CINXE.COM

<!doctype html>  <html lang="en-US" class="no-js"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative - Stanford PACS</title> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//player.vimeo.com"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//i.vimeocdn.com"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//f.vimeocdn.com"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//fresnel.vimeocdn.com"> <link href="//www.google-analytics.com" rel="dns-prefetch"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <meta name='robots' content='index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1' /> <style>img:is([sizes="auto" i], [sizes^="auto," i]) { contain-intrinsic-size: 3000px 1500px }</style>  <link rel="canonical" href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/" /> <meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" /> <meta property="og:type" content="article" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative - Stanford PACS" /> <meta property="og:description" content="Our Mission The Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative (EPLI) at Stanford PACS conducts research, develops resources, and delivers educational programs to help donors worldwide become more effective, catalytic philanthropists. We are an interdisciplinary team working at the intersection of philanthropy, the social sciences, and design thinking to accelerate learning for donors and professionals in the donor […]" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Stanford PACS" /> <meta property="article:modified_time" content="2024-05-29T15:52:00+00:00" /> <meta property="og:image" content="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Campus-favorite__IMG_1427-scaled.jpeg" /> <meta property="og:image:width" content="2560" /> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1920" /> <meta property="og:image:type" content="image/jpeg" /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> <meta name="twitter:label1" content="Est. reading time" /> <meta name="twitter:data1" content="2 minutes" /> <script type="application/ld+json" class="yoast-schema-graph">{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/","url":"https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/","name":"Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative - Stanford PACS","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Campus-favorite__IMG_1427-scaled.jpeg","datePublished":"2021-03-01T19:59:04+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-29T15:52:00+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/#primaryimage","url":"https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Campus-favorite__IMG_1427-scaled.jpeg","contentUrl":"https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Campus-favorite__IMG_1427-scaled.jpeg","width":2560,"height":1920},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Research","item":"https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/#website","url":"https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/","name":"Stanford PACS","description":"Scholars. Practitioners. Leaders.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}</script>  <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//static.addtoany.com' /> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//fonts.googleapis.com' />  <script src="//www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-GBR9R3ZWXW" data-cfasync="false" data-wpfc-render="false" type="text/javascript" async></script> <script data-cfasync="false" data-wpfc-render="false" type="text/javascript"> var em_version = '8.2.2'; var em_track_user = true; var em_no_track_reason = ''; var ExactMetricsDefaultLocations = {"page_location":"https:\/\/pacscenter.stanford.edu\/research\/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative\/"}; if ( typeof ExactMetricsPrivacyGuardFilter === 'function' ) { var ExactMetricsLocations = (typeof ExactMetricsExcludeQuery === 'object') ? ExactMetricsPrivacyGuardFilter( ExactMetricsExcludeQuery ) : ExactMetricsPrivacyGuardFilter( ExactMetricsDefaultLocations ); } else { var ExactMetricsLocations = (typeof ExactMetricsExcludeQuery === 'object') ? ExactMetricsExcludeQuery : ExactMetricsDefaultLocations; } var disableStrs = [ 'ga-disable-G-GBR9R3ZWXW', ]; /* Function to detect opted out users */ function __gtagTrackerIsOptedOut() { for (var index = 0; index < disableStrs.length; index++) { if (document.cookie.indexOf(disableStrs[index] + '=true') > -1) { return true; } } return false; } /* Disable tracking if the opt-out cookie exists. */ if (__gtagTrackerIsOptedOut()) { for (var index = 0; index < disableStrs.length; index++) { window[disableStrs[index]] = true; } } /* Opt-out function */ function __gtagTrackerOptout() { for (var index = 0; index < disableStrs.length; index++) { document.cookie = disableStrs[index] + '=true; expires=Thu, 31 Dec 2099 23:59:59 UTC; path=/'; window[disableStrs[index]] = true; } } if ('undefined' === typeof gaOptout) { function gaOptout() { __gtagTrackerOptout(); } } window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; window.ExactMetricsDualTracker = { helpers: {}, trackers: {}, }; if (em_track_user) { function __gtagDataLayer() { dataLayer.push(arguments); } function __gtagTracker(type, name, parameters) { if (!parameters) { parameters = {}; } if (parameters.send_to) { __gtagDataLayer.apply(null, arguments); return; } if (type === 'event') { parameters.send_to = exactmetrics_frontend.v4_id; var hookName = name; if (typeof parameters['event_category'] !== 'undefined') { hookName = parameters['event_category'] + ':' + name; } if (typeof ExactMetricsDualTracker.trackers[hookName] !== 'undefined') { ExactMetricsDualTracker.trackers[hookName](parameters); } else { __gtagDataLayer('event', name, parameters); } } else { __gtagDataLayer.apply(null, arguments); } } __gtagTracker('js', new Date()); __gtagTracker('set', { 'developer_id.dNDMyYj': true, }); if ( ExactMetricsLocations.page_location ) { __gtagTracker('set', ExactMetricsLocations); } __gtagTracker('config', 'G-GBR9R3ZWXW', {"forceSSL":"true","page_path":location.pathname + location.search + location.hash} ); window.gtag = __gtagTracker; (function () { /* https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/ */ /* ga and __gaTracker compatibility shim. */ var noopfn = function () { return null; }; var newtracker = function () { return new Tracker(); }; var Tracker = function () { return null; }; var p = Tracker.prototype; p.get = noopfn; p.set = noopfn; p.send = function () { var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments); args.unshift('send'); __gaTracker.apply(null, args); }; var __gaTracker = function () { var len = arguments.length; if (len === 0) { return; } var f = arguments[len - 1]; if (typeof f !== 'object' || f === null || typeof f.hitCallback !== 'function') { if ('send' === arguments[0]) { var hitConverted, hitObject = false, action; if ('event' === arguments[1]) { if ('undefined' !== typeof arguments[3]) { hitObject = { 'eventAction': arguments[3], 'eventCategory': arguments[2], 'eventLabel': arguments[4], 'value': arguments[5] ? arguments[5] : 1, } } } if ('pageview' === arguments[1]) { if ('undefined' !== typeof arguments[2]) { hitObject = { 'eventAction': 'page_view', 'page_path': arguments[2], } } } if (typeof arguments[2] === 'object') { hitObject = arguments[2]; } if (typeof arguments[5] === 'object') { Object.assign(hitObject, arguments[5]); } if ('undefined' !== typeof arguments[1].hitType) { hitObject = arguments[1]; if ('pageview' === hitObject.hitType) { hitObject.eventAction = 'page_view'; } } if (hitObject) { action = 'timing' === arguments[1].hitType ? 'timing_complete' : hitObject.eventAction; hitConverted = mapArgs(hitObject); __gtagTracker('event', action, hitConverted); } } return; } function mapArgs(args) { var arg, hit = {}; var gaMap = { 'eventCategory': 'event_category', 'eventAction': 'event_action', 'eventLabel': 'event_label', 'eventValue': 'event_value', 'nonInteraction': 'non_interaction', 'timingCategory': 'event_category', 'timingVar': 'name', 'timingValue': 'value', 'timingLabel': 'event_label', 'page': 'page_path', 'location': 'page_location', 'title': 'page_title', 'referrer' : 'page_referrer', }; for (arg in args) { if (!(!args.hasOwnProperty(arg) || !gaMap.hasOwnProperty(arg))) { hit[gaMap[arg]] = args[arg]; } else { hit[arg] = args[arg]; } } return hit; } try { f.hitCallback(); } catch (ex) { } }; __gaTracker.create = newtracker; __gaTracker.getByName = newtracker; __gaTracker.getAll = function () { return []; }; __gaTracker.remove = noopfn; __gaTracker.loaded = true; window['__gaTracker'] = __gaTracker; })(); } else { console.log(""); (function () { function __gtagTracker() { return null; } window['__gtagTracker'] = __gtagTracker; window['gtag'] = __gtagTracker; })(); } </script>  <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ window._wpemojiSettings = {"baseUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/","ext":".png","svgUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/","svgExt":".svg","source":{"concatemoji":"https:\/\/pacscenter.stanford.edu\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=6.7.1"}}; /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(i,n){var o,s,e;function c(e){try{var t={supportTests:e,timestamp:(new Date).valueOf()};sessionStorage.setItem(o,JSON.stringify(t))}catch(e){}}function p(e,t,n){e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(t,0,0);var t=new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data),r=(e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(n,0,0),new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data));return t.every(function(e,t){return e===r[t]})}function u(e,t,n){switch(t){case"flag":return n(e,"\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f","\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200b\u26a7\ufe0f")?!1:!n(e,"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf3","\ud83c\uddfa\u200b\ud83c\uddf3")&&!n(e,"\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f","\ud83c\udff4\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc62\u200b\udb40\udc65\u200b\udb40\udc6e\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc7f");case"emoji":return!n(e,"\ud83d\udc26\u200d\u2b1b","\ud83d\udc26\u200b\u2b1b")}return!1}function f(e,t,n){var r="undefined"!=typeof WorkerGlobalScope&&self instanceof WorkerGlobalScope?new OffscreenCanvas(300,150):i.createElement("canvas"),a=r.getContext("2d",{willReadFrequently:!0}),o=(a.textBaseline="top",a.font="600 32px Arial",{});return e.forEach(function(e){o[e]=t(a,e,n)}),o}function t(e){var t=i.createElement("script");t.src=e,t.defer=!0,i.head.appendChild(t)}"undefined"!=typeof Promise&&(o="wpEmojiSettingsSupports",s=["flag","emoji"],n.supports={everything:!0,everythingExceptFlag:!0},e=new Promise(function(e){i.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",e,{once:!0})}),new Promise(function(t){var n=function(){try{var e=JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem(o));if("object"==typeof e&&"number"==typeof e.timestamp&&(new Date).valueOf()<e.timestamp+604800&&"object"==typeof e.supportTests)return e.supportTests}catch(e){}return null}();if(!n){if("undefined"!=typeof Worker&&"undefined"!=typeof OffscreenCanvas&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&URL.createObjectURL&&"undefined"!=typeof Blob)try{var e="postMessage("+f.toString()+"("+[JSON.stringify(s),u.toString(),p.toString()].join(",")+"));",r=new Blob([e],{type:"text/javascript"}),a=new Worker(URL.createObjectURL(r),{name:"wpTestEmojiSupports"});return void(a.onmessage=function(e){c(n=e.data),a.terminate(),t(n)})}catch(e){}c(n=f(s,u,p))}t(n)}).then(function(e){for(var t in e)n.supports[t]=e[t],n.supports.everything=n.supports.everything&&n.supports[t],"flag"!==t&&(n.supports.everythingExceptFlag=n.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&n.supports[t]);n.supports.everythingExceptFlag=n.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&!n.supports.flag,n.DOMReady=!1,n.readyCallback=function(){n.DOMReady=!0}}).then(function(){return e}).then(function(){var e;n.supports.everything||(n.readyCallback(),(e=n.source||{}).concatemoji?t(e.concatemoji):e.wpemoji&&e.twemoji&&(t(e.twemoji),t(e.wpemoji)))}))}((window,document),window._wpemojiSettings); /* ]]> */ </script> <style id='wp-emoji-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> img.wp-smiley, img.emoji { display: inline !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; height: 1em !important; width: 1em !important; margin: 0 0.07em !important; vertical-align: -0.1em !important; background: none !important; padding: 0 !important; } </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-block-library-css' href='https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <style id='wp-block-library-theme-inline-css' type='text/css'> .wp-block-audio :where(figcaption){color:#555;font-size:13px;text-align:center}.is-dark-theme .wp-block-audio :where(figcaption){color:#ffffffa6}.wp-block-audio{margin:0 0 1em}.wp-block-code{border:1px solid #ccc;border-radius:4px;font-family:Menlo,Consolas,monaco,monospace;padding:.8em 1em}.wp-block-embed :where(figcaption){color:#555;font-size:13px;text-align:center}.is-dark-theme .wp-block-embed :where(figcaption){color:#ffffffa6}.wp-block-embed{margin:0 0 1em}.blocks-gallery-caption{color:#555;font-size:13px;text-align:center}.is-dark-theme .blocks-gallery-caption{color:#ffffffa6}:root :where(.wp-block-image figcaption){color:#555;font-size:13px;text-align:center}.is-dark-theme :root :where(.wp-block-image figcaption){color:#ffffffa6}.wp-block-image{margin:0 0 1em}.wp-block-pullquote{border-bottom:4px solid;border-top:4px solid;color:currentColor;margin-bottom:1.75em}.wp-block-pullquote cite,.wp-block-pullquote footer,.wp-block-pullquote__citation{color:currentColor;font-size:.8125em;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase}.wp-block-quote{border-left:.25em solid;margin:0 0 1.75em;padding-left:1em}.wp-block-quote cite,.wp-block-quote footer{color:currentColor;font-size:.8125em;font-style:normal;position:relative}.wp-block-quote:where(.has-text-align-right){border-left:none;border-right:.25em solid;padding-left:0;padding-right:1em}.wp-block-quote:where(.has-text-align-center){border:none;padding-left:0}.wp-block-quote.is-large,.wp-block-quote.is-style-large,.wp-block-quote:where(.is-style-plain){border:none}.wp-block-search .wp-block-search__label{font-weight:700}.wp-block-search__button{border:1px solid #ccc;padding:.375em .625em}:where(.wp-block-group.has-background){padding:1.25em 2.375em}.wp-block-separator.has-css-opacity{opacity:.4}.wp-block-separator{border:none;border-bottom:2px solid;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.wp-block-separator.has-alpha-channel-opacity{opacity:1}.wp-block-separator:not(.is-style-wide):not(.is-style-dots){width:100px}.wp-block-separator.has-background:not(.is-style-dots){border-bottom:none;height:1px}.wp-block-separator.has-background:not(.is-style-wide):not(.is-style-dots){height:2px}.wp-block-table{margin:0 0 1em}.wp-block-table td,.wp-block-table th{word-break:normal}.wp-block-table :where(figcaption){color:#555;font-size:13px;text-align:center}.is-dark-theme .wp-block-table :where(figcaption){color:#ffffffa6}.wp-block-video :where(figcaption){color:#555;font-size:13px;text-align:center}.is-dark-theme .wp-block-video :where(figcaption){color:#ffffffa6}.wp-block-video{margin:0 0 1em}:root :where(.wp-block-template-part.has-background){margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;padding:1.25em 2.375em} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='bicb-carousel-style-css' href='https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/b-carousel-block/build/view.css?ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <style id='pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer-style-inline-css' type='text/css'> .wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer{max-width:none} </style> <style id='classic-theme-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> /*! This file is auto-generated */ .wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none} </style> <style id='global-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> :root{--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--square: 1;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--4-3: 4/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-4: 3/4;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-2: 3/2;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--2-3: 2/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--16-9: 16/9;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--9-16: 9/16;--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--color--digital-red: #B1040E;--wp--preset--color--digital-red-light: #E50808;--wp--preset--color--digital-red-dark: #820000;--wp--preset--color--digital-blue: #006CB8;--wp--preset--color--digital-blue-light: #6FC3FF;--wp--preset--color--digital-blue-dark: #00548f;--wp--preset--color--digital-green: #008566;--wp--preset--color--digital-green-light: #1AECBA;--wp--preset--color--digital-green-dark: #006F54;--wp--preset--color--cardinal-red: #8C1515;--wp--preset--color--cardinal-red-light: #B83A4B;--wp--preset--color--cardinal-red-dark: #820000;--wp--preset--color--process-black: #2E2D29;--wp--preset--color--cool-grey: #53565A;--wp--preset--color--palo-alto: #175E54;--wp--preset--color--palo-alto-light: #2D716F;--wp--preset--color--palo-alto-dark: #014240;--wp--preset--color--palo-verde: #279989;--wp--preset--color--palo-verde-light: #59B3A9;--wp--preset--color--palo-verde-dark: #017E7C;--wp--preset--color--olive: #53565A;--wp--preset--color--olive-light: #53565A;--wp--preset--color--olive-dark: #53565A;--wp--preset--color--bay: #6FA287;--wp--preset--color--bay-light: #8AB8A7;--wp--preset--color--bay-dark: #417865;--wp--preset--color--sky: #4298B5;--wp--preset--color--sky-light: #67AFD2;--wp--preset--color--sky-dark: #016895;--wp--preset--color--lagunita: #007C92;--wp--preset--color--lagunita-light: #009AB4;--wp--preset--color--lagunita-dark: #006B81;--wp--preset--color--poppy: #E98300;--wp--preset--color--poppy-light: #F9A44A;--wp--preset--color--poppy-dark: #D1660F;--wp--preset--color--spirited: #E04F39;--wp--preset--color--spirited-light: #F4795B;--wp--preset--color--spirited-dark: #C74632;--wp--preset--color--illuminating: #FEDD5C;--wp--preset--color--illuminating-light: #FFE781;--wp--preset--color--illuminating-dark: #FEC51D;--wp--preset--color--plum: #FEDD5C;--wp--preset--color--plum-light: #620059;--wp--preset--color--plum-dark: #350D36;--wp--preset--color--brick: #651C32;--wp--preset--color--brick-light: #7F2D48;--wp--preset--color--brick-dark: #42081B;--wp--preset--color--archway: #5D4B3C;--wp--preset--color--archway-light: #766253;--wp--preset--color--archway-dark: #2F2424;--wp--preset--color--stone: #7F7776;--wp--preset--color--stone-light: #D4D1D1;--wp--preset--color--stone-dark: #544948;--wp--preset--color--fog: #DAD7CB;--wp--preset--color--fog-light: #F4F4F4;--wp--preset--color--fog-dark: #B6B1A9;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(6,147,227,1) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,105,0,1) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 36px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 1), 6px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);}:where(.is-layout-flex){gap: 0.5em;}:where(.is-layout-grid){gap: 0.5em;}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}.is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}.is-layout-flex > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}.is-layout-grid > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;} :where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;} :where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;} :root :where(.wp-block-pullquote){font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.6;} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-aas-public-css-css' href='https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/accordion-and-accordion-slider/assets/css/wp-aas-public.css?ver=1.4.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='contact-form-7-css' href='https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/css/styles.css?ver=6.0' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='ctf_styles-css' href='https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/custom-twitter-feeds/css/ctf-styles.min.css?ver=2.2.5' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='esg-plugin-settings-css' href='https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/essential-grid/public/assets/css/settings.css?ver=3.1.0' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='tp-fontello-css' href='https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/essential-grid/public/assets/font/fontello/css/fontello.css?ver=3.1.0' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='tp-open-sans-css' href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans%3A300%2C400%2C600%2C700%2C800&ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='tp-raleway-css' href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2C400%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900&ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='tp-droid-serif-css' href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Droid+Serif%3A400%2C700&ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='wpsm_ac-font-awesome-front-css' href='https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/responsive-accordion-and-collapse/css/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.min.css?ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='wpsm_ac_bootstrap-front-css' href='https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/responsive-accordion-and-collapse/css/bootstrap-front.css?ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='googleFonts-css' href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Source+Sans+Pro%3A300%2C400%2C400i%2C500%2C600%2C700&?family=Source+Serif+Pro%3A400%2C500%2C600%2C700&ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='fnd-css-css' href='https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/themes/pacs/css/app.min.css?ver=1717012652' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='addtoany-css' href='https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/addtoany.min.css?ver=1.16' type='text/css' media='all' /> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/assets/js/frontend-gtag.min.js?ver=8.2.2" id="exactmetrics-frontend-script-js" async="async" data-wp-strategy="async"></script> <script data-cfasync="false" data-wpfc-render="false" type="text/javascript" id='exactmetrics-frontend-script-js-extra'>/* <![CDATA[ */ var exactmetrics_frontend = {"js_events_tracking":"true","download_extensions":"zip,mp3,mpeg,pdf,docx,pptx,xlsx,rar","inbound_paths":"[{\"path\":\"\\\/go\\\/\",\"label\":\"affiliate\"},{\"path\":\"\\\/recommend\\\/\",\"label\":\"affiliate\"}]","home_url":"https:\/\/pacscenter.stanford.edu","hash_tracking":"true","v4_id":"G-GBR9R3ZWXW"};/* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" id="addtoany-core-js-before"> /* <![CDATA[ */ window.a2a_config=window.a2a_config||{};a2a_config.callbacks=[];a2a_config.overlays=[];a2a_config.templates={}; a2a_config.icon_color="transparent,#1a263a"; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" defer src="https://static.addtoany.com/menu/page.js" id="addtoany-core-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1" id="jquery-core-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1" id="jquery-migrate-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" defer