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Interview With Kore Global’s Emily Boost: Learning How to Learn & Feminist MEL
Our Advisor Caitlin interviews Kore Global’s Emily Boost on learning how to learn and all things feminist evaluation and learning.
Permission to Fail: Reevaluating Our Relationships with ‘Failure’ as Fundraisers
How do we balance our passion and our desire to give our best, whilst not being consumed by failure to live up to our own or others’ expectations?
All Aboard ! Co-Designing Learning & Evaluation Journeys that Spark Joy
At I.G. Advisors (I.G.), we’re often approached to design and implement evaluations for our clients to understand the impact of their grantmaking, fundraising or programmatic strategies, and identify opportunities for evolution.
You can’t do philanthropy alone
The ‘lone saviour’ approach won’t cut it (and it also might destroy you).
From Fundraiser to Resource Activist — the financial crisis that broke me out of my silo
It’s hard to believe it now that we’re living through a polycrisis, but the financial crisis and Great Recession of the 00s felt like a once-in-a-lifetime jolt to the world order at the time.
In Community, Not Competition
What you can learn from others leading philanthropic networks like yours
What Philanthropy Can Do For Abortion Access — and Where It Is Currently Going Wrong
‘Well, we could have called that one.’
Yes, You Can: Feminist Digital Fundraising with Confidence
I.G. Advisors (I.G.) recently had the pleasure of collaborating with The Big Give and Rosa on the Women and Girls Match Fund.
It’s Time: I.G. Spreads its Wings
Being a parent is often a thankless task. You take something and nurture it, treating it with love and care, losing sleep and worrying if — against all odds — , it will achieve its full potential and become the best it can be. It may never, ever show gratitude for your sacrifice. And then one day it will grow up and leave.
Digital Fundraising in a Racialised World — Challenges and Opportunities for Funders and Fundraisers
New I.G. Insights report explores how fundraisers and funders can support digital fundraising for racial justice issues.
Most Have The Power To Pay More Taxes, Especially Philanthropists
#TaxPhilanthropy — wealth holders have the power to pay more tax right now even if governments fail to reform their policies
Pick one thing: avoiding burnout in a world of uncertainties
How starting small might be the most effective way to change the world.