Companies Should Make Their Philanthropy More Racially Equitable. Here’s How.
Companies can improve outreach to underrepresented youths, offer paid internships, broaden the definition of impact, and publicly compare their diversity data with their goals.
By Brandolon Barnett
Contributor
As Pandemic Eases, College Fundraisers Are Optimistic About Meeting Goals
But when it comes to fundraisers’ plans to return to the office, leaders and lower-level fundraisers are not on the same page.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
New Asian American Foundation Aims to Shift Narratives, Curb Hate Crimes, and Promote Change
Sonal Shah, president of the new organization, says that for too long Asian Americans have been made to feel like outsiders in their own country. With $1 billion in cash or pledges and counting, the group hopes to change that.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Fundraisers will no longer be judged by the gifts they bring in. The organization hopes the changes will lead to more authentic relationships with donors and less burnout for development staff.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
UCSF Lands $60 Million From Pritzkers for Mental-Health Programs
Plus, Dana-Farber received $50 million to support pancreatic-cancer research efforts focused on early detection of the disease.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Fighting Falsehoods Must Be at the Center of All That Nonprofits and Foundations Do
As lies and disinformation increasingly threaten the work of nonprofits, they should incorporate tools that will help dismantle falsehoods and replace them with accurate and more emotionally compelling narratives.
Blinded by my class and race privilege, it never occurred to me to probe the organization’s salary structure more closely and provide the support its leaders needed to continue their important work.
By Lisa Ranghelli
Contributor
Increased AmeriCorps Funding Opens Door for More Philanthropic Investment in Service Opportunities
By combining philanthropic dollars with funds from AmeriCorps and state governments, philanthropy can play a pivotal role in boosting national service. To encourage grant makers to join in this work, the Schultz Family Foundation today is launching a $1 million challenge to match grants of $100,000 to $250,000 to AmeriCorps state service commissions that are working with philanthropy to expand national service.
By Tyra A. Mariani
Contributor
Grant makers are urging investment managers to vote for corporate board members and proposals that will put pressure on companies to do more to aid people of color.
By dan.parks
Contributor
A Key to Diversity in Nonprofit Boardrooms: Mobilize Donors to Force Change
Institutional investors have forced corporate boards to change. Now it’s time for wealthy trustees to take the same approach at the biggest and most powerful institutions.
By Carolyn T. Adams and Vicki W. Kramer
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
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
A Philanthropic Drive to Aid Black Women Is Gaining Momentum
The needs of Black women and girls have become a focus of philanthropic efforts as major donors seek to narrow a racial wealth gap and address chronic funding disparities for groups that serve them.
By Haleluya Hadero
Associated Press
Philanthropy Should Commit to Integrating Climate Work Into Everything
Like racial injustice, confronting climate change will require those of us in philanthropy to change our assumptions about how we operate our organizations, how we live, and the way we fund.
By Maya Winkelstein
Contributor
Donors, activists, and nonprofit leaders must seize this rare and special moment in the fight for racial justice — and be more willing to wade into the thorny issue of police conduct in particular, say grant makers, activists and criminal-justice experts.