src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/addtoany.min.js?ver=1.1" id="addtoany-jquery-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/themes/pacs/vendors/isotope/isotope.pkgd.min.js?ver=1" id="isotope-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/themes/pacs/vendors/iframe-resizer/iframeResizer.min.js?ver=1" id="iframe-resizer-js"></script> <link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-json/" /><link rel="alternate" title="JSON" type="application/json" href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/24619" /><link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> <meta name="generator" content="WordPress 6.7.1" /> <link rel='shortlink' href='https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/?p=24619' /> <link rel="alternate" title="oEmbed (JSON)" type="application/json+oembed" href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpacscenter.stanford.edu%2Fresearch%2Feffective-philanthropy-learning-initiative%2F" /> <link rel="alternate" title="oEmbed (XML)" type="text/xml+oembed" href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpacscenter.stanford.edu%2Fresearch%2Feffective-philanthropy-learning-initiative%2F&format=xml" /> <link rel="icon" href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pacs-logo-150x150.png" sizes="32x32" /> <link rel="icon" href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pacs-logo-290x290.png" sizes="192x192" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pacs-logo-290x290.png" /> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pacs-logo-290x290.png" /> <style type="text/css" id="wp-custom-css"> .page-id-10326 .hero-header-container .section-heading.page-heading, .page-id-29734 .hero-header-container .section-heading.page-heading, .page-id-17930 .hero-header-container .section-heading.page-heading, .page-id-11179 .hero-header-container .section-heading.page-heading, .page-id-11775 .hero-header-container .section-heading.page-heading { color: #fff; font-size: 48px; font-weight: 600; text-align: left; text-transform: none; margin-bottom: 0; } .page-id-10326 .research-header-title, .page-id-29734 .research-header-title, .page-id-17930 .research-header-title, .page-id-11179 .research-header-title, .page-id-11775 .research-header-title { text-align: left; } </style> </head> <body class="page-template-default page page-id-24619 page-parent page-child parent-pageid-41411 page-effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative">  <div class="outer-wrapper"> <div class="wrapper"> <div id="outerHeader" class="outer-header sticky" data-sticky data-sticky-on="small" data-margin-top="0" style="height: 46px;"> <header class="has-submenu"> <div class="row align-middle main-navbar collapse"> <div class="shrink">  <a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/"> <div class="logo-container"><img src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/themes/pacs/img/pacs_logo_white-short.svg" alt="Stanford Pacs Starburst Logo" Title="Stanford Pacs Home Link"></div> </a> </div> <div class="columns">  <a href="#" class="mobile-nav-btn" aria-label="Show global menu"> <span></span> </a>  <nav class="nav" aria-label='PACS Website Navigation'> <div class="menu-main-menu-container"><ul id="menu-main-menu" class="main-nav flat-list"><li id="menu-item-23387" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-23387"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/" data-ps2id-api="true">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10504" class="unclickable menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-10504"><a href="#" data-ps2id-api="true">About</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-240" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-240"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/about/" data-ps2id-api="true">Overview</a></li> <li id="menu-item-16246" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16246"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/about/faculty-and-leadership-team/" data-ps2id-api="true">Faculty and Leadership Team</a></li> <li id="menu-item-42591" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-42591"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/impact-reports/" data-ps2id-api="true">Impact Reports</a></li> <li id="menu-item-23390" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-23390"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/about/our-community/" data-ps2id-api="true">Our Community</a></li> <li id="menu-item-19421" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-19421"><a target="_blank" href="https://give.stanford.edu/hs/fund/?kwoDCFilter=KDC-3FTOFI5&kwoDCPreselect=KDC-3FTOFI5" data-ps2id-api="true">Make a gift</a></li> <li id="menu-item-23389" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-23389"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/about/people/" data-ps2id-api="true">Directory</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10345" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10345"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/opportunities/careers/" data-ps2id-api="true">Open Staff Positions</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-10505" class="unclickable menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent menu-item-has-children menu-item-10505"><a href="#" data-ps2id-api="true">Research & Programs</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-41475" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-page-ancestor current-page-parent menu-item-41475"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/" data-ps2id-api="true">All Research</a></li> <li id="menu-item-11279" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11279"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/digital-civil-society-lab/research/civic-life-of-cities-lab/" data-ps2id-api="true">Civic Life of Cities Lab</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9650" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9650"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/digital-civil-society-lab/" data-ps2id-api="true">Digital Civil Society Lab</a></li> <li id="menu-item-25767" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-24619 current_page_item menu-item-25767"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/" aria-current="page" data-ps2id-api="true">Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative</a></li> <li id="menu-item-41224" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-41224"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/gcssd/" data-ps2id-api="true">Global Civil Society & Sustainable Development Lab</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9648" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9648"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/global-innovation-for-impact-lab/" data-ps2id-api="true">Global Innovation for Impact Lab</a></li> <li id="menu-item-19300" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-19300"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/polarization-and-social-change-lab/" data-ps2id-api="true">Polarization and Social Change Lab</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10606" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10606"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/program-on-democracy-and-the-internet/" data-ps2id-api="true">Program on Democracy and the Internet</a></li> <li id="menu-item-41487" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-41487"><a href="/research/#pastresearch" data-ps2id-api="true">Previous Research</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-10506" class="unclickable menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-10506"><a href="#" data-ps2id-api="true">News & Events</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-23392" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-23392"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/news/" data-ps2id-api="true">News</a></li> <li id="menu-item-16756" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-16756"><a href="/events/#filter=.filter_public" data-ps2id-api="true">Events</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10332" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10332"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/philanthropy-innovation-summit/" data-ps2id-api="true">Philanthropy Innovation Summit</a></li> <li id="menu-item-42909" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-42909"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/technology-culture-and-power-speaker-series/" data-ps2id-api="true">Technology, Culture, and Power Speaker Series</a></li> <li id="menu-item-30029" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-30029"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/first-principles-forum/" data-ps2id-api="true">First Principles Forum</a></li> <li id="menu-item-16996" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16996"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/events/stanford-social-innovation-review-events/" data-ps2id-api="true">SSIR Events</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-10507" class="unclickable menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-10507"><a href="#" data-ps2id-api="true">For Scholars</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-9317" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9317"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/opportunities/courses/" data-ps2id-api="true">Courses</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9319" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9319"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/opportunities/grants/" data-ps2id-api="true">Small Grants Program</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9318" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9318"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/opportunities/fellowships/" data-ps2id-api="true">PhD Fellowship Program</a></li> <li id="menu-item-36525" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-36525"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/about/people/#filter=.filter_ph-d-fellows__2024-25" data-ps2id-api="true">2024-2025 PhD Fellows</a></li> <li id="menu-item-16987" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-16987"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/about/people/#filter=.filter_postdoctoral-fellow__2024-25" data-ps2id-api="true">2024-2025 Postdoctoral Fellows</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10338" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10338"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/junior-scholars-forum-2-2/" data-ps2id-api="true">Junior Scholars Forum</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-10508" class="unclickable menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-10508"><a href="#" data-ps2id-api="true">Resources</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-9263" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9263"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/resources/publications/" data-ps2id-api="true">Publications</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9573" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9573"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/resources/videos/" data-ps2id-api="true">Videos</a></li> <li id="menu-item-27954" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-27954"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/blog/" data-ps2id-api="true">Blog Posts</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9588" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9588"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/resources/blueprints/" data-ps2id-api="true">Blueprints</a></li> <li id="menu-item-28335" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28335"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/tools-prototypes/" data-ps2id-api="true">Philanthropy Tools</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-10350" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10350"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/resources/ssir/" data-ps2id-api="true">SSIR</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="search-container"> <form role="search" method="get" class="search-form main-nav-search" action="/"> <div class="input-group"> <input type="search" class="header-search-input" placeholder="Search…" value="" name="s" title="Search for:" /> <span class="header-search-close" aria-label="Close search" tabindex="0" role="button"></span> </div> <button class="search-button"><i class="fa fa-search"></i><span class="sr-only">Search</span></button> </form> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </header> <div class="subnav-container "> <div class="row" style=""> <div class="small-12 columns"> <nav class="overlay-subnav" aria-label="Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative Navigation"><ul id="menu-side-menu-epli" class="side-nav flat-list"><li id="menu-item-25768" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-24619 current_page_item menu-item-25768"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/" aria-current="page" data-ps2id-api="true">EPLI Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-25772" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-25772"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/tools-prototypes/" data-ps2id-api="true">Publications & Resources</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-25773" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25773"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/donor-guide/" data-ps2id-api="true">Guide to Effective Philanthropy</a></li> <li id="menu-item-25774" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25774"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/the-philanthropy-toolkit/" data-ps2id-api="true">Philanthropy Toolkit</a></li> <li id="menu-item-25780" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25780"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/philanthropist-resource-directory/" data-ps2id-api="true">Philanthropist Resource Directory</a></li> <li id="menu-item-33779" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-33779"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/advisors-corner/" data-ps2id-api="true">Advisor’s Corner</a></li> <li id="menu-item-39428" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-39428"><a href="https://learneffectivephilanthropy.stanford.edu" data-ps2id-api="true">LearnEP</a></li> <li id="menu-item-34138" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-34138"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/media-library/" data-ps2id-api="true">Media Library</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-25770" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-25770"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/education/" data-ps2id-api="true">Education</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-27397" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-27397"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/education/pacs-education-for-philanthropy-professionals/" data-ps2id-api="true">Education for Philanthropy Professionals</a></li> <li id="menu-item-31338" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-31338"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/education-3/#advisor-workshops" data-ps2id-api="true">Advisor Workshops</a></li> <li id="menu-item-31339" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-31339"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/education-3/#custom-engagement" data-ps2id-api="true">Custom