The Giving Impulse: One Family’s Story
One of them worked as a counselor. Another worked as a teacher in low-income communities. Here’s how heirs to the Procter & Gamble fortune nurtured a culture of philanthropy for more than a century.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The Benefits of a ‘Blended’ Campaign
The tally includes revenue from sources not usually counted, such as government grants and contracts. Donors like these drives because the combined money fuels greater results.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
Nonprofits Named in Opioid Lawsuit Stay Mum About Ties to Sacklers
The lawsuit names several New York cultural institutions as beneficiaries of Sackler donations, then accuses the family of using their philanthropy “to cover up their misconduct.”
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Foundations Must Do Far More to Aid Transgender People
More than 30 foundations pledge to speak out against the vicious abuses such people face and to provide support for a burgeoning activist movement.
Purdue Pharma Will Pay $103 Million to Create Addiction Institute: Grants Roundup
Also, the Lilly Endowment gave almost $31 million to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, and the John Pritzker Family Fund will spend $25 million to expand a San Francisco park system.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Venture Capital Overlooks Women and Minorities; Philanthropy Should Step In, Study Says
Foundation leaders and individual donors will miss out on key investments if they don’t diversify whom they invest in.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Preventing War Should Get More of Philanthropy’s Attention
Less than 1 percent of giving goes toward work to prevent conflict. Figuring out where to give is hard but here are some ways foundations and big donors could make a real difference.
By NICK SCOTT
Contributor
Campaign Urges DAF Providers Not to Give to Hate Groups
A drive called Hate Is Not Charitable is the brainchild of the Amalgamated Foundation, More than two dozen grant makers and other groups have joined the effort.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Arnold Ventures Promises $39 Million for Pretrial Justice Reform: Grants Roundup
Also, the Petco Foundation awards $14 million to pet shelters, and Bloomberg Philanthropies puts up $10 million to reduce opioid overdoses in Michigan.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
New $20 Million Fund Aims to End Sexual Harassment Against Low-Income Women
The money will come from nearly a dozen organizations, including the Ford Foundation and CBS, and will seek to protect women in the workplace and in schools, health-care facilities, and prisons.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
What It Takes to Persuade Affluent Donors to Aid Fledgling Efforts to Save the World
Pooled funds and savvy nonprofit board members are keys to unlocking all the money now sitting on the sidelines as wealthy people struggle to figure out where their dollars will do the most good.
By Mark Grayson
Contributor
Duke Endowment and Lyda Hill Philanthropies Give Millions for STEM: Grants Roundup
Also, the Citi Foundation donates $10 million to help unemployed workers find jobs in growth industries, and the Open Philanthropy Project gives $1.8 million to change the way we vote.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grant Makers Urged to Rethink How They Are Organized and How They Operate
A report by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors encourages foundation leaders to work closely with their boards and make sure the appropriate framework is in place to support new approaches to philanthropy.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
MacArthur Commits $150 Million to Make Impact Investing Easier for Others
Rockefeller and Omidyar will also offer their expertise. Together the three foundations will make an additional $10 million in grants to study how “patient financing” can best bolster impact investing.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
How Philanthropy Can Advance the Urgent Needs of Women and Girls of Color
A study released today shows that only 20 percent of foundation grants in a typical year went to the issues girls themselves identified as critical priorities, such as mental health and affordable housing.
CARE Gets $18 Million From PepsiCo Foundation for Poor Farm Women: Grants Roundup
Also, AbbVie awards $40 million to build a new public middle school in North Chicago, and Chevron gives $5 million to train male executives to advance gender equity in the workplace.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions