‘Strategic Ambiguity’ of Trump DEI Orders Raises Big Questions About What’s Legal
Progressives have criticized the orders for being vague and attacking a concept — DEI — that does not have an agreed-upon legal definition. Conservatives argue that race-based grant making amounts to illegal discrimination.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
60 Years of Government Outsourcing to Nonprofits Could Be Coming to an End
Claire Dunning, author of “Nonprofit Neighborhoods: An Urban History of Inequality and the American State” talks about how the 1964 war on poverty expanded federal grants to nonprofits to provide social services in low-income communities and how Trump appears to be dismantling that strategy.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
Nutrition for Growth Summit Unveils $1 Billion From U.S. Grant Makers
Also, Enterprise Mobility committed $200 million to address food insecurity and social equity, and the Skoll Foundation announced the five winners of the 2025 Skoll Award for Social Innovation.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Millennial Donors Give Significantly More Than Gen Xers
The rising philanthropic might of millennials comes amid their increasing interest in religion, according to a new report.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Volunteer Crafters Ease Grief, Build Community
In less than three years, Loose Ends has recruited more than 35,000 people who are willing to finish projects other crafters leave behind.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
The Great Wealth Transfer: Will It Be Great for Nonprofits?
Past promises of a golden age of bequests didn’t pan out, but charities that are prepared are likely to reap the rewards this time.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Bezoses Pledge up to $500 Million to Unicef USA’s Child Nutrition Fund
Plus, an alum left $35 million to Allegheny College to build an innovation lab, and Vanderbilt Law School will use $6.8 million to exonerate wrongfully convicted people in Tennessee.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Donations in 2024 Increase but Don’t Keep Pace With Inflation
The early estimate of 2024 giving also found that the average gift rose to $937.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
The Commons in Conversation: A Monthly Interview Series
The Commons in Conversation is a monthly interview series on LinkedIn that’s part of our project The Commons to explore divisions in the country and philanthropy’s efforts to bring Americans together.
Skoll Foundation Promotes Marla Blow to CEO
Also, the BBB Wise Giving Alliance and Direct Relief have tapped new CEOs, and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors named two interim co-leaders.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions