Donors Race to Aid India During Covid Surge
The catastrophic wave of Covid-19 in India has prompted donors to send millions of dollars to the country, which Tuesday crossed the grim mark of more than 20 million cases of the killer disease.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
If a foundation lacks an authentic awareness or commitment to diversity and inclusion, requiring higher asset distribution may exacerbate the very inequities advocates are working to reverse.
By Kyle Caldwell
Contributor
Grant Maker Bolsters Human Connection as a Way to Take on Polarization
The need for human connection drives a new strategy at the Einhorn Collaborative. Along with other foundations, it is creating a $100 million fund to support nonprofits that help people who are dug in on opposite sides of an issue see the humanity in their counterparts.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
A Foundation Fosters Deep Relationships to Boost Economic Resilience in Rural Kentucky
The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky acts as a hub to catalyze economic development.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
The San Francisco Foundation Expands Support for Grassroots Leaders
A program at the San Francisco Foundation seeks to put money in the hands of people who are already recognized as local leaders, even though they don’t always have the bona fides of an official title, elected office, or established business. Plus: See the rest of our special report on <a href="https://sandbox.philanthropy.com/package/emerging-from-crisis-how-a-tumultuous-year-is-shaping-grant-making">How a Tumultuous Year Is Shaping Grant Making</a>.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
A New Approach to Research Empowers the Girls and Young Women a Foundation Serves
Girls and young women helped design the surveys and interviewed their peers — and gleaned more information than a rigid scientific study ever could, according to the foundation’s leaders.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Los Angeles Philanthropist Eli Broad Has Died
The respected and sometimes controversial Los Angeles philanthropist was known for being generous but also sharp-elbowed in his philanthropy.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mich. Couple Give $52 Million to 3 State Universities
Plus, Unicef lands $25 million from the co-founders of Slack and Away for a massive Covid-19 global vaccination effort.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Support for Press Freedom Needs to Include Gender Equity in Newsrooms
Journalism won’t be well severed if philanthropy simply props up media organizations that don’t reflect the people they serve and perpetuate a mostly white, male view of what constitutes news.
By Kathy Im and ELISA LEES MUNOZ
Minn. Foundation Awards $100 Million to Help Black People and Native Americans Build Wealth
The grant maker is seeking one or two nonprofits to lead the distribution of the funds, a move that comes after years of board and staff efforts to make the philanthropy more equitable and inclusive.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Biden Plan Would Aid People in Poverty and Nonprofits That Serve Them
Nonprofits said they were pleased that Biden did not propose paying for those changes by limiting itemized deductions, including those for charitable giving, for people making $400,000 or more annually.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Donor Privacy Case Before the Supreme Court Is a Threat to Nonprofit Transparency
The challenge to a California law by the Americans for Prosperity Foundation could set in motion broad changes to nonprofit tax rules that would undermine trust in all civic institutions.
By Roger Colinvaux
Contributor
Cisco Foundation Commits $100 Million for Climate Projects and Technology
Also, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and U.N. Foundation will donate up to $5 million through the end of the month for Unicef’s #VaccinesWork social-media campaign.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
With Philanthropic Support, Artists Can Help Rebuild American Democracy One Song at a Time
At a moment when society is so divided by authoritarian ideologies and partisan politics, it’s hard to find spaces of common ground. Cultural expression can create those spaces — particularly music.
By Eric K. Ward
Contributor
To Transform Policing, Philanthropy Must Support Efforts to Abolish It
Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict was just the start. Now grant makers need to make sure their dollars go where they will make a real difference — to abolitionist movements leading the fight for just and lasting change.
By Mihika Srivastava
Contributor
N.C. Insurance Executive Leaves $50 Million to Community Foundation
Plus, Johns Hopkins University, the Rand Corporation, and four other nonprofits received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor