Foundations Make Grants as if They’re Wall Street Day Traders
Systems change can take a decade or longer. So why do foundations keep making one- or two-year grants and focusing on holistic solutions?
By Tim Hanstad
Contributor
What Foundations Can Do Amid the Fervor Over Wealth Taxes
Tighten governance rules for foundations run by living donors, double the amount foundations must give, and pour more endowment money into investments that advance the grant maker’s mission.
Community Foundations in areas prone to hurricanes and wildfires are well-practiced in disaster response. As the number of mass shootings continues to grow, some are preparing for a different kind of crisis.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Life Lessons — and Much More — From Polo
At Work to Ride, students learn how to care for horses, forming bonds with the horses and other students along the way. Some go on to compete in horse shows or play for the center’s polo team.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Rural America Doesn’t Fit Into Philanthropy’s Guidelines. Here’s How to Change That.
Don’t tell us to use telemedicine where broadband doesn’t work or encourage us to use bicycles in our mountainous region. And we have small budgets that make metrics a problem.
Grace and a ‘Safe Space’ for Dialogue Help Minneapolis Confront Racial Inequity
Chanda Smith Baker runs a series of events that bring residents together to discuss difficult issues like police brutality, white supremacy, and the criminal-justice system.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
ACLU Says Chronicle Omits Key Part of Its Giving in Charity Rankings (Letter to the Editor)
The advocacy group’s development director says donations to the ACLU’s advocacy arm should count just as much as gifts to its charitable unit, especially because a measure of generosity can be seen in the willingness to forgo a tax break.
Community Foundations Plan Responses to Mass Shootings
“You know, random acts of violence never crossed my mind,” says one leader, but the times have changed. Community foundations are exploring ways to raise money and get it where it needs to go, fast.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Facebook Fundraising Pays Off for Pan-Mass Challenge
A new tool has already raised $1.6 million on the social-network site for the Pan Mass Challenge, a big jump from the $51,000 collected last year to aid Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence