The present disclosure relates to osteoinductive putties and other implantable compositions for repair of bone defects and other medical uses. Specifically, the technology pertains to carriers for use in implantable compositions, such as osteoinductive putties. The osteoinductive putties are made entirely from donor tissue such as demineralized bone matrix, and the putties have excellent physical properties. The present disclosure relates to osteoinductive putties, carriers, compositions, implants, kits, methods of making and methods of using any of the foregoing.