A Challenge for Philanthropy: Spurring the Poor to Seek Social Mobility Over Stability
Grant makers can succeed in the war on poverty by joining forces to build movements of resilience and optimism, says the head of the Citi Foundation.
By BRANDEE MCHALE
Contributor
Understanding Culture Is Key for Social-Change Advocates
Learning about the attitudes and beliefs that affect public views is essential to shaping campaigns that will transform society, says Nat Kendall-Taylor, head of the Frameworks Institute.
By NAT KENDALL-TAYLOR
Contributor
How One Angry Mother Built an Army of Activists to Curb Gun Violence
The success Shannon Watts has achieved in building a group with 4.5 million members and a growing roster of legislative victories comes from her marketing expertise and passion. But she’s frustrated more grant makers don’t understand that successful organizing takes money, writes Tom Watson, a Chronicle columnist.
By TOM WATSON
Contributor
Gun Marches Won’t Matter Unless We Learn From Past Social-Change Wins
Grant makers and nonprofits should avoid focusing only on Congress and instead persuade states, businesses, and the grass roots to push for change, writes Leslie Crutchfield, author of a new book on how movements achieve victory.
By Leslie R. Crutchfield
Contributor
Daily News Update: Immigrant Advocates Claim ICE Is Targeting Them
They are accusing immigration authorities of trying to silence them through deportation. In other news, gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker is challenged on trusts he says were established for charitable giving; the Missouri attorney general will conduct an inquiry into Eric Greitens’s former charity. Plus, articles on politics and philanthropy and much more.
Key Questions About Donor-Advised Funds Ignored in New Study
The Giving USA Foundation missed an opportunity to uncover the impact of the explosive growth of the funds, like whether charities that provide direct services and advocacy are losing out.
By Alan M. Cantor
Reporter
A Pledge on International Women’s Day: Female Donors, Join Forces
With gender equity front and center in the national debate, female philanthropists have a unique, collective opportunity to make a difference by investing in causes long ignored and supporting grass-roots work to elect more women.
By Gabrielle Fitzgerald
Contributor
Evaluation Can Help Us Learn What Works, if We Fix It
The explosion of data and measurement won’t be meaningful unless foundations and nonprofits stop thinking about them as reporting requirements and embrace them as an exchange of ideas about what works.
By Gabriel Kasper and TONY SIESFELD
Group Helps Other Charities Speed Up Their Success, Silicon Valley Style
Fast Forward has won the support of Google.org and others for its innovative methods of nurturing nonprofit tech startups.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
Opinion: How Grant Makers Can Fight Gun Violence — Now and Over the Long Haul
Supporting advocacy, investing in research, and making firearms owners part of the solution are among many ways philanthropy can stand with the students of Parkland and keep up the momentum for real change on gun violence, writes Nina Vinik of the Joyce Foundation.
By NINA VINIK
Contributor