Philanthropy Leaders, Join Me in Rebuking Trump’s Racist ‘Go Home’ Tweets
With anti-immigrant sentiment at an all-time high, these times call for philanthropywide engagement no matter a foundation’s funding priority.
By Kiran Ahuja
Contributor
Knight Foundation Commits Nearly $50 Million to Study Impact of Technology on Democracy
Yale, New York University and Indiana University are among the 11 institutions that will receive funding to explore “the most profound change to how we receive information since Gutenberg invented the printing press.”
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Those Harmed by the Bail System Lead Grassroots Efforts to Fix It. Here’s How Grant Makers Can Help.
A group of foundations today announced $1.7 million in grants to groups that rely on people who served time in prison, or their family and friends, to set strategy and advocate for significant changes in the criminal-justice system.
By Jennel (Puzzle) Nesbitt
Contributor
California Fund Awards $16 Million for Opioid-Abuse Treatment (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Houston Endowment pledges $10 million to support the city’s public schools, and the Home Depot Foundation commits $2.1 million to build homes for veterans.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How One Small Liberal-Arts College Is Revamping Its Fundraising
Tap into an expanded notion of community and emphasize your institution’s strengths
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Gaining a Say: Lifting Up Philanthropy’s Unheard Voices
Grant makers, board members, journalists, conference organizers, and others can do far more to ensure that it’s not just powerful men who get to offer critiques of giving.
By JEN BOKOFF
Contributor
Aileen Getty and Rory Kennedy Lead New Climate Fund to Support Activists and Protesters
Trevor Neilson, one of the leaders of the new fund, said the goal is to ratchet up the level of urgency by supporting those who are “screaming loudly that our government is not taking action.”
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Soccer Triumph Shows Grant Makers: Youth Sports Can Shape the Future
Sports programs for youngsters have the potential to contribute to health, education, and community revitalization in communities where the need is greatest. Philanthropies should put a high priority on expanding those programs.
By ED FOSTER-SIMEON
Contributor
Fraternity Pledges $20 Million for Women’s Cancer Research (Grants Roundup)
Also, the American Heart Association establishes a $14-million research network for arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death, and the Koret Foundation gives $1.2 million for veterans services in the Bay Area.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Story on Marguerite Casey Foundation Was an ‘Unfortunate’ Attack on a Female Leader of Color
Freeman Hrabowski, chairman of the fund’s Board of Directors, says the grant maker couldn’t have achieved so much success in carrying out its mission unless it had a healthy internal culture.
How Grant Makers Can Support Small Charities
General operating support should truly mean no restrictions, says Zeeba Khalili, learning and evaluation officer at the Marguerite Casey Foundation.
How Grant Makers Can Better See What’s Coming
Too often we are caught off-guard because we give more weight to evidence that supports our work and discount as aberrations that which does not.
Rockefeller Announces Smaller Successor to Popular ‘100 Resilient Cities’ Program
An $8 million grant through the grant maker’s new Climate and Resilience Initiative will continue the work of helping cities cope with natural disasters including those caused by climate change.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Most Foundations Expect Their Grant Making to Hold Steady or Decline in 2019
A survey conducted earlier this year by Candid is a worrisome sign for nonprofits that are already feeling the pinch from declines in individual giving.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Episcopal Health Gives $17 Million for Health-Care Access in Texas (Grants Roundup)
Also, the e-cigarette maker Juul gave $7.5 million to a historically black medical college to study the prevalence of vaping, particularly in minority communities.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Philanthropy Must Keep Pushing to Get a Correct Census Count
The Supreme Court decision to temporarily block the government from adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 census is not a reason for foundations and charities to pause in their efforts on this vital issue.
By MARIAM NOLAND and LORIE SLUTSKY