Propel Philanthropy

You Can Do More Than You Think

Today, millions of nonprofits are working far below the capacity levels they could. Trillions of dollars will soon change hands, and we are not prepared for this massive windfall. Social impact investments still only occupy a mere two percent of the global financial market. Promising innovations are falling by the wayside every day. What level of transformation could we achieve with many more social sector champions giving their time, talents, treasures, or ties to organizations that broadly and directly drive change by addressing these types of problems? You can do more than you think - Become a Social Sector Champion!

Imagine The Possibilities

What About Achieving a Big and Broad Impact?

Many want to accomplish a big impact. But have you considered the results you might create by achieving a big and broad impact? Many funders have done so by supporting social impact infrastructure organizations (SIIOs). This is because some of these backbone organizations have an extensive reach and accelerate many parts of the social sector.

Small Grants Can Drive Big Results

There is a common misconception that it takes large grants to achieve big, broad results. Not necessarily. Propel Philanthropy has collected stories where small to modest infrastructure grants achieved a significant impact multiplier effect.

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What Are Social Impact Infrastructure Organizations?

Social impact infrastructure organizations (SIIOs) are the accelerators, connectors, conveners, educators, platforms, orchestrators, researches, and trainers that enable the rest of us to effectively impact change. Some SIIOs help their funding members give away billions of dollars more effectively. Some increase social impact investments, accelerate innovations, improve the capacities of nonprofit and civil society organizations, partner with governments and other sectors, and more. Our growing directory showcases some of these high-potential social impact infrastructure organizations worldwide.

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Outstanding Examples of Champion Social Sector Funders

Consider the visionary funders who supported the Foundation Directory, which has helped countless nonprofits survive and thrive since 1956. Imagine the impact achieved by the funders behind TechSoup — an organization now providing support to hundreds of thousands of organizations. What about the European Foundation Centre (now Philea), whose members accelerate the social sector in countries across the continent?

Let’s Work Together to Advance All 17 Sustainable Development Goals

Join our Funder-to-Funder Group

We are delighted to report attendance from foundations large and small. We are a diverse group of institutional and private funders that come together on a quarterly basis to explore highly effective, broad, cross-cutting solutions.

Support Our Growing Collaborative Media Campaign

We proactively push out published materials that funders need to see. These include studies, articles, stories, and blogs that inspire big-picture thinking. We are pleased to share that we received over 100,000 views from our last interview series in partnership with Alliance Magazine, WINGS, and our members. Join us to exceed these results with an upcoming interview series on why funders support cross-cutting solutions.

Produce Media

To accelerate the social sector, we need more articles to disseminate through our network. Consider using your talents to write articles, blog posts, or create videos to make this approach to giving better known and more practiced. If you are not a writer or video maker, consider engaging in research to fuel the work of others.

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Become a Social Sector Champion!