What Paul Newman Would Tell Small Foundations in the Pandemic: Don’t Shift Course
First responders and frontline groups need more resources, but others will help them. We can do more good sticking by the causes that our communities depend on, says Miriam E. Nelson, acting CEO of the Newman’s Own Foundation.
By Miriam E. Nelson
Contributor
Hewlett Commits $22 Million a Year to Strengthen Democracy
The foundation makes permanent a grant-making effort focused on bolstering Congress’s effectiveness, a contrast to other foundations that focus on building grassroots advocacy.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
Covid-19 Lesson for a Grant Maker: Listening and Understanding Matters (Dispatches)
Moving from giving help to asking for help is a lesson we are learning in the pandemic — and it should change us for the better.
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor
Philanthropy Can Do a Lot to Help Hard-Hit Small Businesses and Nonprofits
The businesses and nonprofits that will suffer the most are small and often rooted in neighborhoods with large numbers of people of color. Foundation and endowment capital could make a big difference in their survival.
By JOHN TYLER
Contributor
How Foundations Can Mobilize Their Staffs to Do the Most Good in This Crisis
Give people room to focus on their health and families and what matters most in this moment. This is no time for rigid formulas, so let people innovate and adapt.
By Greg Bunch
Contributor
Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (April 20)
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
Webinars and Other Events to Help You Deal With Covid-19 (April 20-24)
Our weekly listing of information and education events from nonprofit groups across the country.
Philanthropy’s Stimulus Plan Must Bolster Democracy
Safe voting, strong journalism, and the protection of civil liberties are key areas for foundations and big donors to support.
By JOE GOLDMAN
Contributor
7 Low-Cost Ways to Stay Connected With Donors
A family-foundation head offers real-world examples of effective donor communications during a crisis.
By ISA CATTO
Contributor
Microsoft Dedicates $55 Million Relief Package for Pandemic Response Charities (Grants Roundup)
The cloud-computing company Okta is also offering $10 million in technology upgrades for nonprofit groups, and Eat the Change Impact will make $1 million in grants to promote plant-based foods.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
In This Crisis, Philanthropy Must Tackle 3 Existential Challenges All at Once
Foundations are good at helping communities survive a tragedy, but restoring a sense of normalcy and reimagining a more just world at the other end of the pandemic will take bold, collective action.
By GRANT OLIPHANT
Contributor
Major Grant Makers Continue to Ramp Up Aid for Pandemic Relief (Coronavirus Grants Roundup)
Some of the grant making recently announced to address health, education, food insecurity, arts groups, and economic needs in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Foundations and Donors Step Up Grants to Help Workers Hurt by the Pandemic
A $7.1 million effort unveiled Tuesday aims to grow to $20 million as philanthropy seeks to provide immediate needs for low-wage workers and help them gain more power and benefits after the immediate crisis is over.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Save Lives Now, Grant Makers and Donors
The holdings in donor-advised funds are worth more than $120 billion, enough to make a big difference if combined with generous spending from the nation’s foundations.
By Alan M. Cantor
Reporter
How Foundations Can Help Groups Find New Ways to Boost Census Participation
The issue is especially pressing for Latinos, who are often undercounted and are showing low response rates already.
Webinars and Other Events to Help You Deal With Covid-19 (April 13-17)
Our weekly listing of information and education events from nonprofit groups across the country.