Charity Navigator’s Ratings Are Inherently Flawed. Here’s a Simple Solution.
The ratings process misses too much, so let the nonprofits being judged fill in the gaps
Equity Advocates Harm Their Cause When They Insist on a Raised Fist, Not an Extended Hand
Collaboration — not resistance — is the best path to lasting social change. For proof, just look at the debate over pandemic school closures.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
The Fearless Fund, DEI, and Attacks on Philanthropic Freedom
Even conservatives skeptical of race-based policies should support a foundation’s right to hold a grant contest for Black women.
By Howard Husock
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Caring More for People Than Our Ideologies
Too often, philanthropy seeks to influence people we do not love. That’s dangerous, says a former faith outreach director in the Obama administration
By Michael Wear
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Dear Philanthropists: Democracy Isn’t Cheap
Our political institutions and elections are badly in need of renovation, argues a leading advocate and author
By Danielle Allen
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A Politician’s Crusade for ‘Healthy Conflict’
Progress is infinitely harder when each side thinks the other is the enemy, argues Utah’s governor, the head of a philanthropy-backed effort to model civility in politics.
By Spencer Cox
Contributor
Race Matters More Than a Red-Blue Kumbaya
Philanthropy must reckon with its racist past to truly heal divides, argues racial-equity advocate Edgar Villanueva
By Edgar Villanueva
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The Coming Attacks on Nonprofits
The far right and far left want to eliminate organizations that challenge them.
By Rachel Kleinfeld
Contributor
Once at Democracy’s Center, Nonprofits Are on the Outside
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By Leslie Lenkowsky
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Big Philanthropy to the Rescue? Think Again.
Americans shouldn’t look to nondemocratic, publicly unaccountable foundations to save democracy.
By Jeff Cain
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