New Philanthropy Caucus Ensures Funders Have Friends on the Hill
The caucus might be able to help members of both parties coalesce around ideas that help nonprofits have more impact.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Will Larger Payouts Be the New Norm? This Pledge Offers a Test
The Level Up pledge calls for funders to increase their grant making for at least two years.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
$2 Billion Later, Ford Scraps Its Institution-Building Program
The Ford Foundation considered Building Institutions and Networks, or BUILD, one of its “key” efforts.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Protest or Riot? Foundations Navigate Legal Landmines
As the White House attempts to draw a clear line connecting anti-Trump protesters and progressive foundations, grant makers face existential threats.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Foundations Continue to Diversify Staff, Increase Women CEO Pay
A Council on Foundations analysis shows a rise in female CEOs and people of color in grant-making roles.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Who Decides? Foundation Staff Look to Outsiders to Steer Grants
The Spark Fund and the NextGen Grantmakers Initiative are among several philanthropies backing participatory grant-making efforts.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Trump’s Order to Investigate Liberal Groups Is Likely to Face Legal Challenges
Some conservatives fear the president’s attacks on progressive foundations could come back to haunt them. “What might President AOC not like?”
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Black Foundation Leaders in the Age of Trump: Still Leading and Dreaming
Freedom Dreams in Philanthropy provides a record and a time capsule of Black foundation leaders as the backlash against racial equity reaches the highest levels of government.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Philanthropy Leaders Decry Trump’s Order to Investigate Liberal Groups
The executive memorandum follows reports that the Department of Justice is calling on federal prosecutors to investigate George Soros’s Open Society Foundations.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Crypto-Philanthropy and Donor-Advised Funds Are Not Immune to Problems. Here Are Some Red Flags.
Due diligence is key for donors giving through new philanthropic vehicles.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations