What the YMCA Taught Me About Community, Civil Society, and Democracy
The regular people who worked at my local Y showed me how everyday institutions can bridge divides and level the playing field.
By Eboo Patel
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How the Fearless Fund Ruling Distorts Charity, History — and Law
The wrongheaded decision should not dissuade nonprofits committed to racial equity from doing their critical work.
By Roger Colinvaux
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How French Gates’s $12.5 Billion Could Move the Needle for Women
To change the economic and social structures that harm women, she should invest in caregiving, reproductive rights, and cultural change.
By Amy Schiller
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Civil Rights Are Under Siege. DEI 2.0 Is the Answer
Philanthropy needs to emerge from its defensive crouch and unleash a bold and creative response to DEI attacks.
By Gara LaMarche
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To Fight Antisemitism, Improve Holocaust Education
Broad philanthropic support for combatting antisemitism — and protecting democracy — must include greater investment in teaching about the Holocaust.
By Deborah M. Lauter
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DEI Isn’t a Dirty Word. How Funders Can Fight Back.
Despite an onslaught of attacks, including this week’s ruling against the Fearless Fund, the need for DEI programs is growing. Philanthropy can help fortify the field against future assaults.
Philanthropy has long neglected the domestic violence movement, but the stakes are getting higher, and more support is desperately needed.
By Brett J. Barnes
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Bob Bothwell’s Fearless and Effective Advocacy Shifted Power in Philanthropy to Nonprofits
As the first leader of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, a watchdog group founded in 1976, he spoke bluntly about what was wrong with grant making and pushed for change in an era when foundation critiques were rarely welcomed.
By Aaron Dorfman and James Abernathy
The Exodus of Everyday Donors Is Bad for America. Here’s How to Stop It.
The decline in charitable giving by average Americans threatens democracy. Among the solutions: pooled micro-donations, giving incentives, and a focus on the donor relationship.
By Victoria Vrana
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The PEN America Crisis, Free Speech, and the Future of Big Tent Organizations
Foundations that fund organizations focused on free speech and bridging ideological divides must ask themselves which ideas are worth defending.
By Joel Simon
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