Philanthropy Could Learn a Lot About Diversity by Studying What Sports Teams Are Doing Right
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s affirmative-action ruling, foundation and nonprofit leaders need to take a hard look at alternative ways to achieve diversity. The sports world offers important lessons about what works.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
4 Essential Shifts Foundations Can Make to Advance Social Movements
Outdated strategies and lack of money for the infrastructure of community-organizing groups are limiting their effectiveness just at a moment when we need to fight profound threats – especially to our democracy.
By Deepak Bhargava and Barbara Picower
The South’s Not Done Fighting for Abortion Rights. Donors, Don’t Abandon Us.
The infusion of funds following the Dobbs decision has become a trickle in Southern states, where bans have halted or significantly curtailed abortion. But many clinics and nonprofits are in this for the long haul and need more support.
By Kwajelyn Jackson and Zaena Zamora
Why I Stopped Donating to Your Organization
With new “Giving USA” data showing a near-record drop in charitable contributions, one donor advises nonprofits to do a better job of listening and communicating to people like him — or risk losing future gifts.
By Theodore Wagenaar
Contributor
Philanthropy Needs to Support Builders — Not Bomb Throwers
In his new column for the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Eboo Patel, the leader of Interfaith America, calls for a greater focus on what’s working in the nonprofit world and how to do more of it.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
On Dobbs Anniversary, Donors Must Take the Long View in Response to Abortion-Access Crisis
As more states peel back abortion rights or ban the procedure entirely, philanthropy needs to maintain a crisis response while also planning for a fight that could go on for years.
By Jonathan Wittenberg and Wendy Sealey
Why Grant Makers Should Reject Shiny New Things
Social change takes a lot of time. Too often, foundation officials get bored and forget that.
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor
Economic and racial justice won’t happen if Black people can’t buy homes and build wealth at the same level as white Americans. The philanthropic world should be a leader in this fight.
No One Is Right in the Debate for and Against Philanthropic Pluralism
Both sides in the heated discussion over philanthropic bridge-building make worthwhile arguments but miss a critical point: Collaborative dialogue and action turn adversaries into allies and have historically yielded meaningful progress toward social justice.
By Shamil Idriss and Rachel Kleinfeld
To Encourage Ideological Diversity on College Campuses, Donors Need to Think Bigger
Rather than writing big checks to their alma maters, philanthropists should use their money to build new universities that embrace nonconformity and divergent political perspectives.
By Thomas Gift and Julie Norman