Nonprofits Are Leading the Way in the Fight Against Covid-19
Fueled by philanthropists, nonprofits are more nimble and more attuned to demands to protect the public than government. To continue that role, they will need to heed lessons from 9/11 and other national emergencies.
By Gregory R. Witkowski
Contributor
Getting the Word Out Isn’t the Best Thing Foundations Can Do Now
Too many people communicating doesn’t help. What grant makers can do to make a bigger difference is spend big and ask grantees what they need most.
Pfizer Promises $40 Million for Covid-19 Relief Efforts (Grants Roundup)
Also, Lyda Hill Philanthropies has created the $10 million Lone Star Prize to recognize one nonprofit group in Texas, and Borealis Philanthropy is giving $2.3 million to 16 news organizations through its Racial Equity in Journalism Fund.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
An open letter signed by 356 philanthropies and individuals urges grant makers to consider racist attacks as part of their rapid-response grants and as they shape their long-term response to the health and economic crisis.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Why All Foundations Should Support the Guardians of the Nonprofit World Now
Advocacy in Washington helped channel billions of dollars to nonprofits, benefiting philanthropists who depend on charitable organizations to advance important causes. So why do such a tiny sliver of grant makers do more to support the coalitions behind these policy advances.
By FRED BLACKWELL and Jeff Bradach
Foundations and Corporate Funds Announce New Wave of Covid-19 Grants (Coronavirus Grants Roundup)
Some of the grant making recently announced to address health, education, food, and economic needs in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Robert Wood Johnson Commits $50 Million to Help Neediest Victims of Pandemic and Economic Fall
The departure from its typical grants to research institutions is designed to call attention to the impact in people for whom social distancing is a “life or death struggle,” said the president of the foundation.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
The Coronavirus Crisis Has Changed How I View What Matters in Philanthropy
Is the current scrappy, urgent approach to grant making the one we must all adopt forever after?
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor
Grants From Private Foundations Projected to Decline 4.8% This Year
Assets held by private foundations are projected to decline 12.7 percent this year to $976 billion, according to FoundationMark.
By dan.parks and MICHAEL THEIS
Foundations Invite Proposals for Rapid-Response Grants (Coronavirus Roundup)
A compilation of new grant opportunities for nonprofit groups to apply for immediate funding during the Covid-19 pandemic.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Foundations and Nonprofits See Crisis as Opportunity to Advance Equity
A pledge by foundations to provide more general operating support, reduce paperwork, and support organizations in the hardest hit communities is seen as a crucial opening.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
What Philanthropy Can Do Now to Promote Education Equity After the Pandemic
As we learn what technology can do — and what it can’t — to improve learning, we can ensure that precious education dollars are spent in ways that do the most for the neediest youngsters.
By Celine Coggins
Contributor
9 Leading Nonprofit Groups Urge Foundations to Dig Into Endowments to Support Charities
“The strength of a funder’s grantees at the end of this crisis will be a much better measure of the significance of a foundation than the size of its endowment,” their letter says.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Grant Maker Dilemma: Spend More Now or Protect Shrinking Endowments?
Some are ramping up spending when nonprofits need it most, but others are keeping a watchful eye on their ability to continue spending in the future.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Climate-Resilience Projects Receive $43 Million From Coast to Coast (Grants Roundup)
Also, the NFL has committed $35 million across 10 coronavirus-relief groups, and the NYC Covid-19 Response & Impact Fund is now accepting applications from arts and human-service groups in New York to receive $75 million in emergency grants.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Foundations Adopt Policies to Move More Money Faster, and With Fewer Restrictions
The coronavirus pandemic is pushing grant makers to do things differently. Some in philanthropy hope the changes stick long after the current crises ends.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations