Author Archive:
Ellen Dorsey
The times require new leadership
At this moment of crisis and possibility, philanthropy must change – and it will need leadership to do so We are on the cusp of one of those profound tectonic shifts in our global society and …
Our investments should not drive the problems we ask grantees to solve
In this moment of great social, economic, and ecological upheaval, it is abundantly clear that we need fundamental and systemic changes to our economy. Fifty years of Milton Friedman’s doctrine of shareholder primacy and maximisation …
A call to foundations: divest now from fossil fuels
Climate change amplifies virtually every global challenge – war, migration, drought, disease, food insecurity and poverty. It will transform the arts, culture and education, and shape human progress. Philanthropy faces a historic moment where we …