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
How French Gates’s $12.5 Billion Could Move the Needle for Women
To change the economic and social structures that harm women, she should invest in caregiving, reproductive rights, and cultural change.
By Amy Schiller
Contributor
Civil Rights Are Under Siege. DEI 2.0 Is the Answer
Philanthropy needs to emerge from its defensive crouch and unleash a bold and creative response to DEI attacks.
By Gara LaMarche
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To Fight Antisemitism, Improve Holocaust Education
Broad philanthropic support for combatting antisemitism — and protecting democracy — must include greater investment in teaching about the Holocaust.
By Deborah M. Lauter
Contributor
DEI Isn’t a Dirty Word. How Funders Can Fight Back.
Despite an onslaught of attacks, including this week’s ruling against the Fearless Fund, the need for DEI programs is growing. Philanthropy can help fortify the field against future assaults.
Philanthropy has long neglected the domestic violence movement, but the stakes are getting higher, and more support is desperately needed.
By Brett J. Barnes
Contributor