Strategies for Educating in Perilous Times

Preparing Tomorrow’s Change Agents

What this moment demands of philanthropy

These are extraordinary times for our country. At the Brainerd Foundation, we are…

Turning red hearts green

Last August, Congress permanently protected more than 275,000 acres of spectacular wilderness known as the…

How we’re helping to seed new philanthropy

A few years ago, we had an idea that we thought could raise new dollars for…

Can nonprofits design our way to a better future?

One of our grantees has adopted a toolkit used by…

Public Lands, Common Ground

How an experimental program in Oregon is empowering new voices for…

Letting go…and moving forward.

Reflections on changing nests after 23 years.

The Most Important Lesson I’ve Learned in 25 Years of Grantmaking

It’s a strange job…giving away money. Sure, it sounds simple. People come to funders for…

Hope is not a strategy. A champion is.

In the past year, we’ve shared a few things that we’ve learned in more than twenty years of…