Philanthropy and the SDGs: Getting Started

A historic agreement was reached in 2015 when member states of the United Nations came together and signed “Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” which included a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs charted a way forward to a just, secure, and sustainable future for people and the planet.

This guide by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors introduces the SDGs and explores how philanthropic funders and family foundations can align with them to increase their impact on the issues they care about. You’ll also learn how to plan, assess, report, and take actions on the SDGs, and you’ll read illuminating examples of other funders facing and resolving challenges similar to yours as you move forward with your philanthropic mission.