How Hurricane Sandy Helped Nonprofits Prepare for Covid
Small nonprofits were more responsive than big ones, and quick grant making was critical.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Foundation CEOs Need to Send the Message That Unrestricted Giving Is the New Normal
We were heartened this spring when nearly 800 grant makers signed a pledge to, among other things, “loosen or eliminate the restrictions on current grants” and “make new grants as unrestricted as possible.” The pledge was a reassuring philanthropic response to the challenges facing nonprofits, many…
By HILARY PENNINGTON
Contributor
Tides Network Selects Janiece Evans-Page as Next CEO
Also, the Christensen Fund’s next executive director will be the first Native American to lead the $300 million foundation, and the former prime minister of Australia has been named president and CEO of the Asia Society.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Donors Help Progressive Nonprofits Protect Themselves From Growing Security Threats
Organizations that focus on immigrant rights and promoting Black Lives Matter are among the targets of personal threats and cyberattacks. Grant makers say more dollars are needed to respond to a growing problem.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Fidelity Charitable: Using Grants to Win Friends, Influence People, and Silence Critics
Distributing much-needed funds to organizations that improve the management and effectiveness of nonprofits also ensures those places do little to press for new regulations on donor-advised funds.
By Alan M. Cantor
Reporter
Foundations Favor General Operating Support in Theory but Hesitate to Make It Happen
The study by the Center for Effective Philanthropy suggests that at many foundations, program officers, executives, and board members all think someone else is standing in the way of making the change.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Flamboyan Arts Fund Commits $15 Million in Hamilton Proceeds to Puerto Rico
Also, the Jay Pritzker Foundation has awarded $100 million in financial assistance to students of California’s community colleges, and the Open Society Foundations committed $70 million in additional Covid-19 relief.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Philanthropy Isn’t Doing Enough to Support Youth-Led Voter-Mobilization Efforts
Donors says they understand the importance of involving young voters of color, but they need to provide tangible resources and funding — not just nice words.
By ALEJANDRA RUIZ and Lori Bezahler
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
The move comes as private donations are flowing fast to organizations working to ensure votes are tallied properly and counteract threats of violence as Election Day nears.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Donor-Advised-Fund Giving at Large Community Foundations Soars 42%
Eight community foundations that provided data reported a total of $1.22 billion in giving in March through August of this year, compared with $860 million the during the same period the previous year.
By dan.parks
Contributor
How Family Giving Can Bring About the Change America Needs Now
By embracing more risk , stepping up their donations, and changing how they interact with nonprofits, family funds have the potential to be key to the recovery and reset ahead.
By Michael Moody and Danielle LaJoie
Harold Alfond Foundation Awards $500 Million to Aid Maine Groups (Grants Roundup)
Also, PNC Bank and the Walton Family Foundation are giving $100 million to make loans to public charter schools, and the Lilly Endowment has pledged $93 million to 92 Christian churches nationwide.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Foundations Should Examine Practices That Prevent Them From Giving Grantees More Power
Philanthropic organizations say they want to embrace bottom-up approaches to grantmaking, but a series of donor workshops reveals how entrenched ideas and policies create obstacles to such reforms, says a foundation consultant.
By Renee Karibi-Whyte
Contributor
Kellogg Commits $90 Million to New Racial-Equity Grant Competition
The foundation will work with Lever for Change, a nonprofit affiliated with the MacArthur Foundation. The program will be modeled on MacArthur’s 100&Change competition.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Foundations Are Sending More Dollars to Donor-Advised Funds, Chronicle Analysis Finds
Congress is facing growing pressure to stop the transfers, which allow grant makers to keep secret many of the details about their giving.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor