How Board Members Can Do the Most Good in the Pandemic
The toll on nonprofits will cause layoffs and closures, but steady leadership from the board can avert the worst situations. Here are steps to take now.
By Laurie Hirschfeld Zeller
Contributor
In This Crisis, Philanthropy Must Tackle 3 Existential Challenges All at Once
Foundations are good at helping communities survive a tragedy, but restoring a sense of normalcy and reimagining a more just world at the other end of the pandemic will take bold, collective action.
By GRANT OLIPHANT
Contributor
Save Lives Now, Grant Makers and Donors
The holdings in donor-advised funds are worth more than $120 billion, enough to make a big difference if combined with generous spending from the nation’s foundations.
By Alan M. Cantor
Reporter
How Foundations Can Help Groups Find New Ways to Boost Census Participation
The issue is especially pressing for Latinos, who are often undercounted and are showing low response rates already.
Pluralism in democratic governance has been key to the strength and endurance of the American republic, but in the pandemic that we now face, might we even begin to ask whether federalism can also kill.
Nonprofits Are Leading the Way in the Fight Against Covid-19
Fueled by philanthropists, nonprofits are more nimble and more attuned to demands to protect the public than government. To continue that role, they will need to heed lessons from 9/11 and other national emergencies.
By Gregory R. Witkowski
Contributor
Getting the Word Out Isn’t the Best Thing Foundations Can Do Now
Too many people communicating doesn’t help. What grant makers can do to make a bigger difference is spend big and ask grantees what they need most.
Why All Foundations Should Support the Guardians of the Nonprofit World Now
Advocacy in Washington helped channel billions of dollars to nonprofits, benefiting philanthropists who depend on charitable organizations to advance important causes. So why do such a tiny sliver of grant makers do more to support the coalitions behind these policy advances.
By FRED BLACKWELL and Jeff Bradach
The Coronavirus Crisis Has Changed How I View What Matters in Philanthropy
Is the current scrappy, urgent approach to grant making the one we must all adopt forever after?
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor
8 Steps Nonprofits Should Take Now to Survive the Pandemic Fallout
Resist magical thinking, consider hiring interim “restructuring” executives to help overwhelmed leaders, and get ready to make a lot of tough decisions as a new study finds that more than half of nonprofits think the worst is yet to come.
By JOHN MACINTOSH
Contributor