MacKenzie Scott’s No-Strings Giving to HBCUs Sets High Bar for Other Donors
Novelist and billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has so far given at least $560 million to 23 historically Black colleges and universities. Her approach sharply contrasts with how many wealthy white donors have interacted with Black-serving nonprofits, including HBCUs, in the past.
Impact Investing Works. Here’s How Our Family Foundation Made Sure It Makes a Real Difference.
The Nathan Cummings Foundation voted in 2017 to ensure all of its endowment was invested in ways that were in sync with its charitable mission. Here’s how the chairman of its board, Jaimie Mayer suggests others can pursue the approach wisely.
By Jaimie Mayer
Contributor
A new $50 million philanthropic effort aims to ensure all Americans have access to high-quality care for children and families. As the Biden administration seeks to expand federal support for caregiving, more grant makers should embrace this opportunity to change what care looks like in the United States.
By Carla Thompson Payton
Contributor
If You Want to Work for Our Nonprofit, You Need to Get Vaccinated
The Los Angeles LGBT Center, like many organizations across the country, struggled with whether to require employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine. Its journey offers lessons for other nonprofits grappling with this issue.
By Lorri L. Jean
Contributor
Philanthropy Can Help Bridge the Gap Between the Idea of Disability Rights and the Reality
The Americans With Disabilities Act became law 31 years ago, but it did not end discrimination against that population. Philanthropy has a special role to play in supporting the ongoing struggle and demonstrating in both word and action what inclusion looks like, says the head of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
By Sam Gill
Contributor
How Philanthropy Can Make the Quantum Leaps Society Is Counting On
Letting people close to the problems make decisions about where money should go and building trust are essential if we want to do more than make incremental changes.
By Kathleen Enright
Contributor
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Message to Philanthropy: Immigrant Strivers Need Support, Too
At a time when immigration policy battles are taking center stage, some of Miranda’s recent grants are going to nonprofits that help immigrants rise to the middle class — reflecting the values depicted in his new movie “In the Heights.” His approach should be an example for other donors.
By Leslie Lenkowsky
Contributor
Community Foundations Have Every Reason to Embrace a New Senate Bill to Regulate Donor-Advised Funds
Opposition from the funds is mounting, even though the legislation offers an ideal moment for community foundations to distinguish themselves from commercially sponsored funds like Fidelity and Schwab.
By Alan M. Cantor
Reporter
Education Innovations Deserve as Much Philanthropic Investment as Support for Medical Research
A new fund aims to let people closest to the challenges facing schools work hand in hand with research and development experts to find new approaches that will help students of color and those who live in poverty.
By Romy Drucker, Bob Hughes and Sandra Liu Huang
How MacKenzie Scott’s Gifts to Leaders of Color Fuel Transformation
Unrestricted dollars from the billionaire allow us to experiment, make discoveries, and protect the health of our organizations — as well as ourselves and our colleagues.
By Bianca Casanova Anderson
Contributor