Equity Advocates Harm Their Cause When They Insist on a Raised Fist, Not an Extended Hand
Collaboration — not resistance — is the best path to lasting social change. For proof, just look at the debate over pandemic school closures.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
Granddaughter of Megadonor Digs Into Rural Philanthropy in New Podcast
One theme: the surprising overlap between urban and rural needs
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
What Will It Take to Close America’s Divides? A New Chronicle Project
The Chronicle’s CEO introduces a major new effort to explore how foundations and nonprofits are working to close the country’s divides.
10 Words and Phrases You Should Never Use
Philanthropy loves big words. Americans don’t. So why is the nonprofit world filled with philanthro-speak?
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
The ‘Better Together Film Festival,’ a Tongue-in-Cheek Tour of Our Divides, and Other News
A roundup of new reporting, research, and discussions about America’s divides featuring commentary, news, reports, podcasts, and more.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
What Philanthropy Elites Can Learn From Appalachia
“We’ve got to stop hyperintellectualizing things,” says L.B. Prevette, a North Carolina leader of a program founded by New York Times columnist David Brooks to build community.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Caring More for People Than Our Ideologies
Too often, philanthropy seeks to influence people we do not love. That’s dangerous, says a former faith outreach director in the Obama administration
By Michael Wear
Contributor
Dear Philanthropists: Democracy Isn’t Cheap
Our political institutions and elections are badly in need of renovation, argues a leading advocate and author
By Danielle Allen
Contributor
A Politician’s Crusade for ‘Healthy Conflict’
Progress is infinitely harder when each side thinks the other is the enemy, argues Utah’s governor, the head of a philanthropy-backed effort to model civility in politics.
By Spencer Cox
Contributor
Race Matters More Than a Red-Blue Kumbaya
Philanthropy must reckon with its racist past to truly heal divides, argues racial-equity advocate Edgar Villanueva
By Edgar Villanueva
Contributor