PHILANTHROPIC ISSUE FUNDS: IMPACT OPPORTUNITIES FOR DONORS AND NON-PROFITS

June 30, 2019

Philanthropic issue funds are philanthropy products that package together nonprofit organizations in “funds” that donors can give to as a portfolio. These types of products have long existed in the financial services market for managing investments, but are now also emerging in the philanthropy market space. In April 2017, the Raikes Foundation asked Sherry Consulting to conduct research on the landscape of philanthropic issue funds. Our goals were to see what exists, and develop a typology for organizing the myriad offerings.

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The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is dedicated to advancing human potential and promoting equal opportunity through technology, grantmaking, impact investing, policy, and advocacy work. We look for bold ideas — regardless of structure and stage and help them scale by pairing world-class engineers with subject matter experts to build tools that accelerate the pace of social progress. We engage directly in the communities we serve because no one understands how to address our society’s challenges better than those who live them everyday. These partners help us identify problems and opportunities, learn fast and iterate toward our audacious goals for the next century. We strive to be humble, empathetic and scrappy life-long learners who work collaboratively to develop community-centered solutions.

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