Gates Foundation’s Tactics to Remake Public Education During Pandemic Are Undemocratic
We should be wary of private foundations capitalizing on political opportunities created by Covid-19 to assert influence over our education system.
By Rebecca Tarlau
Contributor
What People With Disabilities Need From Foundations (Letters to the Editor)
Grants have been hard to find for groups that are providing essential services to those with disabilities and looking ahead to what comes next.
By Peter T. Wilderotter
Contributor
For Environmental Nonprofits, Appealing to Young Donors Is Crucial to Surviving the Pandemic
The impact on the work force is especially powerful for groups that rely on older donors. Here are ways to change approaches to tap into millennials and Gen X donors.
By Jason McGrath
Contributor
When People See Nonprofits Persevering, They’ll Know the Nation Will Persevere
This is the moment to experiment with fundraising and programs — and let fundraisers and others take on new opportunities, writes the head of development at the Heritage Foundation.
By Andrew P. McIndoe
Contributor
Women Face Job Losses, Abuse, and More in the Pandemic. Philanthropy Can Step In to Help. (Opinion)
Grant makers can promote an economy that puts a premium on caring for everyone and provides support for feminist movements that can gain strength even at a time of social distancing, writes a top official of the Open Society Foundations.
By Kavita N. Ramdas
Contributor
Nonprofits Won’t Survive Unless the Federal Government Helps More Medium-Size Groups
The Paycheck Protection Program excludes nonprofits with more than 500 employees at a time when their services are more critical than ever, say two nonprofit leaders.
By JOHN MACINTOSH
Contributor
3 Guiding Principles for Grant Makers Seeking a Covid-19 Playbook
Seek out experts, enable local responses, and support existing grantees, says the head of the Walton Family Foundation and former Unicef USA CEO.
By Caryl M. Stern
Contributor
Climate-Change Warnings to Philanthropy Aren’t ‘Inflammatory Rhetoric’ (Letters to the Editor)
Scientists, economists, and other scholars say a letter from the head of the William E. Simon Foundation distorted facts about science and public opinion — and that Covid-19 demonstrates the need for concerted global action to avert catastrophes.
Don’t Tie the Hands of DAFs, the Best Option for Aid in the Covid Economy
Policy makers and critics are promoting falsehoods and rules about donor-advised funds that could make it harder for nonprofits of all kinds to get the donations they desperately need.
By Bruce R. Hopkins
Contributor
Flexibility for Grantees Is Not Enough. Let Them Decide Where the Money Goes (Letter to the Editor)
Grant makers should reconsider who develops their strategies and who allots money, say two longtime advocates of participatory grant making.