Engagement</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-25771" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-25771"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/research/" data-ps2id-api="true">Research</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-30842" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-30842"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/research/#research-participation" data-ps2id-api="true">Research Participation</a></li> <li id="menu-item-31060" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-31060"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/research/#reading-list" data-ps2id-api="true">Publications</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-41341" class="no-pointer menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-41341"><a data-ps2id-api="true">News & Events</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-41337" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-41337"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/news/" data-ps2id-api="true">News</a></li> <li id="menu-item-30091" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-30091"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/events/" data-ps2id-api="true">Events</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-32981" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-32981"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/about/" data-ps2id-api="true">About</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-25776" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-25776"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/about/#background" data-ps2id-api="true">Background</a></li> <li id="menu-item-25779" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-25779"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/about/#people" data-ps2id-api="true">People</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul></nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row columns mobile-side-navigation sticky" style="z-index:0;" data-sticky data-sticky-on="small" data-margin-top="2.86"> <div class="mobile-sidebar"> <a href='#'><div class='side-nav-heading'>Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative</div></a> <nav class="side-nav-container"><ul id="menu-side-menu-epli-1" class="side-nav flat-list"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-24619 current_page_item menu-item-25768"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/" aria-current="page" data-ps2id-api="true">EPLI Home</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-25772"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/tools-prototypes/" data-ps2id-api="true">Publications & Resources</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25773"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/donor-guide/" data-ps2id-api="true">Guide to Effective Philanthropy</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25774"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/the-philanthropy-toolkit/" data-ps2id-api="true">Philanthropy Toolkit</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25780"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/philanthropist-resource-directory/" data-ps2id-api="true">Philanthropist Resource Directory</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-33779"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/advisors-corner/" data-ps2id-api="true">Advisor’s Corner</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-39428"><a href="https://learneffectivephilanthropy.stanford.edu" data-ps2id-api="true">LearnEP</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-34138"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/media-library/" data-ps2id-api="true">Media Library</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-25770"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/education/" data-ps2id-api="true">Education</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-27397"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/education/pacs-education-for-philanthropy-professionals/" data-ps2id-api="true">Education for Philanthropy Professionals</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-31338"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/education-3/#advisor-workshops" data-ps2id-api="true">Advisor Workshops</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-31339"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/education-3/#custom-engagement" data-ps2id-api="true">Custom Engagement</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-25771"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/research/" data-ps2id-api="true">Research</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-30842"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/research/#research-participation" data-ps2id-api="true">Research Participation</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-31060"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/research/#reading-list" data-ps2id-api="true">Publications</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="no-pointer menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-41341"><a data-ps2id-api="true">News & Events</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-41337"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/news/" data-ps2id-api="true">News</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-30091"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/events/" data-ps2id-api="true">Events</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-32981"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/about/" data-ps2id-api="true">About</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-25776"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/about/#background" data-ps2id-api="true">Background</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-25779"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/about/#people" data-ps2id-api="true">People</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul></nav> </div> </div> <div class="hero-header-container" style='height: 500px;background-image: url(https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Campus-favorite__IMG_1427-scaled.jpeg);'> <div class="overlay-gradient" style='height: 500px;'></div> <div class=" research-header-title "> <div class="row"> <div class="large-12 columns"> <div class="text-bg"> <h1 class="section-heading page-heading">Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative</h1> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="columns small-12"> <div class='share-container'> <div class="addtoany_shortcode"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_26 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/" data-a2a-title="Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative"><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fpacscenter.stanford.edu%2Fresearch%2Feffective-philanthropy-learning-initiative%2F&linkname=Effective%20Philanthropy%20Learning%20Initiative" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fpacscenter.stanford.edu%2Fresearch%2Feffective-philanthropy-learning-initiative%2F&linkname=Effective%20Philanthropy%20Learning%20Initiative" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fpacscenter.stanford.edu%2Fresearch%2Feffective-philanthropy-learning-initiative%2F&linkname=Effective%20Philanthropy%20Learning%20Initiative" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></div></div></div> </div> </div> <a id="body-top"></a> <div class="page-hr"></div> <div id="main" class="page-body-section new-layout-section"> <div class="row"> <div class="columns small-12"> <p></p> <div class="wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex"></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"></h2> <p></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-large-font-size">Our Mission</h2> <div style="height:50px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p class="has-medium-font-size">The Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative (EPLI) at Stanford PACS conducts research, develops resources, and delivers educational programs to help donors worldwide become more effective, catalytic philanthropists. We are an interdisciplinary team working at the intersection of philanthropy, the social sciences, and design thinking to accelerate learning for donors and professionals in the donor support and advising ecosystem—so they can make informed and deliberate giving decisions to increase their impact.