Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (May 19)
A compilation of requests for proposals for nonprofit groups focused on health care, food insecurity, journalism, mental health, African American communities, and more.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Gates Foundation’s Tactics to Remake Public Education During Pandemic Are Undemocratic
We should be wary of private foundations capitalizing on political opportunities created by Covid-19 to assert influence over our education system.
By Rebecca Tarlau
Contributor
Strategy and Reinvention Are Key to Staying Alive for Nonprofits, Leading Grant Maker Says
Too many nonprofits are scrambling to survive the immediate crisis while failing to adjust to what will become a new normal, says Jim Bildner, CEO of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Community Foundations Study Finds Surge in Donor-Advised-Fund Grant Making
Grants increased 58 percent in March and April over the same period last year,
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
Omidyar Network Commits $35 Million to Give Struggling Workers More Power
The commitment is part of an effort previously launched to rethink capitalism, a cause taken up by several major foundations and donors in recent years.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Wealthy Donors to Congress: Make Us Give More to Charity
Led by the Wallace Global Fund, the group is asking congressional leaders to impose a minimum payout requirement of 10 percent for foundations and donor-advised fund holders.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
KaJ Labs Pledges $100 Million for Pandemic Response in U.S. and Africa (Grants Roundup)
Some of the grant making recently announced to address health, education, and economic relief in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, in addition to new grants for a range of causes unrelated to the pandemic.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
When People See Nonprofits Persevering, They’ll Know the Nation Will Persevere
This is the moment to experiment with fundraising and programs — and let fundraisers and others take on new opportunities, writes the head of development at the Heritage Foundation.
By Andrew P. McIndoe
Contributor
Nine in 10 Foundations Say They Provide Aid for Advocacy Efforts
However, the report by the Center for Effective Philanthropy also found that many foundation leaders run into internal resistance to their policy work from legal counsel and board members.
By Alex Daniels and dan.parks
Women Face Job Losses, Abuse, and More in the Pandemic. Philanthropy Can Step In to Help. (Opinion)
Grant makers can promote an economy that puts a premium on caring for everyone and provides support for feminist movements that can gain strength even at a time of social distancing, writes a top official of the Open Society Foundations.
By Kavita N. Ramdas
Contributor
Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (May 12)
A compilation of requests for proposals for nonprofit groups focused on health care, food insecurity, the arts, transgender people, African American communities, and more.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
The Next Step in Promoting Equity
More grant makers are appointing senior-level people to focus exclusively on ways to help share power and promote diversity and inclusion.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
National Science Foundation Leader Joins the Science Philanthropy Alliance (Transitions)
Also, a Seattle Foundation executive will now lead the Scan Design Foundation, and the U. of Southern California names an interim head of institutional advancement.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
3 Guiding Principles for Grant Makers Seeking a Covid-19 Playbook
Seek out experts, enable local responses, and support existing grantees, says the head of the Walton Family Foundation and former Unicef USA CEO.
By Caryl M. Stern
Contributor
Coronavirus-Related Giving Tops $10 Billion Worldwide
The total includes $6 billion from U.S. sources, according to Candid, a foundation research group. The top donor was Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who gave $1 billion.
By dan.parks
Contributor
American Heart Assn. Gives $17 Million to Study Impact of Vaping on Teens (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Surdna Foundation has committed $13 million to support artists of color working toward racial justice, and Lever for Change is accepting proposals for its $10 million 2030 Climate Challenge.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions