Nonprofit Leader David Shapiro on How Mentoring Can Expand Equity
The latest edition of Giving Done Right, a podcast produced by the Center for Effective Philanthropy, features the CEO of the national nonprofit MENTOR.
Philanthropy’s Efforts to Protect Voting Rights and Strengthen Democracy
To mark Election Day, we’ve collected the Chronicle’s best recent reporting on philanthropy’s role in shoring up democratic institutions and protecting voting rights.
Leader of a Refugee Resettlement Nonprofit Discusses How Donors Can Help or Hinder Charitable Work
In the latest edition of Giving Done Right, a podcast produced by the Center for Effective Philanthropy, hosts Phil Buchanan and Grace Chiang Nicolette talk with Chitra Hansta.
Black Girls Must Be a Focus — Not an Afterthought — of Racial-Justice Giving
Philanthropic funding for our country’s 65 million women and girls of color is minuscule at a time when their struggles should be central to efforts to achieve racial equity.
By Monique W. Morris
Contributor
Blue Meridian Executive Offers Advice for Donors on Connecting With Effective Nonprofits
Tiffany Cooper Gueye, COO at Blue Meridian Partners, explains how donors can better understand what works at nonprofits.
New Campaigns Seek to Generate More Than $1 Billion for Women and Girls
Three new efforts arrive less than six months after the pre-eminent grant maker in the field announced it would shutter two anti-violence and civil-rights programs.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
LaTosha Brown on the Fight Against Voter Suppression and How Donors Can Help
The co-founder of Black Voters Matter discusses her organization’s efforts to strengthen democracy.
The Head of a Community Foundation on the Importance of Investing in Local Leaders
Welcome to the first episode of Giving Done Right, produced by the Center for Effective Philanthropy. In episode one, hosts Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette talk with Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, CEO of the Latino Community Foundation.
Wealthy Donors Make Big Gifts to Racial-Justice and Diversity Efforts
So far this year, rich donors have given at least $208.3 million to such efforts. The number of large gifts far exceeds previous years.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How to Advance Pay Equity at Your Nonprofit
Experts share simple steps managers can take to ensure fair compensation for women, people of color, and other groups that are often underpaid.
By LISA SCHOHL
Contributor
How to Make Giving for Racial Justice Count
Investing in strengthening Black-led groups and focusing on justice as much as equity is critical, says Nat Chioke Williams, head of the Hill-Snowdon Foundation.
By Nat Chioke Williams
Contributor
Battling the Symptoms of Injustice, Not the Disease (Letter to the Editor)
The CEO of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation says urging foundations to support programs that ameliorate injustice instead of attacking the causes will never achieve a truly just society.
By Lori Bezahler
Contributor
Read, Watch, Listen: Sources of Inspiration for the Reimagining Philanthropy Series
This series draws from the work of many activists, writers, filmmakers, and scholars beyond those linked to in the individual articles. The list below offers a fuller picture of all those who inspired this series. For recommendations on more timely resources, follow Lucy Bernholz on Twitter.
By Lucy Bernholz
Contributor
Read, Watch, Listen: Sources of Inspiration for the Reimagining Philanthropy Series
This series draws from the work of many activists, writers, filmmakers, and scholars beyond those linked to in the individual articles. The list below offers a fuller picture of all those who inspired this series. For recommendations on more timely resources, follow Lucy Bernholz on Twitter.
By Lucy Bernholz
Contributor
Philanthropy Can’t Support the Common Good When It Supports White Supremacy (Letter to the Editor)
Nonprofits that are at the vanguard of advancing nationalism don’t deserve philanthropic support, write two leaders of advocacy groups.