Most Nonprofits Are Highly Effective. Check the Data.
Over the past six years, ImpactMatters and then Charity Navigator analyzed data on both the cost effectiveness and overall success of nonprofits. They came to a clear conclusion: The myth of nonprofit ineffectiveness is just that — a myth.
By Elijah Goldberg
Contributor
Author Edgar Villanueva Calls for Donors to Work More for Diversity and Inclusion
Institutionalized philanthropy in the United States perpetuates practices that marginalize people of color, he says. The second edition of his “Decolonizing Wealth” book explores how to heal division and restore balance.
Critical Race Theory’s Growing Influence Shows Why Philanthropy Needs to Play the Long Game
An academic treatise first published 25 years ago has propelled a long-overdue reckoning with racial injustice in this country. Critical Race Theory’s journey offers lessons for grant makers on the importance of patience when it comes to changing social narratives.
By Gara LaMarche and Diane Wachtell
Philanthropy Can Help Communities Weed Out Inequity in Automated Decision Making Tools
Foundations should work with governments and advocates to ensure new data technology advances social good — and protects people from harm.
By Chris Kingsley and Stephen Plank
What Nonprofits Fail to Say When They’re Recruiting Volunteers — but Truly Matters
Working for a good cause helps strangers build social bonds, gain control over their time, and improve their health. And after too much time in quarantine, that’s the message that will resonate with the people nonprofits want to reach, says a longtime volunteer.
By Susan McPherson
Contributor
A New Report Raises Concerns About Philanthropy’s Trustworthiness. How Alarmed Should We Be?
Independent Sector found a decline in trust of nonprofits, especially philanthropic organizations. But there are likely many factors that account for this finding — not all of them as bad.
By Leslie Lenkowsky
Contributor
3 Takeaways as Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott Team Up to Fund Women’s and Girls’ Causes
Women and men alike pay attention when women give to help women and girls.
Philanthropy Can Help Rebuild Main Street for a Post-Pandemic World
The challenges facing downtown areas, especially in communities of color, were exacerbated by the pandemic but have existed for years. Local philanthropy is particularly well-suited to help them recover.
By Nancy Rauch Douzinas and Ann Golob
Foundations Are Undermining Social Equity Under the Guise of Accountability
Grant makers use conflict-of-interest policies to demonstrate they are being prudent with their dollars, but instead this approach allows them to keep an arm’s length from the very people most likely to advance meaningful change.
By Ruby Johnson, Rose Longhurst, Katy Love and Magda Pocheć
The Gateses’ Divorce Offers a Case Study in What’s Wrong With the Way Journalists Cover Philanthropy
The focus on personality obscures what matters: what Bill Gates is doing to transform global health and stave off climate change, writes a former Gates Foundation official.
By Craig Cramer
Contributor