‘Putting Our Colleagues in Harm’s Way’
A reader responds to our story about foundations and President Trump’s January executive order instructing federal agencies to investigate diversity, equity, and inclusion in the private sector.
‘Your Eager Assistance Will Not Protect You’
A reader responds to our story about foundations and President Trump’s January executive order instructing federal agencies to investigate diversity, equity, and inclusion in the private sector.
A reader responds to our story about foundations and President Trump’s January executive order instructing federal agencies to investigate diversity, equity, and inclusion in the private sector.
A Chronicle columnist responds to our story about foundations and President Trump’s January executive order instructing federal agencies to investigate diversity, equity, and inclusion in the private sector.
A reader responds to our story about foundations and President Trump’s January executive order instructing federal agencies to investigate diversity, equity, and inclusion in the private sector.
Nonprofits Feel ‘Defeated,’ Unsafe as Trump Rolls Out Policy Changes
Nearly 70 percent of nonprofit leaders say Trump’s policies have hurt their organizations’ work, and data shows much of the sector would collapse if federal funding were discontinued.
By Stephanie Beasley
Contributor
Trump’s DEI Order Takes Aim at the Biggest Foundations. Here Are the 346 That Could Face a Probe.
The president’s order for investigations of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs target philanthropies that hold $900 billion in assets and account for roughly 55 percent of all grant dollars awarded.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
To Fight DEI Rollbacks, Universities Should Break Free of Government Funding
For inspiration, they should consider the successful example of Hillsdale College, which cut the federal funding cord four decades ago.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
Silent, Defiant, Private: Big Philanthropies React to Trump’s DEI Order
Except for Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s CZI Initiative, most big grant makers have not closed their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Reporter
‘Don’t Tell Your Strategy’: Bernice King Has Advice for Nonprofit Leaders
“I think everybody has to start looking at language,” says the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. “It doesn’t mean you have to go do away with your core mission, but you’re going to have to wordsmith to get through this season.”
By Stephanie Beasley
Contributor
A Warning for Progressive Groups? Trump Yanks $50 Million From a Climate Justice Nonprofit
The Climate Justice Alliance was among 11 organizations chosen by the EPA to distribute $600 million to nonprofits. It was the first to be completely defunded.
By Stephanie Beasley
Contributor
Foundations Remain Largely Mute as Nonprofits Face Slashed Federal Funding
Most large private foundations have been slow to respond to the Trump administration’s policy changes affecting nonprofits. Bloomberg Philanthropies is the one exception.
By Stephanie Beasley
Contributor
Target’s DEI Rollback Raises Questions About the Retail Giant’s Philanthropic Commitments
Target and the Target Foundation have made big gifts to groups working on Black economic empowerment and LGBTQ+ acceptance.
By James Pollard
Associated Press
A Zimbabwean Nonprofit Expands Its Mental-Health Model to the World
With the assistance of a team of “grandmas,” Dixon Chibanda is working to rethink and de-stigmatize mental health care.
By Stephanie Beasley
Contributor
Could Term Limits for Nonprofit Leaders Ease the Burnout Crisis?
Instituting fixed terms for executive directors would allow them to focus on their jobs, then exit before exhaustion sets in.
By Chitra Aiyar
Contributor
In 2025, Let’s Build on Racial Equity Wins — Not Retreat in the Face of Pushback
Threats to racial justice work aren’t a sign that philanthropy’s efforts are failing — they’re the opposite.
By Cora Daniels
Contributor