Philanthropy, Take the Lead in Building a Better Normal
Foundations helped rescue Detroit when it was bankrupt. We need to put that idea on steroids to rebuild an America ravaged by Covid-19.
By DAVID MORSE
Contributor
How 25 Big Grant Makers Are Responding to the Covid Crisis
The Chronicle examined whether foundations plan to give more this year, how much they have committed in emergency funds, and more.
By Michael Theis and Alex Daniels
In Covid-19 Crisis, Philanthropy’s Attention Must Focus on People With Disabilities
The virus has led to labeling people as disposable, made it tough for students to learn, and highlighted familiar cracks in the social safety net. Here’s how grant makers can turn things around, say the presidents of the Robert Wood Johnson and Ford foundations.
By DARREN WALKER
Contributor
New $23 Million Detroit Program Will Distribute Tablets to 51,000 Students (Grants Roundup)
Also, Amazon has granted $10 million for a Nature Conservancy project in the Appalachian Mountains, and the Harold Alfond Foundation has given $1 million to a food bank in Maine.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Soros’s Open Society Employees Rebuke Management for Redirected Funds
A letter says a new $130 million commitment by the organization to respond to the coronavirus is leaving grantees in the lurch.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
New Grant Commitments for Covid-19 Relief (April 28)
Some of the grants recently announced to address health, education, contact tracing, food insecurity, artists, and direct cash assistance in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Open Society Details Plans for $130 Million in Coronavirus Spending
The grant maker moves to address immediate demands while keeping up the fight against authoritarianism around the world.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
It’s Time to End Nonprofits’ Hand-to-Mouth Way of Life
Grant makers too often hobble organizations that want to build the financial cushions we need to survive crises like the one we face as Covid-19 ravages the economy.
By Stephanie J. Hull and PHIL BUCHANAN
Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (April 27)
A compilation of requests for proposals for nonprofit groups focused on health care, economic recovery, housing, arts, older people, women, and more.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Foundation Leaders Can Prevent an Exodus of Nonprofit Staff
A mass exodus of nonprofit talent could come amid the health and economic crisis, unless we do more to demonstrate the value we and our communities place on the nonprofit work force.
By Jessamyn Shams-Lau
Contributor
Webinars and Other Events to Help You Deal With Covid-19 (April 27-May 1)
Our weekly listing of information and education events from nonprofit groups across the country.
Giving Cash to the Neediest Becomes Newly Popular With Wealthy Donors and Foundations
Both conservatives and liberals are joining forces for an idea that once got little traction. Now the question is whether the results will persuade donors to keep supporting such efforts for many years to come.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
The Rise in Gun Sales Amid Covid-19 Should Propel Philanthropy to Act
We must do all we can to mitigate gun deaths, injuries, and trauma by supporting organizations working on the front lines of gun violence, domestic violence, and suicide-prevention organizations, write the heads of the California Wellness Foundation and the Hope and Heal Fund.
By Brian Malte
Contributor
Nearly 700 Foundations Join Pledge to Ease Grant Restrictions
The next likely step: a virtual “badge” that nonprofits can display on their websites demonstrating their commitment to reducing burdens on grantees during the current crisis.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
New $135 Million Program Will Build Inclusive Economies in 5 Calif. Cities (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Open Society Foundations promised $16 million in grant making for climate-friendly policies in the global economic recovery, and 51 key sites from civil-rights history receive $14 million from the National Park Service.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
New Grant Commitments for Covid-19 Relief (April 22)
Some of the grant making recently announced to address health, education, food insecurity, the arts, vulnerable communities, and economic needs in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions