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
To Change Society, Foundations Need to Think Long-Term About Investing in Ideas
The creation of the nonprofit New Press 25 years ago demonstrates lessons for grant makers in the era of fake news and failing business models for publishers.
By Diane Wachtell
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