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Lateefah Simon is president of the Akonadi Foundation. 

To Save American Democracy, Donors Should Trade Tax Breaks for Political Wins

To Save American Democracy, Donors Should Trade Tax Breaks for Political Wins

One year after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, grant makers need a much more powerful response to the continuing spread of right-wing extremism. That should include more direct funding of political organizations and candidates — and a less exclusive focus on organizations with charity status.

How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their Wealth Was Accumulated Unjustly

Two foundations take different approaches to correct the power imbalance between philanthropy and the people they serve by ensuring that their hiring, board recruitment, and grant making reflect their values and beliefs.

5 Questions Grant Makers Should Ask About the First 100 Days of Trump Era

Among them: Are nonprofits getting what they need, as quickly as they need it. And are foundations using their bully pulpit well enough?