The Movement for Black Lives Calls On Philanthropy to Provide $50 Million
Following nationwide protests to condemn police brutality against black people, a key grassroots organization this week has shifted its attention to raising grants that will allow it to advocate for policy change at every level of government.
Gates Foundation Pledges $1.6 Billion to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Also, a number of high-profile companies and grant makers promise millions for racial justice in response to widespread protests against police brutality.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How Foundations Can Make Covid Research Grants More Equitable
Today’s system is broken, but we can do more to make sure grants support health servicesthat help people of color and others too often ignored in scientific work.
By Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
Contributor
Racial Equity Needs to Be More Than Philanthropy’s Catchphrase
I am tired. First, there was the unfathomable health and economic catastrophe caused by Covid-19. And now there is this.
By Sharon Bush
Contributor
Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings Gives $1 Million to Improve Policing (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, Spelman College, Michigan State U., and others received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Nonprofits That Rely on Foundation Grants Fare Better Than Others Amid Pandemic
Thirty-one percent of nonprofit CEOs say that their grants have increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, and 39 percent say they’ve stayed the same.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Why Foundations Like Mine Need to Give More to Stave Off the Collapse of Vital Nonprofits
Businesses and government must also do more to ensure that organizations can provide essential services, advocacy, education, cultural enrichment, and all that makes America strong, says Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation.
Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand Pledge $100 Million to Advance Racial Equality
The money, half of which will come from each, will be given over 10 years to organizations that work on racial equality, social justice, and access to education.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Wave of Nonprofit Closures Likely on the Way Soon, Nonprofit Leaders Forecast
As federal stimulus aid runs out and state budgets face new strains, many nonprofits may soon be forced to close or merge.
By dan.parks
Contributor
To Achieve Justice, Philanthropy Must Give Up Its Power
Today is a day for all of us in philanthropy, most particularly those of us who are white, to hold ourselves and our institutions to account, writes the head of the Hazen Foundation.
By Lori Bezahler
Contributor
Ford Foundation Creates $50 Million Social-Justice Fellowship Program (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Koret Foundation has granted $50 million to support Bay Area colleges and universities, and JPMorgan Chase is giving $35 million for financial-health programs during the pandemic.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (June 2)
A compilation of requests for proposals from nonprofit groups focused on the environment, health care technology, people with disabilities, LGBTQ people, and more
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Dismantling Racism Might Require Philanthropy to Dismantle Itself (Dispatches)
Dismantling Racism Might Require PhilaAs foundation professionals, it is our task to respond with humility and recognize that anything short of a radical overhaul of our institutions is shallow and beside the point.nthropy to Dismantle Itself (Dispatches)
The Racial Funding Gap Can’t Continue in the Pandemic
New research shows that well-meaning efforts have not closed disparities. We need grant makers to do more to help nonprofits run by people of color build sustained support to meet the challenges ahead.
By Cheryl L. Dorsey, Jeff Bradach and Peter Kim
Jeff Bezos, Here Are 4 Simple Ideas for Spending Your $10 Billion Well
Giving away what you make in six weeks doesn’t make up for the failure of billionaires like you to pay taxes and let people on the front lines decide where your dollars can do the most good.
2 Maine Groups Share $48 Million for Community Health (Grants Roundup)
Some of the grant making recently announced in support of health and economic relief in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, in addition to grant making for other issues.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions