Homegrown Foundation Leader Builds Bridges and Trust
For Isaiah Oliver, CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, helping with the city’s water crisis — and pandemic recovery — has allowed his leadership to shine through.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
IKEA Foundation Pledges $25 Million to Cut Greenhouse Gases From Cooling Appliances
Also, the MetLife Foundation has awarded $25 million through its first round of giving from its $150 million pledge for charities that advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. Plus, PetSmart Charities will give $15 million to expand access to veterinary care for pets in need.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Why Must I Relive My Deepest Trauma to Convince Donors to Fund My Organization?
The head of a Baltimore nonprofit implores grant makers to stop asking him to tell his story about the night he was shot and nearly died. When, he asks, will Black nonprofit leaders no longer need to recount their near-death experiences to be deemed worthy of funding?
By Damion J. Cooper
Contributor
Rockefeller Foundation Plans to Make Climate Change Central to All Its Work
The plan includes a commitment to divest its $6 billion endowment from fossil fuels.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Silicon Valley Real-Estate Mogul and Wife Give UC-Berkeley $30 Million
Plus, three donors give big gifts to support mental-health programs at two universities and at a treatment center.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
More Foundations Are Speeding Up Giving Due to Global Challenges
A third of grant makers established after 2010 plan to spend all of their assets by a specific time — far more than the 7 percent of foundations created in the 1990s that plan to do so.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
A Message to Ford Foundation in Gates Spending Approach: Give More Now
Bill Gates’s $20 billion donation to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the decision to increase its payout rate to charities should be seen as a lesson for trustees of the nation’s second largest philanthropy — the Ford Foundation — about the perils of maintaining the organization forever.
By Howard Husock
Contributor
Also, UnitedHealth Group will give $25 million to create inclusive mixed-use developments near public transportation in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
What Made Congress Finally Do Something About Gun Violence? Philanthropy-Backed Evidence.
The data produced by nonprofits was central to passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. But increased funding is needed to make the evidence case for more expansive gun policy.
By Ellen S. Alberding
Contributor
Hollywood Producer, Foundations Launch Nonprofit to Boost People of Color in Entertainment Industry
Aladdin producer Dan Lin is teaming up with the Ford and MacArthur foundations and other donors to provide fellowships and opportunities to create and produce film and other projects.
By Kay Dervishi
Contributor
Gun Violence Leads Community Groups to Take Bolder Action
Community violence intervention deploys people with personal connections — and credibility — with those most likely to be involved in gun violence. The approach isn’t new, but interest in it is growing.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
To Increase Their Impact, the Early-Childhood and Climate Movements Need to Join Forces
Grant makers should recognize the power both movements bring to addressing the harmful effects of climate change on young children — and break down funding barriers that keep them apart.
By JOE WATERS and Elliot Haspel
Philanthropy Leaders Should Stop Bashing the Capitalism That Built Their Organizations
A recent article on foundation efforts to remake capitalism shows why that goal is off the mark, according to a philanthropy scholar.
New Poll Finds Support for Foundations — but Not the Hefty Tax Breaks Their Donors Get
The study also found that people across the political spectrum want to speed money to charities from foundations and donor-advised funds.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Bill Gates Gives $20 Billion and Plans to Increase Foundation’s Annual Giving by 50%
In announcing his plans, Gates said that he hoped other billionaires would follow suit to give generously as the world deals with continuing crises like climate change and recovery from the pandemic.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Also, the Lilly Endowment gave $54 million for human services and Christian theological schools, and Apple has given $10 million to improve cybersecurity at nonprofits that study, expose, and prevent mercenary spyware threats.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions