Our Nonprofit Could Have Done Better to Measure Grant-Making Data on Race
A study on community foundations released by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy failed to describe what was being measured. Here are ways it says we can all move forward to advance understanding of grant making that benefits Blacks.
Foundations Need to Dig Deeper Into Their Endowments and Give More in 2021
Philanthropic organizations have increased grant making, but often those increases are quite modest. Their approach doesn’t take into account market or social realities.
By David Salem
Contributor
Philanthropy Can Help Americans Understand Why Stomping Out Racism Benefits All
Too often people fear they will lose benefits when others gain. The exact opposite is true, as data proves, so it’s time for foundations to drive that message home.
By Vincent Robinson
Contributor
To Help the Formerly Incarcerated, Support Change at the Intersection of Health and Justice
If philanthropists are genuinely committed to anti-racism, improving public health, and ensuring justice for all, helping formerly incarcerated people integrate successfully into communities is an excellent place to start.
By Paula Thompson and Victoria Palacio
Easy Steps Charities and Foundations Can Take to Safeguard Election Day
Nonprofits can use their skills in mobilizing volunteers to serve as poll workers, their power with mailing houses, and their resources to arrange free rides for voters who can’t afford to get to the polls — all important steps in a time of social distancing.
By Jamison Shipman and Garrett Pratt
Philanthropy Must Confront Our Country’s History of Racist Immigration Policies
Anti-immigrant policies have been propelled in part by foundation-financed hate groups, says the head of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees.
By Daranee Petsod
Contributor
Why We Need Better Ways to Help Donors Understand the Cost of Solving Big Problems
Charities know it’s easier to raise money when it sounds like every dollar can go a long way. But understating the need isn’t helping anyone. That’s why a new index to show real costs makes its debut this week.
By JASON SAUL
Contributor
Fundraisers Hold the Key to Diversifying the CEO Ranks at Nonprofits (Letter to the Editor)
The Chronicle’s study of the lack of diversity at big nonprofits shows that current efforts aren’t working. If nonprofits did more to identify people of color with the power to give, that would have a domino effect that would lead to real change.
What Now? The Philanthropic Future Our Democracy Needs
This year of crisis has forced us to take a hard look at the rules and assumptions that shape philanthropy. In the process we’ve learned a lot about ourselves and where we need to go next.
By Lucy Bernholz
Contributor
Black Donor Silence Is a Call to Action — Not a Retreat
When Black donors don’t respond to solicitations, fundraisers generally assume they’re uninterested or disengaged. This is a faulty and dangerous interpretation — and it needs to change.
By Tyrone McKinley Freeman
Contributor