The Rise in Gun Sales Amid Covid-19 Should Propel Philanthropy to Act
We must do all we can to mitigate gun deaths, injuries, and trauma by supporting organizations working on the front lines of gun violence, domestic violence, and suicide-prevention organizations, write the heads of the California Wellness Foundation and the Hope and Heal Fund.
By Brian Malte
Contributor
Nearly 700 Foundations Join Pledge to Ease Grant Restrictions
The next likely step: a virtual “badge” that nonprofits can display on their websites demonstrating their commitment to reducing burdens on grantees during the current crisis.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
New $135 Million Program Will Build Inclusive Economies in 5 Calif. Cities (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Open Society Foundations promised $16 million in grant making for climate-friendly policies in the global economic recovery, and 51 key sites from civil-rights history receive $14 million from the National Park Service.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
New Grant Commitments for Covid-19 Relief (April 22)
Some of the grant making recently announced to address health, education, food insecurity, the arts, vulnerable communities, and economic needs in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
What Paul Newman Would Tell Small Foundations in the Pandemic: Don’t Shift Course
First responders and frontline groups need more resources, but others will help them. We can do more good sticking by the causes that our communities depend on, says Miriam E. Nelson, acting CEO of the Newman’s Own Foundation.
By Miriam E. Nelson
Contributor
Hewlett Commits $22 Million a Year to Strengthen Democracy
The foundation makes permanent a grant-making effort focused on bolstering Congress’s effectiveness, a contrast to other foundations that focus on building grassroots advocacy.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
Covid-19 Lesson for a Grant Maker: Listening and Understanding Matters (Dispatches)
Moving from giving help to asking for help is a lesson we are learning in the pandemic — and it should change us for the better.
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor
Philanthropy Can Do a Lot to Help Hard-Hit Small Businesses and Nonprofits
The businesses and nonprofits that will suffer the most are small and often rooted in neighborhoods with large numbers of people of color. Foundation and endowment capital could make a big difference in their survival.
By JOHN TYLER
Contributor
How Foundations Can Mobilize Their Staffs to Do the Most Good in This Crisis
Give people room to focus on their health and families and what matters most in this moment. This is no time for rigid formulas, so let people innovate and adapt.
By Greg Bunch
Contributor
Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (April 20)
A compilation of requests for proposals for nonprofit groups focused on health care, economic recovery, housing, arts, older people, women, and more.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Webinars and Other Events to Help You Deal With Covid-19 (April 20-24)
Our weekly listing of information and education events from nonprofit groups across the country.
Philanthropy’s Stimulus Plan Must Bolster Democracy
Safe voting, strong journalism, and the protection of civil liberties are key areas for foundations and big donors to support.
By JOE GOLDMAN
Contributor
7 Low-Cost Ways to Stay Connected With Donors
A family-foundation head offers real-world examples of effective donor communications during a crisis.
By ISA CATTO
Contributor
Microsoft Dedicates $55 Million Relief Package for Pandemic Response Charities (Grants Roundup)
The cloud-computing company Okta is also offering $10 million in technology upgrades for nonprofit groups, and Eat the Change Impact will make $1 million in grants to promote plant-based foods.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
In This Crisis, Philanthropy Must Tackle 3 Existential Challenges All at Once
Foundations are good at helping communities survive a tragedy, but restoring a sense of normalcy and reimagining a more just world at the other end of the pandemic will take bold, collective action.
By GRANT OLIPHANT
Contributor
Major Grant Makers Continue to Ramp Up Aid for Pandemic Relief (Coronavirus Grants Roundup)
Some of the grant making recently announced to address health, education, food insecurity, arts groups, and economic needs in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions