Activist Unites the Powerful and the Invisible to Labor-Rights Crusade
Ai-jen Poo, founder of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, is now turning to immigration issues and the needs of the people who will care for aging baby boomers.
By Suzanne Sataline
Contributor
4 Foundations Recognized for Aiding the Needy and Minorities
A watchdog group that has criticized foundations for ignoring the most vulnerable gives prizes to grant makers that help those with the “least wealth and opportunity.”
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Foundations Keep Promises to Share Grants Information
Most of the 15 organizations that committed this fall to making grant information public at least quarterly have followed through, and some are even reporting daily.
By Sarah Frostenson
Contributor
Foundations That Accept Unsolicited Grant Proposals
Use this searchable database to find program areas that each grant maker supports.
New Grant Programs: Spotlight on Girls’ Education Around the Globe
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation became a central player in the U.N. Secretary General’s Global Initiative on Education to provide all children with access to elementary education by 2015.
New Grants Programs: A Focus on Young People
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is providing money to help young people get access to musical instruction and summer enrichment programs.
Caution Is the Watchword as Big Foundations Keep a Rein on Giving Despite Growing Assets
Even though the stock market is producing great gains, many foundation leaders, such as the Kresge Foundation’s Rip Rapson, are still cautious with their grant making, a Chronicle study finds.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Kresge Seeks to Do More Without Spending More
The foundation is investing in advocacy, giving low-interest loans to nonprofits, and offering funds from its endowment as backing for grantees to secure credit.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
How the Chronicle’s Survey of Grant Makers Was Compiled
The study is based on data from 192 of the nation’s biggest foundations.
By Emma Carew Grovum
Contributor
Small Grant Makers Lead Gains in Foundation Giving, Says Study
Foundations with assets under $50-million increased their giving by 9 percent last year, according to preliminary findings of a study released today.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Providence Wins Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Cities Challenge
An effort to help low-income parents improve their kids’ language skills attracted the $5-million top prize. Four other cities are getting $1-million awards.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Nonprofit Rallies Scholars to Influence Big Decisions
The Tobin Project won a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur award for creativity and effectiveness and is seen as model for sparking solutions to problems in a low-cost way.
By Beth McMurtrie
Contributor
Brash Tactics Push Immigration Movement Forward, but Foundation Support Lags
Dozens of new advocacy groups are joining forces with veteran charities to push Congress to change citizenship laws, but many activists fear that foundations are moving too slowly to seize the political moment.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
A Small Hispanic Group Stretches Its Dollars and Hopes for Foundation Support
Voto Latino used to focus on voter registration and education, but then its members pushed it to use its muscle to influence the immigration debate.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Young Immigrants’ Group Gains Visibility With Confrontational Tactics
United We Dream now has 52 affiliates in 25 states and is run mostly by people in their 20s.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Ford Foundation Head Leaves Behind Legacy of New Grant Programs but Few Bold Strokes
Luis Ubiñas started several new grant-making efforts, but observers were disappointed he didn’t do more with his power as head of one of the nation’s biggest foundations.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor