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
Executive Editor
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
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
After the Protests, Will Philanthropy Do the Right Thing This Time Around?
The well-meaning response to 1960s civil unrest by foundations and nonprofits too often failed to produce the desired results. Now we have a chance to do a better job.
By Suzanne Garment and Leslie Lenkowsky
64 Black Foundation Leaders Tell Philanthropy to Go Big in Response to Pandemic and Police Killings
They are seeking support for efforts to use data to track the spread of Covid-19, tamp down outbreaks, and develop a plan to emerge from the pandemic with a healthy economy. They also said the response to police brutality should not fall solely on Black-led organizations.
The Movement for Black Lives Calls On Philanthropy to Provide $50 Million
Following nationwide protests to condemn police brutality against black people, a key grassroots organization this week has shifted its attention to raising grants that will allow it to advocate for policy change at every level of government.
Statements About George Floyd Are a Start, but How Will Organizations Live Their Values?
The leader of a group that promotes equity in philanthropy talks about how the nonprofit world was thinking about racial diversity and equity when the pandemic struck — and how that might change in the wake of mass protests against police violence and racism.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Frontline Civic Leaders Can Help Forge a Lasting Culture of Shared Responsibility
Community advocates in places like public libraries, local museums, and faith institutions will provide the best path forward as we emerge from the Covid-19 crisis and the racial justice protests, writes nonprofit executive Richard C. Harwood.