A Challenge to Philanthropy: Find a New Way to Talk About Care Giving
Nonprofits and foundations are rallying to help educators, health workers, and others who support the young, the old, and people with disabilities. But policy changes will come up short unless we stop using a phrase that suggests caring is a natural skill, not a career choice.
By Nat Kendall-Taylor
Contributor
Battles about the New York Times 1619 Project and other efforts to focus on systemic racism are now the hottest thing in the culture war. But foundations have been slow so far to recognize the threat.
By Alvin Starks and Pamela Shifman
The ‘Show the Salary’ Campaign Is the Wrong Battle for Achieving Nonprofit Workplace Diversity
Publishing salaries upfront both hurts the ability of organizations to assemble a diverse candidate pool and fails to result in higher salaries for those who receive job offers.
By Vincent Robinson
Contributor
How Much Can We Really Learn About Philanthropy From ‘Giving USA’ and Other Data Sources?
We have more knowledge about philanthropy than ever before, but we need to be wary of the limitations of that knowledge and the objectivity behind the data.
By Leslie Lenkowsky
Contributor
A New Generation of Foundation Leaders Need to Act Like Community Organizers, Not Gatekeepers
The pandemic and racial reckoning have made clear that we need bold foundation executives who see their role as using their money, power, and voices to muster resources to achieve ambitious goals.
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor
5 Years After the Pulse Massacre: Lessons for Philanthropy
A fund that gave decision making to those touched by the tragedy led to long-term gains in advocacy — and healing efforts that made a real difference.
Nonprofits Need to Embrace Transparency, Even if the Supreme Court Rules to Protect Donor Privacy
Greater financial transparency, made increasingly possible by technological innovation and new social norms, is becoming a hallmark virtue of the 21st century for young people raised on social media and smartphones. Their vision for a more transparent world will become the expectation in the years to come, and they will only trust nonprofits that are open.
By Christina Asquith
Contributor
Embracing Feminism Can Change Philanthropy and Create a More Equitable World
Well-known women philanthropists like MacKenzie Scott and Melinda French Gates are showing what’s possible if we move beyond traditional giving approaches. Now we need to expand their approaches on a large scale.
By Rena Greifinger
Contributor
Grant makers should invest long-term in dismantling the root causes of anti-Asian violence — specifically, white-supremacy culture — rather than sporadically and in short-term bursts pouring funds into the minority group du jour.
By Sayu Bhojwani
Contributor
The Truly Rich Get a Free Pass in New Study of ‘Wealthy’ Donors
A report by Bank of America and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy doesn’t paint an accurate picture of how little the ultra-wealthy actually give.