Four Ways the Philadelphia Health Partnership Addresses Disparities in Care and Well-Being
Philadelphia Health Partnership brings an upstream approach to its grantmaking and believes in working across sectors. It funds an innovative partnership betwee... Read more.
Three Ways the Harbus Foundation Keeps Bostonians Learning
Through the Harbus Foundation, Harvard Business School students have been giving back to the local community since 1997. Here’s how grants are made and what k... Read more.
Latest Effort to “Decolonize Wealth” Moves Cash to Hard-Hit Native Communities
A new initiative to support Native American communities hit hard by COVID-19 will offer direct cash relief, a funding strategy that’s growing in popularity. W... Read more.
When Eagles Hatch: Native Americans in Philanthropy and Native Youth Activism
A small cadre of foundations and nonprofits has been expanding efforts to improve understanding and funding for Native -related causes. One important focus is f... Read more.
“Disrupting the Legacy of Colonialism.” An Oregon Funder Partners With Tribes on the Environment
The Meyer Memorial Trust in Oregon has been organizing its grantmaking around equity for a couple of years now. In its most recent round of environmental grants... Read more.
“It’s Time for an Intervention.” Edgar Villanueva Has a Message for Philanthropy
In his new book, Decolonizing Wealth, Villanueva critiques a sector that he argues is based on enduring colonial structures of power. But, he says he’s coming... Read more.
Philanthropy Often Overlooks Disability Rights. Can a Coalition of Major Funders Close the Gap?
Thirty years after the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act, people with disabilities face a wide range of inequities, now worsened by COVID-19. Can a... Read more.
“Support us as Problem-Solvers.” A Call to Include Girls and Women of Color in Racial Justice Funding
Funding for racial justice is reaching new heights—how much of it will benefit Black women and girls? LaTosha Brown of the Southern Black Girls and Women’s ... Read more.
Staffing Up and Moving Money, Grantmakers for Girls of Color Charts a New Course
As Grantmakers for Girls of Color enters its sixth year, the philanthropic resource is now a staffed nonprofit and a grantmaker. We spoke to its first executive... Read more.
The Movement for Black Lives Is on the Rise—and Funders Are Paying Attention
The Movement for Black Lives has served as a national platform for the Black Lives Matter movement since 2014. We spoke with M4BL’s Charles Long about the gro... Read more.
How Two Philanthropic Powerhouses Are Teaming Up to Advance Gender Equality
A new $30 million grant contest declares that “Equality Can’t Wait.” What’s driving Melinda Gates and Mackenzie Bezos to push for accelerated progress o... Read more.
A Chicago Family Fund Keeps the Focus on Climate With Another Big Gift to Duke
A donor-advised fund in Chicago made another big payout to a university climate program in the South. We look at why climate funding is important during a pande... Read more.
Amid Demands for Change, Here’s How Philanthropy Can Back Underfunded Black-Led Groups
Police violence against black communities is spurring new attention and funding for racial justice. Sector leaders and new research illuminate just how underfun... Read more.
How Ford’s New Global Fellows Will Tackle Inequality in a Critical Moment
Ford’s new fellowship will support social justice leaders around the globe. We spoke to a foundation leader about how the pandemic is changing the frame of th... Read more.
New Rapid, Flexible Funding for Girls and Women’s Activism During a Pandemic
Girls and young women face amplified risks during crises like COVID-19, but funding for them is insufficient. A new grantmaking collaborative is stepping up to ... Read more.
The Center of Our Lives: Behind the Visa Foundation’s Support for Women in Business
The Visa Foundation recently announced $210 million in new grants and investments, with women entrepreneurs at the center. Foundation President Graham Macmillan... Read more.
The Power of the Hive: New Climate Fund Centers Southern Women of Color
A new funding effort aims to unite gender and climate justice movements in the South, a region that philanthropy often overlooks. Women of color are the driving... Read more.
“Heartbroken and Stunned.” NoVo’s Program Upheaval Sows Anger and Uncertainty
The NoVo Foundation, a top funder of marginalized girls and women, is laying off several staff and ending multi-year grants during the pandemic. Critics, funder... Read more.
A Higher Ed Funder Pivots, Recognizing Racial Inequity as its Biggest Barrier
Higher education funders are increasingly recognizing that racial equity is an unavoidable, core part of their work. The Lumina Foundation adopted a new racial ... Read more.
Giving Circles Thrive on Personal Connection. Here’s How They Are Adapting During COVID-19
Giving circles have deep personal ties with the communities they serve and rely heavily on in-person gatherings. How are circle members around the U.S. showing ... Read more.
Women Give More Online. Will They Keep it up During COVID?
New research shows women are giving more gifts and dollars online. How do they give on different platforms? And how might this virtual giving help nonprofits su... Read more.
Women Face Amplified Risks in the Pandemic. Funders Are Responding
While women are less likely to get ill and die from COVID-19, they face many other vulnerabilities. Grantmakers have launched a range of urgent national and loc... Read more.
Advocates Say Global COVID-19 Funding for Girls Can’t Wait
Girls in poorer regions of the world are especially vulnerable to the social and economic fallout from a growing pandemic. Fearing that years of progress on gen... Read more.
What New Data Reveals About the Long, Steady Rise of LGBTQ Giving
After the marriage equality victory in 2015, many LGBTQ groups worried that funding would fall. That never happened. Instead, grantmaking for LGBTQ issues march... Read more.
Funding Racial Equity and Justice in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond
The Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity has helped grantmakers employ a racial equity lens since 2003. We talk to its founder and ED Lori Villarosa about... Read more.
Abortion Foes Are Scoring More Wins. Here’s Who is Funding a Powerful Movement
Some states have seized on the COVID-19 crisis to ban abortion, looking to build on recent conservative gains in restricting abortion access. We take a deep div... Read more.
The Hardest Hit: Who is Supporting Communities of Color During COVID-19?
As the coronavirus crisis spotlights and amplifies deep inequities in U.S. society, a growing number of emergency philanthropic funds have sprung up to provide ... Read more.
LGBTQ Funders Scramble to Protect Vulnerable Communities
Even before the pandemic, LGBTQ people struggled with poverty, social isolation, and access to healthcare. Now, as this population faces a growing threat, LGBTQ... Read more.
A Top New England Education Funder Places Racial Equity Front and Center
After a couple of years of planning and self-reflection, the Nellie Mae Education Foundation recently announced a new grant strategy focused on racial equity an... Read more.
Off the Sidelines: The Fund Propelling Women Into Office
Women make up more than half of the U.S. population, but hold less than 30% of elected seats. A Gates-backed fund aims to get more women elected to state office... Read more.
