Publications & Videos

Reimagined Philanthropy: A Roadmap to a More Just World

Reimagined Philanthropy: Advanced Strategies for a More Just World

Facilitating Equitable Systems Change

This guide explores how foundation board members and executive leadership can lead the way.

Aligning Financial Sustainability with Student Access and Success: Opportunities for Private Colleges

This report highlights long-term academic and financial opportunities for small colleges by attracting and retaining those students who face the highest barriers to enrollment and completion.

The Impact Investing Handbook

This practical publication features case studies and detailed guidance for individuals, families, foundations, and corporations on impact investing. Written by Steven Godeke of Godeke Consulting and Patrick Briaud of RPA, it features input from over fifty experts and practitioners.

Scaling Solutions toward Shifting Systems: Seeing, Facilitating, and Accessing Systems Change

This publication is the third of the Scaling Solutions toward Shifting Systems initiative, a collaboration between Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), Skoll Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and other funders.

Philanthropy in Higher Education: Priorities and Approaches of Private Foundations

An examination trends in private foundations giving to colleges and universities to support their postsecondary education strategies.

Global Trends and Strategic Time Horizons in Family Philanthropy 2020

We partnered with Campden Wealth to conduct an exploration of the inner workings, trends, practices, and challenges of family philanthropy globally.

Strategic Time Horizons: A Global Snapshot of Foundation Approaches

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) and NORC at the University of Chicago set out to conduct a global exploration of various dimensions of strategic time horizons in institutional giving.

Philanthropy and the SDGs: Practical Tools for Alignment

Guidance for donors to plan, assess, report and take action on the SDGs.

Philanthropy and the SDGs: Getting Started

A guide to provide philanthropic funders insight on how to align with the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Philanthropy Framework

Use this publication to guide organizational alignment for maximum impact in your chosen areas.

The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund's Healthy Food & Community Change Initiative Report

The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund’s mission is to improve access and opportunity for all New Yorkers and foster healthy and vibrant communities.

Hiding in Plain Sight: Impact Investing in the Creative Economy

Looking at the landscape of impact investing in the creative economy and the opportunities that exist to expand the field.

Scaling Solutions Toward Shifting Systems: Approaches for Impact, Approaches for Learning

Exploring how foundations and funder collaboratives can achieve systems-level change.

Impact Investing: Strategy and Action

Scaling Solutions Toward Shifting Systems

Encouraging funders to work in more collaborative ways to place longer-term, adaptive and responsive resources to accelerate scalable solutions to the world's most pressing problems.

Philanthropy's Contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals in Emerging Countries

This paper offers lessons learnt and experiences from the SDG Philanthropy Platform, and presents winning strategies for foundations.

Frameworks for Private Foundations: A New Model for Impact

Providing guidance for funders looking to examine their organizational structures and strategize about their capacities and operations.

Achieving Success in Postsecondary Education: Trends in Philanthropy

Looking at how private funding can support college completion and improve financial security for all students.

Achieving Success in Postsecondary Education: The Facts About Student Debt

Exploring the landscape of student debt in the United States.

Achieving Success in Postsecondary Education: A Q&A on Student Loans

Addressing basic questions and misconceptions about the realities of student debt.

Theory of the Foundation European Initiative 2016 Report

Analyzing European foundations beyond their direct charitable activities to explore and understand how they operate as organizations in their pursuit of mission and social impact.

Financial Inclusion – Opportunities & Risks for Donors

Looking at insights from GAFIS, a five-country study on how funders and banks can work together to provide poor people with the financial tools they deserve.

Solutions for Impact Investors

A resource for donors looking at impact investing as a way to bring more capital to bear on addressing the pressing social and environmental challenges of our time.

Mission-Related Investing

A policy and implementation guide for foundation trustees and other decisionmakers in philanthropy considering how to move forward and implement an agenda for MRI in their institutions.