Can AI Make Grant Seeking Easier and Grant Making More Refined?
Some experts think AI could upend the entire process, resulting in a more automated system to bring nonprofits and foundations together.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
With Grants Hard to Come By, Philanthropy Infrastructure Groups Evolve
Once called philanthropy supporting organizations, infrastructure groups are positioning themselves to be leaders in the field.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
‘Abolish Ice’ or ‘Lock ’em Up?’ A Nonprofit’s Middle Ground Approach to Justice
With federal funding cuts and crime declining, the Vera Institute’s new president argues philanthropy has a rare opening to advance criminal justice reform across ideological lines.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Trust Based Philanthropy Lands in Court: the Winthrop Rockefeller Case
The popular approach to grant making is at the center of a leadership succession battle at the Arkansas foundation.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
The Combined Federal Campaign Goes Dark
After more than 60 years, the federal workplace giving effort appears to be shutting down.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Funders Step In to Help Nonprofits Facing Legal Threats Over DEI
Civil rights laws haven't changed, but racial equity nonprofits feel exposed to lawsuits because of the Trump administration's conservative interpretation of the law.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
As AI Advances, Candid Cuts Staff, Bets Its Future on Data
As artificial intelligence explodes, nonprofit data provider Candid shifts focus to provide data to AI platforms.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
New Rating System Grades Foundations by Grant Making Practices, Not Size
The benchmark, developed by the Schott Foundation, gives foundations platinum, gold, silver, and bronze marks.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Under pressure from the Trump administration, some grant makers are urging nonprofits to eliminate references to race in applications.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Social Justice Nonprofits Rethink Media Strategy During Trump 2.0
With the Trump administration clamping down on DEI activities, social justice nonprofits that would ordinarily see public relations as a key strategy are increasingly wary.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations