Ford Foundation Creates $50 Million Social-Justice Fellowship Program (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Koret Foundation has granted $50 million to support Bay Area colleges and universities, and JPMorgan Chase is giving $35 million for financial-health programs during the pandemic.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (June 2)
A compilation of requests for proposals from nonprofit groups focused on the environment, health care technology, people with disabilities, LGBTQ people, and more
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Dismantling Racism Might Require Philanthropy to Dismantle Itself (Dispatches)
Dismantling Racism Might Require PhilaAs foundation professionals, it is our task to respond with humility and recognize that anything short of a radical overhaul of our institutions is shallow and beside the point.nthropy to Dismantle Itself (Dispatches)
The Racial Funding Gap Can’t Continue in the Pandemic
New research shows that well-meaning efforts have not closed disparities. We need grant makers to do more to help nonprofits run by people of color build sustained support to meet the challenges ahead.
By Cheryl L. Dorsey, Jeff Bradach and Peter Kim
2 Maine Groups Share $48 Million for Community Health (Grants Roundup)
Some of the grant making recently announced in support of health and economic relief in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, in addition to grant making for other issues.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
As Buffett’s NoVo Foundation Shifts Priorities, What’s Needed Now to Help Women
NoVo’s understanding of how social change happens, and what grantees need, is crucial for other grant makers to adopt, writes the head of Madre. And in the pandemic, more philanthropy needs to go to efforts to protect women’s safety and security, writes the board chair of Women Move Millions.
Two foundation leaders answer reader questions about how to be candid about financial struggles and how to approach grant makers about repurposing money that was earmarked for programs that a group can’t carry out in the social-distancing era.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
A Longtime Fighter for Philanthropic Freedom Steps Down and Looks Ahead (Exit Interview)
As Adam Meyerson leaves Philanthropy Roundtable this week, he says donors must play a vital role in preparing for the next pandemic, but he bemoans the “alarming decline” in household giving.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The News for Philanthropy Is More Positive Than You Think
Giving is better than many reports indicate, and foundations are making needed changes that will benefit charities long after the pandemic.
By Suzanne Garment and LESLIE LENKOWSKY
Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (May 26)
A compilation of requests for proposals from nonprofit groups focused on the arts, families living in low-cost housing, women and girls, public parks, and more.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Nearly 300 Donors and Grant Makers Join Push to Require Philanthropic Funds to Give More Now
A letter sent to Congress today asks lawmakers to require foundations and donor-advised funds to give at least 10 percent a year over the next three years.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Other new grants focus on food security and economic relief in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, in addition to grant making for other issues.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Why Philanthropy Can’t Keep Hoarding Assets in the Pandemic (Dispatches)
The race to stockpile toilet paper is an illogical and impractical response to the crisis. So, too, is foundations’ unwillingness to increase the share of assets that go to charity every year.
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor
NoVo Fund, Led by a Buffett Son, Criticized for Staff and Program Cuts
Peter Buffett says overall grant making will increase this year even as priorities move away from advocacy to community building.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (May 19)
A compilation of requests for proposals for nonprofit groups focused on health care, food insecurity, journalism, mental health, African American communities, and more.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Gates Foundation’s Tactics to Remake Public Education During Pandemic Are Undemocratic
We should be wary of private foundations capitalizing on political opportunities created by Covid-19 to assert influence over our education system.
By Rebecca Tarlau
Contributor