Philanthropy Reacts on Social Media to Mass Shootings in El Paso and Dayton
Leaders responded swiftly to the latest gun violence, some calling for immediate aid to groups like the El Paso Community Foundation and others debating policy.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
CVS and Aetna Give $50 Million for Affordable Housing (Grants Roundup)
Also, St. Baldrick’s gave $17.5 million to study pediatric cancer, and Arnold Ventures is granting nearly $10 million for gun-violence research.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Giving the Poor a Voice — With Help From the Rich
Barbara Ehrenreich, author of several much-acclaimed books on the working class, formed a nonprofit that finances journalists to do in-depth reporting about those losing out as inequality grows. More and more, she’s winning grants from the nation’s biggest foundations and billionaire donors.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Foundations Buy Historic African-American Photo Archive
The grant makers will donate the archives to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Getty Research Institute, and other leading cultural institutions.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Digital Human Rights Threat Demands More Attention From Foundations
Threats to privacy affect not just people seeking refuge in the United States but also the nonprofits and activists who help them get settled.
By MEDIA DEMOCRACY FUND
Contributor
Panda Express Commits $29 Million for Pediatric Therapeutic Programs and More (Grants Roundup)
Also, four grant makers give a combined $45 million to bring a charter-school network to Midland and Odessa, Tex.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Tiny Grant Maker North Star Points the Way to Big Shake-Up in Philanthropy
Its “participatory grant making” model, where control of the money is ceded to the community it serves, has drawn notice from bigger foundations and young philanthropists.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Philanthropy Leaders, Join Me in Rebuking Trump’s Racist ‘Go Home’ Tweets
With anti-immigrant sentiment at an all-time high, these times call for philanthropywide engagement no matter a foundation’s funding priority.
By Kiran Ahuja
Contributor
Knight Foundation Commits Nearly $50 Million to Study Impact of Technology on Democracy
Yale, New York University and Indiana University are among the 11 institutions that will receive funding to explore “the most profound change to how we receive information since Gutenberg invented the printing press.”
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Those Harmed by the Bail System Lead Grassroots Efforts to Fix It. Here’s How Grant Makers Can Help.
A group of foundations today announced $1.7 million in grants to groups that rely on people who served time in prison, or their family and friends, to set strategy and advocate for significant changes in the criminal-justice system.
By Jennel (Puzzle) Nesbitt
Contributor
California Fund Awards $16 Million for Opioid-Abuse Treatment (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Houston Endowment pledges $10 million to support the city’s public schools, and the Home Depot Foundation commits $2.1 million to build homes for veterans.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How One Small Liberal-Arts College Is Revamping Its Fundraising
Tap into an expanded notion of community and emphasize your institution’s strengths
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Gaining a Say: Lifting Up Philanthropy’s Unheard Voices
Grant makers, board members, journalists, conference organizers, and others can do far more to ensure that it’s not just powerful men who get to offer critiques of giving.
By JEN BOKOFF
Contributor
Aileen Getty and Rory Kennedy Lead New Climate Fund to Support Activists and Protesters
Trevor Neilson, one of the leaders of the new fund, said the goal is to ratchet up the level of urgency by supporting those who are “screaming loudly that our government is not taking action.”
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Soccer Triumph Shows Grant Makers: Youth Sports Can Shape the Future
Sports programs for youngsters have the potential to contribute to health, education, and community revitalization in communities where the need is greatest. Philanthropies should put a high priority on expanding those programs.
By ED FOSTER-SIMEON
Contributor
Fraternity Pledges $20 Million for Women’s Cancer Research (Grants Roundup)
Also, the American Heart Association establishes a $14-million research network for arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death, and the Koret Foundation gives $1.2 million for veterans services in the Bay Area.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions