Grant Makers Including Ford Push for Sustained Puerto Rico Recovery Effort
Twenty-one grant makers led by the Ford Foundation and Filantropia Puerto Rico have pledged to redouble their support of recovery efforts in Puerto Rico three years after Hurricane Maria barreled through the island.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Lilly Endowment Splits $62 Million Among Every College and University in Indiana (Grants Roundup)
Also, the bank Truist has given $40 million to create a new fund that will support nonprofit community development financial institutions, and the Grainger Foundation has committed $32 million to the U. of Wisconsin at Madison’s College of Engineering.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Easy Steps Charities and Foundations Can Take to Safeguard Election Day
Nonprofits can use their skills in mobilizing volunteers to serve as poll workers, their power with mailing houses, and their resources to arrange free rides for voters who can’t afford to get to the polls — all important steps in a time of social distancing.
By Jamison Shipman and Garrett Pratt
The Associated Press, the Chronicle of Philanthropy, and the Conversation announced today that they will work together to significantly bolster coverage of philanthropies and charities and their impact on society.
Foundations and Big Donors Gave at Least $5 Billion Worldwide to Curb Climate Change
The ClimateWorks Foundation says that the funding total has nearly doubled since 2015, but it’s still less than 2 percent of all giving worldwide.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Citi Foundation Will Spend Another $100 Million on Jobs Program (Grants Roundup)
Also, 3M commits $50 million to advance racial equity in Minnesota and beyond, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation distributed $24 million in emergency grants to 12 midsize arts museums.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
60% of Foundations Expect to Give More Because of the Covid and Economic Crises
The average increase in giving this year is 17 percent, according to a new report, and the vast majority of grant makers are loosening restrictions for grantees.
By dan.parks
Contributor
What Now? The Philanthropic Future Our Democracy Needs
This year of crisis has forced us to take a hard look at the rules and assumptions that shape philanthropy. In the process we’ve learned a lot about ourselves and where we need to go next.
By Lucy Bernholz
Contributor
Foundations Should Give Employees Paid Time Off on Election Day
We need to back up philanthropic efforts to support democracy and ensure a fair election by making certain our own staffs and our grantees can fully exercise their rights as citizens on November 3, say Ellen Dorsey and Darren Walker.
By Ellen Dorsey
Contributor
Foundations Pool $36 Million for Black-Led Organizing Groups
Democracy Frontlines Fund, a group of grant makers led by the Libra Foundation, is pushing for more support for smaller grassroots organizations working to help improve the lives and build the political power of Black people.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Philanthropy’s Long, Complicated Involvement in Immigration
Today’s debates over immigration policy reflect longstanding — but necessary — differences within philanthropy about how best to support newcomers to our nation.
By LESLIE LENKOWSKY
Contributor
Hispanics in Philanthropy Wins $3 Million From Google.org to Boost Small Businesses
The grant-making group hopes to raise $60 million over five years to help Latino-owned businesses thrive.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Hispanics in Philanthropy Wins $3 Million From Google.org to Boost Small Businesses
The grant-making group hopes to raise $60 million over five years to help Latino-owned businesses thrive.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bank of America Awards $50 Million for Racial Equity in Economic Opportunity (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Alfred Landecker Foundation has given $13 million to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for academic studies of the Holocaust, and the Fidelity Charitable Trustees’ Initiative awarded $12.7 million to help organizations serving nonprofits and donors navigate the pandemic and other challenges.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How to Make Giving for Racial Justice Count
Investing in strengthening Black-led groups and focusing on justice as much as equity is critical, says Nat Chioke Williams, head of the Hill-Snowdon Foundation.
By Nat Chioke Williams
Contributor
How to Make Giving for Racial Justice Count
Investing in strengthening Black-led groups and focusing on justice as much as equity is critical, says Nat Chioke Williams, head of the Hill-Snowdon Foundation.
By Nat Chioke Williams
Contributor