‘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
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director
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
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director
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
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director
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
Philanthropy Reporter, 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
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director
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
Corporations and Higher Ed Are Backtracking on DEI. Will Foundations Fold?
As companies and universities back away from DEI policies, grant makers that focus on racial equity are bracing for litigation.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
How This Mississippi Newsroom’s Fundraising Model Could Work for You
Mississippi Free Press has won grants from regional and national funders, and almost half its revenue has come from local donations.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director
Did the Nonprofit World’s Identity Obsession Pave the Way for Trump’s Victory?
The progressive social sector needs to take a hard look at the gap between its views on identity and those of the people it claims to represent.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
A Welcome Mat, Not a Wall: How Nonprofits in One City Embrace Newcomers
Philanthropy — from a billionaire’s family foundation to the YWCA — has helped make Tulsa, Okla., one of the most welcoming places in America for immigrants and refugees.
By Kristi Eaton
Contributor
How and Why to Incorporate Equity Into Evaluation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has published a guide to help foundations and their grantees make evaluations more equitable.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
How This Nonprofit Helps More Women Get Elected
Vote Run Lead says the 2024 election could be historic in another way — resulting in 51 percent female representation in three state legislatures.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director
I’m Rooting for DEI. But Why Are So Many Programs Falling Short?
Diversity work is facing a turning point: It can either maintain the largely ineffective status quo or evolve into something better.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
Melinda French Gates Has Exited the Gates Foundation, but Her Vision for Gender Equality Remains
The division she helped shape, now run by Anita Zaidi, is pushing forward with ambitious plans for women’s health care and economic power.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Is it Time to Retire the Phrase ‘BIPOC?’
Overused acronyms and jargon aren’t just confusing — they make it harder for nonprofits to achieve their goals.
By Jeff Raderstrong
Contributor