Foundations Should Give Employees Paid Time Off on Election Day
We need to back up philanthropic efforts to support democracy and ensure a fair election by making certain our own staffs and our grantees can fully exercise their rights as citizens on November 3, say Ellen Dorsey and Darren Walker.
By Ellen Dorsey
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Philanthropy’s Long, Complicated Involvement in Immigration
Today’s debates over immigration policy reflect longstanding — but necessary — differences within philanthropy about how best to support newcomers to our nation.
By LESLIE LENKOWSKY
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How to Make Giving for Racial Justice Count
Investing in strengthening Black-led groups and focusing on justice as much as equity is critical, says Nat Chioke Williams, head of the Hill-Snowdon Foundation.
By Nat Chioke Williams
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How to Make Giving for Racial Justice Count
Investing in strengthening Black-led groups and focusing on justice as much as equity is critical, says Nat Chioke Williams, head of the Hill-Snowdon Foundation.
By Nat Chioke Williams
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Battling the Symptoms of Injustice, Not the Disease (Letter to the Editor)
The CEO of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation says urging foundations to support programs that ameliorate injustice instead of attacking the causes will never achieve a truly just society.
By Lori Bezahler
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Philanthropy Must Act as Nation Faces Potentially Unprecedented Election Crisis
For the first time in modern American history, a sitting president is openly flouting American election norms. What can foundations and donors do about it?
By Mike Berkowitz
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Philanthropy Can’t Support the Common Good When It Supports White Supremacy (Letter to the Editor)
Nonprofits that are at the vanguard of advancing nationalism don’t deserve philanthropic support, write two leaders of advocacy groups.
All of Us in Grant Making — Not Just the Financiers — Need to Pay Attention to Investments
For too long, many of us involved in program grants have done too little to push endowment investments to match our mission goals. That’s no longer acceptable.
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
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Philanthropy Is Once Again Undermining Racial-Justice Movements
Grant makers should seek to avoid past mistakes — specifically the practice of using their influence to shape the agendas of vulnerable civil-rights organizations.
How Billionaires Can Fund Moonshot Efforts to Save the World
If the richest American gave just 1 percent more than they do now, they could make a difference on the scale of the original moon landing. An in-depth exploration of what they might fund points to the successful endpoints.
By Ivan Amato
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