up to the promise it makes – and the responsibility it has – of investing private resources for the public good.With a focus on private foundations and public charities, the book covers areas such as the legitimacy of philanthropy; the advantages and pitfalls of collaboration; aligning investments with mission; making the most effective use of philanthropic spending; operating systems and styles; and relationships with grantees and local communities, among several other topics. These are set out in the context of today's multiple challenges, including the war in Ukraine, the climate crisis, growing inequality and the rise in anti-democratic sentiment. Considering the rapidly evolving nature of these crises, and the uncertainty they bring, lessons of the past no longer provide answers – hence the need for philanthropy to go back to the drawing board.

Reflections on Philanthropy for Social Justice — A New Era of Giving

March 1, 2023

Philanthropy in India is growing steadily, with a surge in funds and practice advancements. The question remains, how can this redistribution of wealth be effectively harnessed to achieve transformative social change and more inclusive development? In A New Era of Giving, thought leaders from India and abroad share their insights and perspectives on the challenges and issues to be addressed to make a shift from a charitable model of support to an approach that prioritises social justice.

MAVA Foundation – For People and Nature: 1994-2022 (section 1)

February 28, 2023

This book recounts the history and philosophy of the MAVA Foundation and pays tribute to the invaluable work accomplished by its partners over its lifetime.MAVA was founded by Dr Luc Hoffmann in 1994 to support the conservation of biodiversity, and was later led by his son André.The foundation was a key funder in the conservation field and had worked with over 500 partners by the time of its closure in 2022. This book tells a small selection of its partners' stories, alongside MAVA's own.This is part 1 of 3.

MAVA Foundation – For People and Nature: 1994-2022 (section 3)

February 28, 2023

This book recounts the history and philosophy of the MAVA Foundation and pays tribute to the invaluable work accomplished by its partners over its lifetime.MAVA was founded by Dr Luc Hoffmann in 1994 to support the conservation of biodiversity, and was later led by his son André.The foundation was a key funder in the conservation field and had worked with over 500 partners by the time of its closure in 2022. This book tells a small selection of its partners' stories, alongside MAVA's own.This is section 3 of 3

MAVA Foundation – For People and Nature: 1994-2022 (section 2)

February 28, 2023

This book recounts the history and philosophy of the MAVA Foundation and pays tribute to the invaluable work accomplished by its partners over its lifetime.MAVA was founded by Dr Luc Hoffmann in 1994 to support the conservation of biodiversity, and was later led by his son André.The foundation was a key funder in the conservation field and had worked with over 500 partners by the time of its closure in 2022. This book tells a small selection of its partners' stories, alongside MAVA's own.This is section 2 of 3

The Science of Gun Policy: A Critical Synthesis of Research Evidence on the Effects of Gun Policies in the United States, Third Edition

January 17, 2023

In this report, part of the RAND Corporation's Gun Policy in America initiative, researchers seek objective information about what scientific literature reveals about the likely effects of various gun laws. In the third edition of this report, the authors incorporate more-recent research in their synthesis of the available scientific data regarding the effects of 18 state firearm policies on firearm deaths, violent crime, suicides, the gun industry, defensive gun use, and other outcomes. By highlighting where scientific evidence is accumulating, the authors hope to build consensus around a shared set of facts that have been established through a transparent, nonpartisan, and impartial review process. In so doing, they also illuminate areas in which more and better information could make important contributions to establishing fair and effective gun policies.

Economic Policy in a More Uncertain World

January 9, 2023

The Aspen Economic Strategy Group's Annual Policy Volume Economic Policy in a More Uncertain World marks the group's 5th anniversary and is released against a backdrop historic economic and strategic uncertainty. The book's seven chapters, each written by leading experts and edited by AESG Director Melissa S. Kearney and Deputy Director Amy Ganz, provide a deep-dive on long-term economic headwinds confronting the country, including demographic changes—declining fertility and population aging—and what a smaller worker to population ratio means in terms of slower economic growth, reduced revenue, and lower productivity growth. Additional chapters on the US immigration system and US innovation policy highlight potential solutions for countering these trends.  Another chapter explores potential adverse impacts on local labor markets from the green energy transition and highlights policies to avoid repeating painful mistakes of the past, including the response to the decline of the coal industry and rise of globalization and automation. A final chapter highlights lessons learned from the unprecedented federal aid to state and local governments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Racial Equity – Informed Philanthropy: A Funder Resource from A Jewish Perspective

November 23, 2022

In 2022, Slingshot partnered with the Jews of Color Initiative to create "Racial Equity Informed Philanthropy: A Funder Resource from A Jewish Perspective". Our hope is for this resource to spark critical conversations and transformative change at the intersection of philanthropy, racial equity, and Jewish values. As we strive to advance the field of Jewish philanthropy as a whole, this new resource can begin to equip funders with the tools they need to integrate a racial equity-based analysis into their philanthropic practice.

Social Science Research in the Arab World and Beyond

October 12, 2022

This book presents and discusses the logic and method of social science research adapted mainly for instruction at Arab universities and for research in Arab countries, but with applicability beyond the region. It illustrates major concepts and methods pertaining to research with examples of previous studies carried out in the Arab world and with exercises using Arab Barometer and other datasets. The book situates itself between a regular methods textbook and an annotated list of major concepts and methods, and includes an introduction, three chapters, and four appendices.

Necessary Conversations: Understanding Racism as a Barrier to Achieving Health Equity

June 24, 2022

The story of our nation is one of justice and freedom, but the unspoken truth is too many people are shut out of equal opportunities because of the color of their skin. Civil Rights laws and advocacy movements have brought racial inequities to light, but have not solved urgent problems caused by structural racism. This inequity has led to wide-scale poorer health outcomes and shorter life spans.Structural racism refers to the persistence of inequity in communities of color while others benefit from a disproportionately larger share of the nation's resources. There is indisputable evidence that the impacts of this inequity are generational. Structural racism has led to a lack of basic healthcare, education, housing, and other needs for too many in our nation.Authentic conversations about racial inequities are essential, difficult, and urgent. There are many forces that prevent people from talking about racism. Without honest reflections on race and the history of this nation, conversation and narratives often generate unproductive fear, shame, guilt, avoidance, and denial. We need to move past that to a place of healing and action. A book by RWJF's chief science officer, Dr. Alonzo Plough, shows us how.