{"id":4402231114353,"date":"2024-04-01T18:46:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T18:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodemo5.wpenginepowered.com\/article\/pages\/ryrdpzwnpmbe\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T14:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:22:07","slug":"commons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/commons\/","title":{"rendered":"The Commons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t<div id=\"content-grid-block_d57eb95b526baaec727dea3edcc2b73a\" class=\"content-grid-v6 content-grid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28232c24\" style=\"gap: 0 0;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image content-grid-v6-img1\"  style=\"height: 100%;\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/opinion\/why-social-media-is-now-the-place-to-build-trust\/\" title=\" Why Social Media Is Now the Place to Build Trust\" style=\"height: 100%;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-2156101882-1400x788.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4402231441915\" alt=\"Digital collage showing two grayscale hands on a beige background. The bottom hand holds a red social media notification icon with a person silhouette and the number &#039;1&#039;. The top hand reaches towards it. Abstract shapes and halftone dots are in the background.\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-2156101882-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-2156101882-1032x580.jpg 1032w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-v6-content1 wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow text-white\" style=\"background-color: #013831\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"gap: 24px;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kicker-text-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/series\/the-commons\/\" style=\"color:#D54200;\" class=\"kicker\" title=\"The Commons | Opinion\">The Commons | Opinion<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-5-xlarge-font-size\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/opinion\/why-social-media-is-now-the-place-to-build-trust\/\" title=\" Why Social Media Is Now the Place to Build Trust\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy Social Media Is Now the Place to Build Trust\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" CG-v6-author_name  CG-author_name wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex  wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"primary-author-byline is-layout-grid\" style=\"align-items: center;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/avatar-neutral-100x100.png\" class=\"featured-writer-avatar-img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/author\/renee-diresta\/\">Ren\u00e9e DiResta<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/author\/rachel-kleinfeld\/\">Rachel Kleinfeld<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/opinion\/why-social-media-is-now-the-place-to-build-trust\/\" title = \"Why Social Media Is Now the Place to Build Trust\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-link-color has-border-color wp-element-button\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Story\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex CG-v6-item wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"gap:32px; margin-top:32px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"grid-item mobile\">\n                    <figure class=\"\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/opinion\/what-yale-got-right-that-other-nonprofits-keep-getting-wrong\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1032\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2022_10-07_17-00_Campus_6-copy-1032x580.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4402231487835\" alt=\"What Yale Got Right That Other Nonprofits Keep Getting Wrong\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2022_10-07_17-00_Campus_6-copy-1032x580.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2022_10-07_17-00_Campus_6-copy-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/>                <\/a>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"grid-item-text\">\n            <div class=\"kicker-text-container\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/series\/the-commons\/\" style=\"color:#D54200;\" class=\"kicker\" title=\"The Commons | Opinion\">The Commons | Opinion<\/a>            <\/div>\n\n            <p class=\"grid-heading-2-sans\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/opinion\/what-yale-got-right-that-other-nonprofits-keep-getting-wrong\/\">\n                    What Yale Got Right That Other Nonprofits Keep Getting Wrong                <\/a>\n            <\/p>\n\n                    <div class=\"primary-author-byline is-layout-grid\">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-avatar\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/author\/\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/avatar-neutral-100x100.png\" class=\"featured-writer-avatar-img\" alt=\"Avatar for Greg Berman\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            <p class=\"has-small-font-size\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/author\/greg-berman\/\" title=\"Posts by Greg Berman\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">Greg Berman<\/a><br\/><i>Contributor<\/i><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"grid-item mobile\">\n                    <figure class=\"\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/opinion\/foundations-created-the-jargon-crisis-heres-how-they-can-fix-it\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1032\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iStock-813279362-1032x580.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4402231487497\" alt=\"Foundations Created the Jargon Crisis. Here&#8217;s How They Can Fix It.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iStock-813279362-1032x580.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iStock-813279362-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/>                <\/a>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"grid-item-text\">\n            <div class=\"kicker-text-container\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/series\/the-commons\/\" style=\"color:#D54200;\" class=\"kicker\" title=\"The Commons | Opinion\">The Commons | Opinion<\/a>            <\/div>\n\n            <p class=\"grid-heading-2-sans\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/opinion\/foundations-created-the-jargon-crisis-heres-how-they-can-fix-it\/\">\n                    Foundations Created the Jargon Crisis. Here&#8217;s How They Can Fix It.                <\/a>\n            <\/p>\n\n                    <div class=\"primary-author-byline is-layout-grid\">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-avatar\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/author\/\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/avatar-Matt-Watkins-100x100.png\" class=\"featured-writer-avatar-img\" alt=\"Avatar for Matt Watkins\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            <p class=\"has-small-font-size\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/author\/matt-watkins\/\" title=\"Posts by Matt Watkins\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">Matt Watkins<\/a><br\/><i>Contributor<\/i><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"grid-item mobile\">\n                    <figure class=\"\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/news\/commons-stiffman-hollywoodtraining-0326\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1032\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TheElephantInTheRoom_PublicityStill1_v1-1032x580.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4402231484914\" alt=\"This Nonprofit Whispers in Hollywood&#8217;s Ear About Polarization. They Hope You Tune In.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TheElephantInTheRoom_PublicityStill1_v1-1032x580.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TheElephantInTheRoom_PublicityStill1_v1-520x293.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TheElephantInTheRoom_PublicityStill1_v1-670x377.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TheElephantInTheRoom_PublicityStill1_v1-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TheElephantInTheRoom_PublicityStill1_v1-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TheElephantInTheRoom_PublicityStill1_v1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TheElephantInTheRoom_PublicityStill1_v1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/>                <\/a>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"grid-item-text\">\n            <div class=\"kicker-text-container\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/series\/the-commons\/\" style=\"color:#7856ff;\" class=\"kicker\" title=\"The Commons\">The Commons<\/a>            <\/div>\n\n            <p class=\"grid-heading-2-sans\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/news\/commons-stiffman-hollywoodtraining-0326\/\">\n                    This Nonprofit Whispers in Hollywood&#8217;s Ear About Polarization. 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