Philanthropy Must Act as Nation Faces Potentially Unprecedented Election Crisis
For the first time in modern American history, a sitting president is openly flouting American election norms. What can foundations and donors do about it?
By Mike Berkowitz
Contributor
Philanthropy Can’t Support the Common Good When It Supports White Supremacy (Letter to the Editor)
Nonprofits that are at the vanguard of advancing nationalism don’t deserve philanthropic support, write two leaders of advocacy groups.
All of Us in Grant Making — Not Just the Financiers — Need to Pay Attention to Investments
For too long, many of us involved in program grants have done too little to push endowment investments to match our mission goals. That’s no longer acceptable.
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor
Philanthropy Is Once Again Undermining Racial-Justice Movements
Grant makers should seek to avoid past mistakes — specifically the practice of using their influence to shape the agendas of vulnerable civil-rights organizations.
How Billionaires Can Fund Moonshot Efforts to Save the World
If the richest American gave just 1 percent more than they do now, they could make a difference on the scale of the original moon landing. An in-depth exploration of what they might fund points to the successful endpoints.
By Ivan Amato
Contributor
How Billionaires Can Fund Moonshot Efforts to Save the World
If the richest American gave just 1 percent more than they do now, they could make a difference on the scale of the original moon landing. An in-depth exploration of what they might fund points to the successful endpoints.
By Ivan Amato
Contributor
Chronicle Failure on Immigration Interview Hurts All Nonprofits
All of us should expect nonprofits, philanthropists, and the media that covers them to rely on accurate data, provide complicated context, and invite public scrutiny, writes a philanthropy scholar.
By Lucy Bernholz
Contributor
A Lost Chance to Debate Immigration
Charitable interests aligned with corporate corporations indifferent to the plight of the American worker are seeking to suppress discussion about the long-term sustainable level of immigration, writes the head of the Colcom Foundation.
Let’s Dismantle Toxic Tax Policies That Feed Big Philanthropy
Philanthropic fortunes, created at the expense of shared investment in government programs, will not and cannot solve problems such as structural racism and inequitable public support for everything from health care to housing.
By Lucy Bernholz
Contributor
We Need Organized Philanthropy — Not Just Charity — to Create Real Change
This year will no doubt go down as a year of unparalleled change in how people live, work, and interact.
By Jamie Merisotis
Contributor