February 15, 2018
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IDR | The power of pooling philanthropic funds
Deployed well, this form of funding offers multiple advantages. Here is a quick guide to understand the various options available and find the one that best matches your requirements. By Reshma Anand & Gautam John Pooled funding from multiple donors has historically been used in emergency response situations, such as natural disasters and human made […]
December 20, 2017
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IDR | Crowdfunding: What can philanthropists do to support it?
By Gautam John There are many opportunities for funders to help their grantees experiment with this new channel of fundraising. Here are some ways they can support nonprofits in building this capability. Philanthropists and funding organisations grapple with various kinds of risks when considering grant making opportunities. Some are failure risks of theories of change, some […]