How a Family Foundation Leader Builds Trust With Grantees
In an interview, Julie Aleman, philanthropist and executive director of the Younger Family Fund, talks about the insights she’s gained from working on both fundraising and grant making and how families can foster a culture of generosity that carries through to the next generation.
Foundations Need to Back Up the White House’s Equity Agenda With More Equitable Research
The funding criteria, proposal processes, and research methods used by many philanthropic organizations make it harder for grantees to produce data that reflect the challenges — and opportunities — in communities harmed by structural racism.
By Brian Quinn and Tina Kauh
Reports of a Massive Increase in Racial-Justice Funding Paint a Distorted and Dangerous Picture
A new analysis shows how conservative groups have seized on inflated estimates of giving following 2020’s racial-justice protests to falsely signal that grassroots groups fighting systemic racism are getting more than their fair share.
By Lori Villarosa
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To date, none of the nation’s top 10 philanthropic foundations, nor many major climate grant makers, have publicly committed to getting and staying out of fossil fuels.
By STEPHEN HEINTZ
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Philanthropy Should Help Create Better Jobs, Not Just Better-Trained Workers
A new foundation-supported effort will promote business models that put worker and societal interests on par with profits — and shift the narrative that retraining low-income workers is the surest path to good jobs.
By Marina Gorbis
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A Student’s Call to Education Grant Makers: Listen to Us
Youths are the true experts on today’s college experience, says a student intern at the Stupski Foundation. Philanthropic organizations need to embrace strategies that bring their voices into the decision-making process.
By Jodi Go
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9/11 Ignited the Era of Online Giving — and Permanently Changed Fundraising
Immediately after the terrorist attacks, tech companies helped galvanize a massive increase in online donations from people desperate to help. Twenty years later, nonprofits are still struggling with the promise and pitfalls of online fundraising.
By Gregory R. Witkowski
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Grassroots advocacy and justice organizations hold the playbook for restoring reproductive rights. But we cannot do it alone, and we cannot do it while chronically underfunded.
By Kia Guarino and Christel Allen
Philanthropy Must Confront This Era of Catastrophe With a Moonshot Response
If grant makers don’t act quickly and boldly to address the twin crises of climate change and threats to democracy, the future costs may be insurmountable. The philanthropic world needs to come together in a massive and coordinated effort to confront these existential threats.
By Loren McArthur
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A new measure in the Senate would prod foundations and donor-advised funds to stop hoarding assets. As a Giving Pledge signatory, I’m not the only big giver who thinks this is much-needed policy change, writes Melanie Lundquist. Plus: See our briefing on the Accelerate Charitable Efforts Act featuring Lundquist and four other expert speakers.
By Melanie Lundquist
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