The Good, Bad, and Boring of Bloomberg’s $1 Billion Hopkins Gift
While making medical school free is a worthy endeavor, to truly transform health care, Bloomberg needs to think bigger.
By Amy Schiller
Contributor
Campus Protests, Donor Secrecy, and a Moment for Reform
The right’s politicized calls to “follow the money” speak to a very real need for donor transparency and nonprofit oversight.
By Benjamin Soskis
Contributor
How One Word Could Change Philanthropy
Embracing the word “solidarity” alongside “justice” and “equity” will help philanthropy rethink what it means to do good.
By Leah Hunt-Hendrix
Contributor
What Nonprofit Leaders Are Reading This Summer
From post-apocalyptic fiction to lessons on democracy, here are six books to add to your summer reading list.
By Nandita Raghuram
Deputy Editor, Opinion
Facing Arrest and Worse, Climate Advocates Need Legal Defenders. Philanthropy Can Help.
Protecting the environment is dangerous business. Those on the front lines need greater support to fend off fossil fuel industry threats.
By Betsy Apple and Alfred Brownell
Can Melinda French Gates Reignite Post-Dobbs Rage Giving?
Supporting women and girls of color should always be an urgent matter. French Gates is showing what that means.
By Cora Daniels
Contributor
How Philanthropy Can Make Sure Data Is Used to Help — Not Harm
Data on the communities grantees serve should be accurate, accessible, and used for their benefit. Grant makers can ensure this happens.
By Ryan Merkley
Contributor
Progress Is Won by Pursuing Justice, Not Waiting Patiently in Line
Philanthropy that aims to save democracy says calls for justice are too divisive. But organized resistance led by Black Americans forged democracy’s greatest advancements.
By Nwamaka Agbo
Contributor
What the YMCA Taught Me About Community, Civil Society, and Democracy
The regular people who worked at my local Y showed me how everyday institutions can bridge divides and level the playing field.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
How the Fearless Fund Ruling Distorts Charity, History — and Law
The wrongheaded decision should not dissuade nonprofits committed to racial equity from doing their critical work.
By Roger Colinvaux
Contributor