Abortion Funds Face Slowdown in Giving a Year After Supreme Court Ruling
Demand for help has outstripped philanthropic giving as more states have restricted abortion rights, says the head of the National Network of Abortion Funds, who talked to the Chronicle about how the group is evolving to meet the needs of the post-Roe era
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Nonprofit Bail Funds, Fueled by a Surge of Funds After George Floyd Protests, Face New Challenges
After receiving $140 million, the funds have experienced both transformative growth and major political backlash
By Kay Dervishi
Contributor
How the Ford Foundation Helped Grantees With an Unusual Problem: a Surge of Cash
Staff burnout, lack of clarity about an organization’s values, and the pace of hiring are among the challenges that prompted nonprofit leaders inundated with surprise gifts to turn to consultants — and one another.
By Sono Motoyama
Contributor
Grant Makers Support Affordable Housing to Further Many Other Causes
Donors and foundations that seek to improve education, health, and economic opportunity are backing solutions to fix the housing crisis.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Land Trusts Offer an Innovative Way to Help the Middle Class Afford a Home
The nonprofits offer homes at low rates, but in exchange buyers have to give up some of the equity they would typically build up with a standard mortgage. That allows the trusts to offer homes to more people.
By Kay Dervishi
Contributor
To Stem the Housing Crisis, Religious Congregations Are Building Homes
Churches and other religious organizations are developing vacant or underutilized land in their own backyards to meet the need for affordable housing. Nonprofits are helping them navigate the financial and political challenges.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Foundations Buoy a New Movement of Renters’ Activism
Instead of focusing mainly on ways to help low- and middle-class people buy affordable housing, grant makers are paying for community organizing and advocacy designed to protect renters. Plus: See the rest of our <a href="https://sandbox.philanthropy.com/package/affordable-housing-a-concern-for-every-cause">special report</a> on affordable housing.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Mission-Driven Lending Organizations Play a Key Role in Spreading Low-Cost Housing
Investments that foundations and businesses make are put into revolving funds that provide loans, housing down payments, and more. Plus: <a href="https://sandbox.philanthropy.com/package/affordable-housing-a-concern-for-every-cause">Read more</a> about what grant makers are doing to boost the availability of affordable housing while addressing health and education.
By Kay Dervishi
Contributor
What’s Behind the Uneven Rates in Volunteerism: a Look at Fla. and Wyo. Point to Answers
Wyoming chalked up a big increase in volunteers during the pandemic as retirees and companies were attracted to open spaces to help local charities, and the interest continues to build. Florida faces the opposite problem as volunteers who left during Covid resist returning to in-person activities.
By Kay Dervishi and Yesica Balderrama
How Philanthropy Helps Coal Communities Access Historic Levels of Federal Funding
Thanks to the good ideas of local nonprofits — and to an influx of federal and state funds — projects such as turning West Virginia coal mines into greenhouses, launching training programs in sustainable trades on the Crow Reservation in Montana, and expanding West Virginians’ access to broadband have seen the light of day.
By Sono Motoyama
Contributor