What Now? The Philanthropic Future Our Democracy Needs
This year of crisis has forced us to take a hard look at the rules and assumptions that shape philanthropy. In the process we’ve learned a lot about ourselves and where we need to go next.
By Lucy Bernholz
Contributor
Black Donor Silence Is a Call to Action — Not a Retreat
When Black donors don’t respond to solicitations, fundraisers generally assume they’re uninterested or disengaged. This is a faulty and dangerous interpretation — and it needs to change.
By Tyrone McKinley Freeman
Contributor
From ‘Decade of Death’ to Jobs and New Lives
The pandemic has added challenges to the work of Greg Boyle’s Homeboy Industries, but it is still providing job training, substance-abuse assistance, and other services without furloughing any employees.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
With Safaris on Hold, a Conservation Nonprofit Restarts Small In-Person Events
For the last 20 years, the African Wildlife Foundation’s safari program has helped it connect with high-net-worth donors and prospective board members. With travel ground to a halt, the group is staying connected with supporters through virtual and small in-person events.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Digital Dependence Has Obliterated the Notion of Nonprofit Independence
Nonprofits and foundations need to embrace alternative technologies, organizations, and public policies that reduce the reliance on big tech and allow for safe use of digital tools.
By Lucy Bernholz
Contributor
Let’s Dismantle Toxic Tax Policies That Feed Big Philanthropy
Philanthropic fortunes, created at the expense of shared investment in government programs, will not and cannot solve problems such as structural racism and inequitable public support for everything from health care to housing.
By Lucy Bernholz
Contributor
The Current Economic Crisis Is an Opportunity to Reset Philanthropic Priorities
As nonprofits struggle during the pandemic, informal community-based networks of care are thriving. Understanding that phenomenon will help the philanthropic world rebuild into something better.
By Lucy Bernholz
Contributor
Confronting Philanthropy’s Uncomfortable Truths
Nonprofits and foundations hoping to address our interconnected health and racial-justice crises need to be prepared to take on the societal systems that created them — and that have allowed their own organizations to flourish.
By Lucy Bernholz
Contributor
Why A Theater Committed to Diversity Paused Fundraising After George Floyd’s Killing
ArtsEmerson’s executive director, who is Black, and its chief fundraiser, who is white, tell the Chronicle about the frank conversations they’ve had during the nation’s racial-justice reckoning — and what they wish other fundraisers would rethink.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
New Report Offers 4 Scenarios for How Covid and the Economy’s Fall Will Reshape the Nonprofit World
As many as 40 percent of charities could be wiped out, according to one forecast — but grant makers and nonprofits could also seize new ways to advance their missions.
By Michael Anft
Contributor