Coco Gauff Won. So Did Climate-Change Protestors.
Donors shouldn’t be afraid to fund protest actions like the one at the U.S. Open last week. Grassroots efforts that disrupt norms and challenge power are effective — even if they’re unpopular.
By Margaret Klein Salamon
Contributor
By putting the stories of young people front and center, the small public-interest law firm has been a “leading light” in the climate litigation field.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Nonprofits Are Lobbying a Lot Less Than 2 Decades Ago, New Research Finds
One-third of organizations are taking a stand on issues that affect government spending, policies on issues like abortion and climate change, compared with about half who did so in 2000. One likely reason: the polarized political climate that could cause trouble no matter what position they advance.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Extreme Rhetoric on Policing Has Led Donors Down an Unproductive Path
Grant makers need to make sure the loudest voices in the room aren’t stopping them from investing in meaningful community-engagement efforts that bring police and residents together to develop just and effective approaches to public safety.
33 Leaders Standing Up to Big Tech in the Age of A.I.
People of color — particularly Black women — are in the vanguard of the movement to safeguard Americans against discrimination and other hazards baked into artificial intelligence.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
For Emmett Till’s Family, National Monument Proclamation Cements His Inclusion in the American Story
When President Joe Biden signed a proclamation Tuesday establishing a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, it marked the fulfillment of a promise Till’s relatives made after his death 68 years ago.
By Aaron Morrison and Emily Wagster Pettus
AP National Writers
U.S. foundations need to join efforts to eradicate a practice that harms millions of women physically and emotionally, preventing them from becoming productive members of their communities, says a victim of the procedure.
By Nimco Ali
Contributor
Opinion | Kudos for Highlighting Urgency Around Trans Rights Backlash
A recent op-ed shows why more coverage is needed of anti-LGBTQ sentiments sweeping the country and the role donors can play in stopping them.
On Dobbs Anniversary, Donors Must Take the Long View in Response to Abortion-Access Crisis
As more states peel back abortion rights or ban the procedure entirely, philanthropy needs to maintain a crisis response while also planning for a fight that could go on for years.
By Jonathan Wittenberg and Wendy Sealey
Economic and racial justice won’t happen if Black people can’t buy homes and build wealth at the same level as white Americans. The philanthropic world should be a leader in this fight.
No One Is Right in the Debate for and Against Philanthropic Pluralism
Both sides in the heated discussion over philanthropic bridge-building make worthwhile arguments but miss a critical point: Collaborative dialogue and action turn adversaries into allies and have historically yielded meaningful progress toward social justice.
By Shamil Idriss and Rachel Kleinfeld
The Onslaught of Anti-Trans Legislation Demands a Crisis Response From Philanthropy
Several women’s funds across the country are showing what an effective response to attacks on trans rights looks like — and why the historic underfunding of the LGBTQ+ community is no longer tenable.
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
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
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
One Year On, a Nonprofit Helps Ukrainians in U.S. Cope With War, Displacement
Volunteers for Razom raise and send money to small nonprofits in Ukraine, advocate for their country to U.S. lawmakers, and ship tactical medical equipment to the front lines
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press