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Legal Aid is Not Just for Crimes: How Support for Civil Legal Aid Can Have a Huge Impact
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Park Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Park Foundation makes grants for civic engagement, democracy, media, environmental concerns, higher education, racial justice and animals. Funding is national in scope, but the state of New York and Tomkins County are geographic … [Read more...] about Park Foundation
11th Hour Project
Inside a New Collaborative Strategy to Fill Gaps in State-Based Democracy Funding
The Oracle of Boston: How Billionaire Investor Seth Klarman and His Wife Beth Give
Meet a Philanthropist Who Wants to Fix Voting — and Tackle Hunger
Three Lesser-Known Democracy Funders That Front-Loaded Support This Year
Four Major Funders Backing Religious Literacy — And One to Watch
Funders Get Behind a Program to Help Young Elected Officials Succeed in Office
A Democracy Funding Advisor on What’s Animating Donors in the Election’s Home Stretch
Good News for Los Angeles: Philanthropy Bolsters the Local Beat
Philanthropy Must Push Back Against Social Media Misinformation
Youth Leaders’ Climate Fund Is Growing, But Not Fast Enough to Meet Demand
Lilly’s $100 Million Give for National Parks Breaks Record, Also Highlights a Budgetary Shortfall
Three Organizations Supporting Haitian Refugees in Ohio
Arch Community Fund
Will More Philanthropies Step Up to Help Workers? Recent Funding Developments to Note
Against Democracy Threats, the State Infrastructure Fund Channels Optimism — and Donor Dollars
Recent developments have lifted some of the doom and gloom narrative around the plight of democracy in the United States in the lead-up to the 2024 election. And Erica Teasley Linnick, a vice president at NEO Philanthropy who leads its donor … [Read more...] about Against Democracy Threats, the State Infrastructure Fund Channels Optimism — and Donor Dollars
Pivotal Ventures Is Working to Build Women’s Political Power. Here’s How
Since she left the Gates Foundation earlier this year, Melinda French Gates has been making some noise. In the last few weeks alone, she sat down with Stephen Colbert on “The Late Show,” had a long conversation with the New York Times, launched an … [Read more...] about Pivotal Ventures Is Working to Build Women’s Political Power. Here’s How
How the Irvine Foundation Navigates the Intersection of Economic Mobility and Civic Engagement
Funders supporting civic engagement work know that many factors contribute to citizen disillusionment, like social media’s tendency to foment hyper-polarization or the diminution of institutions such as civic clubs, unions and religious … [Read more...] about How the Irvine Foundation Navigates the Intersection of Economic Mobility and Civic Engagement
“We Have a Responsibility.” Six Funders Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families
As part of our ongoing informal series on philanthropic support for immigrants and refugees, we’ve looked at which funders are backing students, as well as those funding legal assistance and policy advocacy. Now, we’re turning our attention to … [Read more...] about “We Have a Responsibility.” Six Funders Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families
Trust-Based Practices Top of Mind at Tech Billionaire Couple David and Angela Filo’s Foundation
It probably feels like it was a century ago, but we’re only several decades removed from a time when ambitious young entrepreneurs like Pierre Omidyar, Jeff Skoll and Tim Gill, flush with riches from the dot-com boom, kicked off the second … [Read more...] about Trust-Based Practices Top of Mind at Tech Billionaire Couple David and Angela Filo’s Foundation
Media Literacy Can Help Defang Disinformation. These Funders Are Backing It.
Just this past weekend, Elon Musk shared a deepfake video of Vice President — and presumptive Democratic nominee — Kamala Harris on his social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter). The video, which was not labeled as AI-generated or … [Read more...] about Media Literacy Can Help Defang Disinformation. These Funders Are Backing It.
With DEI Under Fire, a Historic Trust Doubles Down on Funding Civil Rights Sites
In recent years, including through the events of 2020, we’ve tracked several ways in which philanthropy is stepping up to preserve historic Black history and civil rights sites. Billionaire Robert F. Smith, for instance, gave nearly $39 million to … [Read more...] about With DEI Under Fire, a Historic Trust Doubles Down on Funding Civil Rights Sites
Why Philanthropy Should Recommit to America’s National Parks
In recent years, and particularly in the last few weeks, we have witnessed tangible impacts of the polarizing and divisive discourse heard all too frequently. And in an era when people often emphasize what divides us, we must not forget the power of … [Read more...] about Why Philanthropy Should Recommit to America’s National Parks
This Low-Profile Donor Is Giving $30 Million for SCOTUS Reform. Will Others Join Him?
James (Jim) Kohlberg isn’t a “big philanthropist.” He has been involved in the nonprofit world, mostly through joint projects with his parents’ foundation and serving for a decade on the board of ecoAmerica, an environmental organization, but he is … [Read more...] about This Low-Profile Donor Is Giving $30 Million for SCOTUS Reform. Will Others Join Him?
This California Foundation Has Supported Progressive Causes for Almost 90 Years
California is home to a large number of philanthropic institutions and many of them take unapologetically progressive stances, together serving as models for social justice grantmaking across the country. But few of them have been in the progressive … [Read more...] about This California Foundation Has Supported Progressive Causes for Almost 90 Years
