In the Covid Cyclone, Philanthropy Can Lean on Lessons From Disaster Aid
Natural disasters often lead communities to create better versions of themselves. Philanthropy can help that happen during the Covid-19 crisis by following a path similar to other successful disaster-recovery efforts.
By Jacob Harold
Contributor
The Racial Funding Gap Can’t Continue in the Pandemic
New research shows that well-meaning efforts have not closed disparities. We need grant makers to do more to help nonprofits run by people of color build sustained support to meet the challenges ahead.
By Cheryl L. Dorsey, Jeff Bradach and Peter Kim
Jeff Bezos, Here Are 4 Simple Ideas for Spending Your $10 Billion Well
Giving away what you make in six weeks doesn’t make up for the failure of billionaires like you to pay taxes and let people on the front lines decide where your dollars can do the most good.
The Necessity — and the Tragedy — of Medical Volunteerism in the Pandemic
Health professionals are donating their time, revealing what’s best about our country’s generous spirit and what’s worst about our ill-prepared and ungenerous federal government.
By Alissa Quart
Contributor
The News for Philanthropy Is More Positive Than You Think
Giving is better than many reports indicate, and foundations are making needed changes that will benefit charities long after the pandemic.
By Suzanne Garment and LESLIE LENKOWSKY
Young People Prefer Shopping to Traditional Giving. That’s a Challenge for Nonprofits.
Giving, volunteering, and voting have long been viewed as the most important paths for those seeking to participate in civil society and make the world a better place.
By ROBERT JONES
Contributor
Let’s Make This Crisis the (Grand)Mother of Invention
A vast national corps of elders can help young people overcome Covid-slide if philanthropy and nonprofit innovators embrace the challenge.
By Carol Larson and TRENT STAMP
Why Philanthropy Can’t Keep Hoarding Assets in the Pandemic (Dispatches)
The race to stockpile toilet paper is an illogical and impractical response to the crisis. So, too, is foundations’ unwillingness to increase the share of assets that go to charity every year.
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor
Gates Foundation’s Tactics to Remake Public Education During Pandemic Are Undemocratic
We should be wary of private foundations capitalizing on political opportunities created by Covid-19 to assert influence over our education system.
By Rebecca Tarlau
Contributor
What People With Disabilities Need From Foundations (Letters to the Editor)
Grants have been hard to find for groups that are providing essential services to those with disabilities and looking ahead to what comes next.
By Peter T. Wilderotter
Contributor