Why Philanthropy Must Fix the Broken Internet
Just as grant makers rushed in to ensure television didn’t become just a commercial wasteland, so too must foundations ensure that there’s room for nonprofit services like Kiva and Wikipedia online.
By Greg Baldwin
Contributor
How to Protect Nonprofit CEOs From Bad Board Members
When nonprofit leaders worry all the time that their boards are about to fire them, they can’t focus on the mission. Let’s consider adding a third party to mediate or a mutual evaluation system to insulate chief executives from arbitrary acts.
By Rob Blizard
Contributor
Giving the Poor a Voice — With Help From the Rich
Barbara Ehrenreich, author of several much-acclaimed books on the working class, formed a nonprofit that finances journalists to do in-depth reporting about those losing out as inequality grows. More and more, she’s winning grants from the nation’s biggest foundations and billionaire donors.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Advice on Leading in Turbulent Times for Planned Parenthood and Nature Conservancy
A veteran of organizational turnarounds suggests reaching out to critics for advice and making explicit to everyone how decisions are being made as he suggests how to get through hard times — and better yet, avoid them entirely.
A Digital Human Rights Threat Demands More Attention From Foundations
Threats to privacy affect not just people seeking refuge in the United States but also the nonprofits and activists who help them get settled.
By MEDIA DEMOCRACY FUND
Contributor
Most of What We Think Works to Change People’s Behavior Doesn’t. Here’s What Does.
Social science can help determine what ideas move people to act or summon their support. Messages we just think will work often don’t — and they can send people running in the opposite direction.
By Nat Kendall-Taylor
Contributor
Philanthropy Leaders, Join Me in Rebuking Trump’s Racist ‘Go Home’ Tweets
With anti-immigrant sentiment at an all-time high, these times call for philanthropywide engagement no matter a foundation’s funding priority.
By Kiran Ahuja
Contributor
Few Donors Feel Disaster-Relief Appeals Are Clearly Explained
A report by the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance also found that younger donors were likelier to respond to celebrity appeals.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Those Harmed by the Bail System Lead Grassroots Efforts to Fix It. Here’s How Grant Makers Can Help.
A group of foundations today announced $1.7 million in grants to groups that rely on people who served time in prison, or their family and friends, to set strategy and advocate for significant changes in the criminal-justice system.
By Jennel (Puzzle) Nesbitt
Contributor
Gaining a Say: Lifting Up Philanthropy’s Unheard Voices
Grant makers, board members, journalists, conference organizers, and others can do far more to ensure that it’s not just powerful men who get to offer critiques of giving.
By JEN BOKOFF
Contributor