Foundation Leaders Can Prevent an Exodus of Nonprofit Staff
A mass exodus of nonprofit talent could come amid the health and economic crisis, unless we do more to demonstrate the value we and our communities place on the nonprofit work force.
By Jessamyn Shams-Lau
Contributor
Coronavirus Diaries: How One Leader Works to Protect Vulnerable Clients and Her Employees
Claudia Medina is head of Enlace Comunitario, a nonprofit in Albuquerque that aids victims of domestic violence in Latino immigrant communities, many of whom are undocumented.
What Big Donors Can Do Now to Alleviate the Misery Caused by Covid-19
Giving to local organizations and providing cash to the poor can make a difference. But it is also important to give more and give faster, say two experts on philanthropy and global development.
By BARBARA WEBER
Contributor
The Rise in Gun Sales Amid Covid-19 Should Propel Philanthropy to Act
We must do all we can to mitigate gun deaths, injuries, and trauma by supporting organizations working on the front lines of gun violence, domestic violence, and suicide-prevention organizations, write the heads of the California Wellness Foundation and the Hope and Heal Fund.
By Brian Malte
Contributor
What Paul Newman Would Tell Small Foundations in the Pandemic: Don’t Shift Course
First responders and frontline groups need more resources, but others will help them. We can do more good sticking by the causes that our communities depend on, says Miriam E. Nelson, acting CEO of the Newman’s Own Foundation.
By Miriam E. Nelson
Contributor
Covid-19 Lesson for a Grant Maker: Listening and Understanding Matters (Dispatches)
Moving from giving help to asking for help is a lesson we are learning in the pandemic — and it should change us for the better.
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor
Philanthropy Can Do a Lot to Help Hard-Hit Small Businesses and Nonprofits
The businesses and nonprofits that will suffer the most are small and often rooted in neighborhoods with large numbers of people of color. Foundation and endowment capital could make a big difference in their survival.
By JOHN TYLER
Contributor
How Foundations Can Mobilize Their Staffs to Do the Most Good in This Crisis
Give people room to focus on their health and families and what matters most in this moment. This is no time for rigid formulas, so let people innovate and adapt.
By Greg Bunch
Contributor
Healing America After Covid-19 Through National Service
An expanded service corps could give the jobless a way to help hard-hit nonprofits and communities recover — and unite a divided nation.
By Shirley Sagawa
Contributor
Philanthropy’s Stimulus Plan Must Bolster Democracy
Safe voting, strong journalism, and the protection of civil liberties are key areas for foundations and big donors to support.
By JOE GOLDMAN
Contributor