Foundations That Care About the Spread of Ideas Should Finance Journalism
Innovative support for reporting and editing can help ensure the public gets the information it needs to make wise decisions.
By Bill Nichols
Contributor
Nonprofits and Foundations Must Move Fast to Battle Trump
The charity world has the confidence and trust of Americans, and it’s time to put that to use to fend off draconian federal spending cuts.
By MARK ROSENMAN
Contributor
Stop the Tax Breaks to Donors Who Give to Influence Policy
American citizens shouldn’t have to help foot the bill for giving that makes it harder for their own voices to be heard.
By David Callahan
Contributor
How Grant Seekers Can Show They Seek Change, Not Just a Foundation’s Check
Grant makers want to see a genuine commitment to transformation, not a veiled pitch simply to get money in the door.
By Loni Bordoloi and Judith Shapiro
Charities Need to Increase Giving, Not Just Ask for Tax Breaks
Charities would have a stronger case to take to lawmakers if they started a national campaign to increase donations — and encouraged people to give from their wealth, not their income.
By Eugene Steuerle
Contributor
Grant Makers Blanket Capitol Hill Amid Deep Worries Over Taxes and Spending Cuts
Turnout nearly doubled for this year’s Foundations on the Hill lobbying day as philanthropic leaders raised concerns about the impact of tax proposals on giving and of budget cuts on the people they serve.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
The Right Is Disarming in Philanthropy’s War of Ideas
Conservative foundations have been effective in the policy arena, but they are outgunned financially by their liberal peers and are “sunsetting” at a faster rate.
By HOWARD HUSOCK
Contributor
How Philanthropy Can Help Community Development Survive Trump
Nonprofits and social enterprises are building local engines of economic opportunity that can be expanded when the political winds change — if grant makers act now to support them.
By Ted Howard and Gar Alperovitz
Opinion: Ford’s Darren Walker Sets Back Push on Inequality by Joining Pepsi Board
It’s a conflict of interest for a foundation leader to serve as a trustee of a company that many of the organization’s grantees oppose.
Trump’s ‘America First’ Stance Alarms Globally Active Foundations
Some grant makers that support international programs are taking a wait-and-see approach, but others say they may revamp spending plans as the White House readies huge cuts in foreign aid.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor