Rockefeller-Led Covid Testing Plan Steps In to Replace Government Inaction
In the absence of clear federal guidance the grant maker, along with other partners, is leading the way on multiple fronts in the effort to include Covid testing and tracing.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Grant Manager Salaries Make Small Gains; Wide Gender Gap Persists
The median pay for a grant manager was $76,000, according to a survey conducted in late by 2019 PEAK Grantmaking, an increase over $70,000 the group reported in 2016.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Huge Sums of Money Are Flowing to Racial Justice. Are They Going to the Right Places?
Racial-justice advocates worry the money will go to superficial efforts or will overlook the small, Black-led grassroots groups that will be crucial for creating systemic change.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Foundations Establish $5 Million Covid-19 Response Fund to Focus on the Global Economy
The Ford, Open Society, and other foundations have pooled $5 million in a fund that seeks to quickly help people harmed by the coronavirus pandemic and work toward long-term changes to a global economic system they view as broken.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Momentum Fund Seeks to Help Nonprofits Overwhelmed by Relief Contributions
Nearly 700 groups have applied for an $8.5 million pool of grant money to help administer coronavirus rapid-response funds equitably.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Technology has helped charities scrambling to raise money and provide services in a suddenly altered world — in ways that could last for decades.
By Alex Daniels, Maria Di Mento and Jim Rendon
Nearly 300 Donors and Grant Makers Join Push to Require Philanthropic Funds to Give More Now
A letter sent to Congress today asks lawmakers to require foundations and donor-advised funds to give at least 10 percent a year over the next three years.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Nine in 10 Foundations Say They Provide Aid for Advocacy Efforts
However, the report by the Center for Effective Philanthropy also found that many foundation leaders run into internal resistance to their policy work from legal counsel and board members.
By Alex Daniels and dan.parks
The Next Step in Promoting Equity
More grant makers are appointing senior-level people to focus exclusively on ways to help share power and promote diversity and inclusion.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
How 25 Big Grant Makers Are Responding to the Covid Crisis
The Chronicle examined whether foundations plan to give more this year, how much they have committed in emergency funds, and more.
By Michael Theis and Alex Daniels