September 15, 2023 A Foster Youth Activist Calls on Philanthropy to Invest Endowment Dollars in Affordable Housing September 15, 2023/ Wendy Paris Daniel Heimpel believes foundations’ invested assets are a deeply underutilized tool in their efforts to tackle the housing crisis. His path forward? Use grants and investments in tandem to ease the way for affordable housing.Read More
February 17, 2023 "It's a False Dichotomy." Questioning Perpetuity and Spend Down with Clara Miller February 17, 2023/ Mike Scutari Former Heron Foundation President Clara Miller says funders should move beyond dogmatic adherence to both perpetuity and spend-down, toward a more nuanced understanding of aligning money to mission.Read More
January 13, 2022 University Endowments Have Grown Dramatically. How Should Officials Allocate the Earnings? January 13, 2022/ Mike Scutari A surging stock market boosted university endowments to stratospheric levels over the last fiscal year. We take a look at how officials may apportion their massive annual disbursements—and how they probably won’t.Read More