Grant Makers Need a New Approach to Reversing Inequities in America’s Cities
With people of color rapidly becoming the majority of the population, the country’s future depends on giving everyone an equal shot at prosperity.
By Rip Rapson
Contributor
How Philanthropists Can Slow the Slide of Political Rhetoric
By financing nonprofit journalism groups and making them stronger, donors can provide a strong antidote to practices that pollute and corrupt America’s political discourse.
By Vince Stehle
Contributor
Foundation Chiefs Spar on Question of Giving in Perpetuity
Debating the issue at a conference in California, some argued that grant makers should deplete their assets before their strategies go stale, but others insisted society is better served by foundations that stick around for the long haul.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
The Value of Foundations That Operate Forever
The board chair of the Council on Foundations — who also heads a Florida fund that operates in perpetuity — asks whether it’s smart to assume the world would be better off if all grant makers operated for a limited time.
By Sherry Magill
Contributor
Why I Regret Pushing Strategic Philanthropy
A foundation veteran who (co-)wrote the book on marrying measurement to giving now says the ideas he promoted have had some “nasty” effects on donor-grantee relationships.
By Hal Harvey
Contributor
How Donors Can Spread Ideas to Help Kids
The greatest chance to improve the lives of children occurs through age 5, but programs for preschoolers get far less government and philanthropic support than efforts for older children.
How to Keep Troubled Charities From Failing
A new report outlines steps nonprofits, foundations, government, and banks can take to help groups that provide vital services from going under.
By John MacIntosh
Contributor
Now or Forever: Rethinking Foundation Life Spans
Philanthropists, Congress, and the courts have all weighed in on whether grant makers should spend down their assets or continue in perpetuity, but it’s time to take a closer look.
By Rob Reich and Ray D. Madoff
Better Nonprofit Succession Planning Hinges on Training Leaders From Within
As nonprofits face shortages of top executives, they must do more to identify, prepare, and promote the talent they already have.
Thorny Issues Accompany Flaps Over Big Naming-Rights Gifts
Town & Country magazine looks at social and psychological dimensions of megadonations that have sparked controversies over the donors’ naming demands.