</p> <div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-large-font-size">What is Effective Philanthropy?</h2> <div style="height:50px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p class="has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size">EPLI defines effective philanthropy as:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li class="has-medium-font-size">grounded in respectful and trusting relationships</li> </ul> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li class="has-medium-font-size">strategic, well-informed, and thoughtful</li> </ul> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li class="has-medium-font-size">focused on clear ultimate goals</li> </ul> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li class="has-medium-font-size">long-sighted and realistic about interim results</li> </ul> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li class="has-medium-font-size">oriented to learning and adaptation.</li> </ul> <div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-large-font-size">Our Programs</h2> <div style="height:50px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Research</strong></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">We believe that society is better when donors, and the professionals who support them, deploy their resources thoughtfully. To that end, EPLI conducts research to understand the nuances of philanthropic practice and improve its outcomes. We use interdisciplinary methods to understand what motivates giving, what new ideas are influencing philanthropy, and how donors create change. Our research findings improve our educational programs and materials, and we widely share them for the public’s benefit as well. </p> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Education<br></strong>EPLI endeavors to educate as many philanthropy practitioners worldwide concerning effective practices. Our learning experiences are designed to meet the wide-ranging and continually evolving needs of the sector. Programs include:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li class="has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/education/pacs-education-for-philanthropy-professionals/">signature executive education courses</a>, which include instruction from Stanford scholars and leaders in the field;</li> <li class="has-medium-font-size">interactive workshops for wealth advisors; </li> <li class="has-medium-font-size">an introductory online course,<a href="https://learneffectivephilanthropy.stanford.edu/"> LearnEP</a>, for those just getting started;</li> <li class="has-medium-font-size">bespoke custom engagements that center the specific needs of an organization;</li> <li class="has-medium-font-size">effective philanthropy <a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/tools-prototypes/">publications and tools</a>.</li> </ul> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>We are committed to making our knowledge and resources accessible to anyone, ensuring donors and their ecosystem of professionals make the biggest difference they can.</strong></p> <div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div style="height:0px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color"></h3> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color"></h3> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile has-white-color has-digital-red-background-color has-text-color has-background" style="grid-template-columns:auto 35%"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"><link href="//cdn-images.mailchimp.com/embedcode/classic-071822.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></link> <style type="text/css"> #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; width:600px;} /* Add your own Mailchimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. */ </style> <div id="mc_embed_signup"> <form action="https://stanford.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=565416273e0425513cef60a9c&id=3f692edf5f&f_id=00f8c2e1f0" method="post" id="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" name="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" class="validate" target="_blank" novalidate=""> <div id="mc_embed_signup_scroll"> <h2>Sign Up to receive the latest EPLI news and offerings</h2> <div class="mc-field-group"> <label for="mce-EMAIL">Email Address <span class="asterisk">*</span><br /> </label><br /> <input type="email" value="" name="EMAIL" class="required email" id="mce-EMAIL" required=""></input><br /> <span id="mce-EMAIL-HELPERTEXT" class="helper_text"></span> </div> <div id="mce-responses" class="clear"> <div class="response" id="mce-error-response" style="display:none"></div> <div class="response" id="mce-success-response" style="display:none"></div> </p></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: -5000px;" aria-hidden="true"><input type="text" name="b_565416273e0425513cef60a9c_3f692edf5f" tabindex="-1" value=""></input></div> <div class="clear"><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" name="subscribe" id="mc-embedded-subscribe" class="button"></input></div> </p></div> </form> </div> </div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1024" height="850" src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/education_image@2x-1024x850.png" alt="" class="wp-image-37726 size-full" srcset="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/education_image@2x-1024x850.png 1024w, https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/education_image@2x-300x249.png 300w, https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/education_image@2x-768x638.png 768w, https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/education_image@2x-1536x1275.png 1536w, https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/education_image@2x-2048x1700.png 2048w, https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/education_image@2x-349x290.png 349w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div> <div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="push"></div> </div> <div class="footer-top footer-top--epli"> <div class="row align-middle">  <div class="small-12 medium-6 footer-padding columns address-container"> <div class="address address--epli"> <h3>Contact Us</h3> <div class="email"><a href="mailto:contact-epli@stanford.edu">contact-epli@stanford.edu</a></div> <div class="phone-number"><a href="tel:(650)-724-2654">(650)-724-2654</a></div> <div class="copy">Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative (EPLI) at Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS)</div> </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-6 footer-padding columns newsletter-container"> <div class="epli-footer-nav"> <div class="menu-epli-footer-container"><ul id="menu-epli-footer" class="flat-list"><li id="menu-item-25781" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-24619 current_page_item menu-item-25781"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/" aria-current="page" data-ps2id-api="true">EPLI Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-25785" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25785"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/tools-prototypes/" data-ps2id-api="true">Publications & Resources</a></li> <li id="menu-item-25784" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25784"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/research/" data-ps2id-api="true">Research</a></li> <li id="menu-item-25783" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25783"><a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/research/effective-philanthropy-learning-initiative/education/" data-ps2id-api="true">Education</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="footer">  <div class="footer-top"> <div class="row align-middle"> <div class="small-12 medium-4 footer-padding columns border-right"> <div class="footer-logo"> <img width="1" height="1" src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/su-white-stack.svg" class="" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </div> <p class="footer-logo-text">Stanford PACS is a program under the School of Humanities and Sciences.</p> <p class="footer-logo-text" style="text-align:center;padding:0;width:100%;font-size: 14px;"><a class="footer-link" style="text-transform: none;text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.stanford.edu/site/accessibility/">Stanford Digital Accessibility Page</a></p> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-4 footer-padding columns address-container border-right"> <div class="address"> Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society<br> 559 Nathan Abbott Way<br> Stanford, CA 94305 </div> <div class="footer-social-container"> <p class="footer-logo-text" style="text-align:center;padding:0;width:100%;font-size: 14px;"><a class="footer-link" style="text-transform: none;text-decoration: underline;" href="/stanford-pacs-internal-wiki/">Employee Resources</a></p>  </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-4 footer-padding columns newsletter-container"> <div class="email-section"> <script>(function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { listeners: [], forms: { on: function(evt, cb) { window.mc4wp.listeners.push( { event : evt, callback: cb } ); } } } })(); </script><form id="mc4wp-form-1" class="mc4wp-form mc4wp-form-11519" method="post" data-id="11519" data-name="Newsletter Signup Form" ><div class="mc4wp-form-fields"><div class="email-input"> <p class="newsletter-text">Sign up for our newsletter</p> <div class="input-container"> <input type="email" class="newsletter" name="EMAIL" placeholder="Your email" required /><input class="news-button" type="submit" value="Subscribe"> </div> </div> </div><label style="display: none !important;">Leave this field empty if you're human: <input type="text" name="_mc4wp_honeypot" value="" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off" /></label><input type="hidden" name="_mc4wp_timestamp" value="1732464084" /><input type="hidden" name="_mc4wp_form_id" value="11519" /><input type="hidden" name="_mc4wp_form_element_id" value="mc4wp-form-1" /><div class="mc4wp-response"></div></form> <ul class="flat-list email-nav"> <li><a class="footer-link" href="/ssir">SSIR</a></li> <li><a class="footer-link" href="/contact-us">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="copyright-section"> <div class="row collapse"> <div class="large-12 columns"> <p class="copyright">© Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society 2010-2024 </p> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.stanford.edu/site/privacy/" class="privacy">Privacy</a> </div> </div> </div> </footer> <script>(function() {function maybePrefixUrlField () { const value = this.value.trim() if (value !== '' && value.indexOf('http') !== 0) { this.value = 'http://' + value } } const urlFields = document.querySelectorAll('.mc4wp-form input[type="url"]') for (let j = 0; j < urlFields.length; j++) { urlFields[j].addEventListener('blur', maybePrefixUrlField) } })();</script><style id='core-block-supports-inline-css' type='text/css'> .wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;}.wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;} </style> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/hooks.min.js?ver=4d63a3d491d11ffd8ac6" id="wp-hooks-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/i18n.min.js?ver=5e580eb46a90c2b997e6" id="wp-i18n-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="wp-i18n-js-after"> /* <![CDATA[ */ wp.i18n.setLocaleData( { 'text direction\u0004ltr': [ 'ltr' ] } ); /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/swv/js/index.js?ver=6.0" id="swv-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="contact-form-7-js-before"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7 = { "api": { "root": "https:\/\/pacscenter.stanford.edu\/wp-json\/", "namespace": "contact-form-7\/v1" } }; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/js/index.js?ver=6.0" id="contact-form-7-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="page-scroll-to-id-plugin-script-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var mPS2id_params = {"instances":{"mPS2id_instance_0":{"selector":"a[rel='m_PageScroll2id']","autoSelectorMenuLinks":"true","excludeSelector":"a[href^='#tab-'], a[href^='#tabs-'], a[data-toggle]:not([data-toggle='tooltip']), a[data-slide], a[data-vc-tabs], a[data-vc-accordion]","scrollSpeed":1000,"autoScrollSpeed":"true","scrollEasing":"easeInOutQuint","scrollingEasing":"easeOutQuint","forceScrollEasing":"false","pageEndSmoothScroll":"true","stopScrollOnUserAction":"false","autoCorrectScroll":"true","autoCorrectScrollExtend":"true","layout":"vertical","offset":"120","dummyOffset":"true","highlightSelector":"","clickedClass":"mPS2id-clicked","targetClass":"mPS2id-target","highlightClass":"mPS2id-highlight","forceSingleHighlight":"false","keepHighlightUntilNext":"false","highlightByNextTarget":"false","appendHash":"true","scrollToHash":"true","scrollToHashForAll":"true","scrollToHashDelay":100,"scrollToHashUseElementData":"true","scrollToHashRemoveUrlHash":"false","disablePluginBelow":0,"adminDisplayWidgetsId":"false","adminTinyMCEbuttons":"true","unbindUnrelatedClickEvents":"false","unbindUnrelatedClickEventsSelector":"","normalizeAnchorPointTargets":"false","encodeLinks":"false"}},"total_instances":"1","shortcode_class":"_ps2id"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/page-scroll-to-id/js/page-scroll-to-id.min.js?ver=1.7.9" id="page-scroll-to-id-plugin-script-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/responsive-accordion-and-collapse/js/accordion-custom.js?ver=6.7.1" id="call_ac-custom-js-front-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/responsive-accordion-and-collapse/js/accordion.js?ver=6.7.1" id="call_ac-js-front-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="fnd-js-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var myAjax = {"ajaxurl":"https:\/\/pacscenter.stanford.edu\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/themes/pacs/js/app.min.js?ver=1708704881" id="fnd-js-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?render=6LdRvI0UAAAAALD2nsb2UmSPgiAfUfirISnj74lj&ver=3.0" id="google-recaptcha-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/wp-polyfill.min.js?ver=3.15.0" id="wp-polyfill-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="wpcf7-recaptcha-js-before"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7_recaptcha = { "sitekey": "6LdRvI0UAAAAALD2nsb2UmSPgiAfUfirISnj74lj", "actions": { "homepage": "homepage", "contactform": "contactform" } }; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/modules/recaptcha/index.js?ver=6.0" id="wpcf7-recaptcha-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" defer src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/mailchimp-for-wp/assets/js/forms.js?ver=4.9.19" id="mc4wp-forms-api-js"></script> <div class="ps2id-dummy-offset-wrapper" style="overflow:hidden;height:0;z-index:-1"><div id="ps2id-dummy-offset" style="width:100%"></div></div></div> </body> </html>