‘Fund Us Like You Want Us to Win’
Foundations are putting unprecedented billions into racial equity, but some grant makers worry that too little is going to grassroots movements.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
We Can’t Forget About Africa During the Covid-19 Crisis
As cases grow, helping Africa expand its network of community health workers and providing them with desperately needed personal protective equipment and training should be a top priority for donors, says leaders of the African Philanthropy Forum.
How to Accelerate Equity, From the Founder of a Leadership-Training Group (Podcast)
Monisha Kapila of ProInspire discusses 16 leadership practices to follow and the unique challenges leaders of color face.
A New Move to Limit the Census Will Harm Virtually Every Cause
Foundations and nonprofits need to do all they can to oppose the Commerce Department’s plan to cut short the count, say the leaders of five foundations.
How the PowerUp Fund Is Aiding Small Businesses (Podcast)
This episode of the Business of Giving podcast features Ana Marie Argilagos, president of the Hispanics in Philanthropy, a grant-making organization that helps Latinx communities.
Coronavirus Exposes Gaps in Digital Voter Mobilization
As the pandemic makes person-to-person canvassing difficult, nonprofits push get-out-the-vote efforts online.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Overcoming Racial Bias in Philanthropic Funding (Podcast)
This episode of the Business of Giving podcast features Cheryl Dorsey, president of Echoing Green, and Jeff Bradach, managing partner at the Bridgespan Group.
The Struggle to Build a Social-Justice Group as a Black Leader
Kandace Montgomery worked for no pay to get her Minneapolis group, Black Visions Collective, off the ground. Now it has new donors and broad interest. She’s not sure that will last.
By Jim Rendon
Director, Fellowship Program and Impact Journalism
Public-Philanthropic Effort Aims to Feed the Hungry, Put Restaurant Staff Back to Work
The need for affordable food is increasing at the same time that an estimated 10 million cooks and other restaurant staff are out of work. One Fair Wage — a campaign advocating for a standard living wage for service workers, backed by the nonprofit Alliance for a Just Society — saw untapped…
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Jewish Nonprofits Launch Nationwide Volunteer Drive to Respond to Pandemic, Social-Justice Needs
The goal of the effort is to inspire young Jewish adults to perform, collectively, 100,000 acts of service over the next 12 months in response to the coronavirus.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
Updated: The Nonprofit World Responds to the Death of George Floyd
Foundation and charity leaders across the country are speaking out against the Minneapolis man’s death in police custody and the scourge of racism in the United States.
Supporting Environmental and Public Health Journalism Is Critical to Disaster Preparedness
Foundations have spent millions on health and climate research and policy. But those dollars would have a greater impact if they were backed up by media and communications projects that raised awareness about those issues.
By Vincent Stehle
Contributor
Don’t Ask How Am I Doing, Ask What Am I Doing. What Are We All Doing?
My arrest at a protest following George Floyd’s murder was inconvenient and uncomfortable, but those of us in philanthropy can’t afford to sit on the sidelines. We need to use our voices to fight for social justice in all settings, says one foundation leader.
By Shawn Escoffery
Contributor
The Coronavirus Has Revealed the True Nature of Hunger in America
The philanthropic patchwork that feeds millions of families is now stretched to its limits and our “world class” market-based food system is imploding. We need immediate and bold action to reverse this food-security death spiral, says the former head of Oxfam America.
By Raymond C. Offenheiser
Contributor
Black Lives Matter: From Protests to Lasting Change
Black Lives Matter shares traits with other successful social movements of our time, most notably efforts to gain support for same-sex marriage, writes a scholar of nonprofit advocacy.
By Leslie R. Crutchfield
Contributor
Who Holds Philanthropy Accountable for Racial Justice?
The Movement for Black Lives is doing something new by getting grant makers to call their peers. Now we need a bigger push to ensure we’re all working every day to advance change, writes Lisa Pilar Cowan of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation.
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor