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Basic Data, Big Impact: Why Bloomberg’s Doubling Down on Tracking Global Births and Deaths
In the near decade since Bloomberg Philanthropies launched its 2015 Data for Health Initiative, it has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to help governments in 31 countries track a few basic pieces of information: births and deaths. Why is … [Read more...] about Basic Data, Big Impact: Why Bloomberg’s Doubling Down on Tracking Global Births and Deaths
“Truly a Crisis.” Backing Abortion Access and Support Two Years After Dobbs
Many observers predicted that abolishing federal abortion rights would have disastrous health outcomes — and the two years that have passed since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision have proven them right. As a recent Congressional report … [Read more...] about “Truly a Crisis.” Backing Abortion Access and Support Two Years After Dobbs
From Breadth to Depth: The Blank Family Foundation Tackles Mental Health
There has been a blizzard of coverage of the U.S. mental health crisis over the last several years, but the precise causes — and effective solutions — to our collective deterioration are harder to identify. That’s why, when the Arthur M. Blank Family … [Read more...] about From Breadth to Depth: The Blank Family Foundation Tackles Mental Health
What’s New in Intergenerational Funding? Checking in with CoGenerate’s Marc Freedman
There’s something exciting — and often inspiring — about intergenerational relationships, as anyone who was close to a grandparent growing up can attest. Hanging out with someone decades older, or younger, can expand our sense of possibility and … [Read more...] about What’s New in Intergenerational Funding? Checking in with CoGenerate’s Marc Freedman
What’s New in Growing Old? Checking in with Grantmakers in Aging
Pivotal Ventures Makes the Case for Why “Care Can’t Wait”
A Look at How a Veterans-Focused Foundation Backs Mental Healthcare
Many military veterans find that leaving the service doesn’t mean leaving the war behind. Thirty percent will experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in their lifetimes, according to the U.S. National Alliance of Mental Health, and every … [Read more...] about A Look at How a Veterans-Focused Foundation Backs Mental Healthcare
A Philanthropy-Backed Competition Taps Winning Cohort to Promote Youth Mental Health
The need for more philanthropic support for mental healthcare has been a running theme at Inside Philanthropy. While the National Institute for Mental Health reports that more than 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. live with a mental illness, mental health … [Read more...] about A Philanthropy-Backed Competition Taps Winning Cohort to Promote Youth Mental Health
How the de Beaumont Foundation Seeks to Forge Public-Private Partnerships for Health
A Conversation with Regan Gruber Moffitt, Vice President at the St. David’s Foundation
Melinda French Gates Charts a Course for a “New Chapter.” Here Are Some Takeaways
It didn’t take her long. Just two weeks after the news broke that Melinda French Gates was leaving the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, she made another big announcement: She is committing $1 billion through 2026 “for people and organizations working … [Read more...] about Melinda French Gates Charts a Course for a “New Chapter.” Here Are Some Takeaways
MacKenzie Scott’s Open Call Awards Give Disability-Focused Nonprofits Breathing Space
To Treat Rural Americans, a Health Funder Seeks to Bring Life-Saving Technology Outside the Hospital
Health is a priority for philanthropic funders with their eyes on the rural U.S., and for good reason. Rural Americans face a number of significant barriers to accessing healthcare, ranging from financial difficulties, workforce shortages and lack of … [Read more...] about To Treat Rural Americans, a Health Funder Seeks to Bring Life-Saving Technology Outside the Hospital
To Break Down Age Silos, the Eisner Foundation Seeks Intergenerational Innovators
Most of us are aware of this startling fact: Our nation and our world are aging. People over 65 are expected to outnumber those under 18 in the U.S. by 2035. Yet despite growing numbers of older folks, younger people don’t necessarily interact with … [Read more...] about To Break Down Age Silos, the Eisner Foundation Seeks Intergenerational Innovators
The Doris Duke Foundation Stands Up an Initiative to Transform the Child Welfare System
The child welfare system’s goal is to protect children, but it too often shatters families and relegates children to foster care in ways that disproportionately impact families of color and people living in poverty. Many in the field envision an … [Read more...] about The Doris Duke Foundation Stands Up an Initiative to Transform the Child Welfare System
This Foundation Ended a Bold, 8-Year Experiment in Participatory Philanthropy. What Did it Learn?
As someone who has written about the encouraging growth in participatory grantmaking over the years, I’ve come to realize that funders’ willingness to embrace power-shifting practices often hinges on the extent to which early adopters share their … [Read more...] about This Foundation Ended a Bold, 8-Year Experiment in Participatory Philanthropy. What Did it Learn?
A Love Letter to Philanthropy: In Solidarity, From a Friend Fighting for Abortion Access
We are actively losing the fight for bodily autonomy. The stakes couldn’t be higher and philanthropic allies leaving us behind are causing harm. This new movement era requires us to move differently than we did prior to the fall of Roe v. Wade. As … [Read more...] about A Love Letter to Philanthropy: In Solidarity, From a Friend Fighting for Abortion Access
How a Family Foundation Backs a Multifaceted Approach to Lifting Families Out of Poverty
Hope. Money. Love. These are the three tools that LIFT employs to break generational cycles of poverty. The nonprofit, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, works by providing funds, coaching and support to parents of young … [Read more...] about How a Family Foundation Backs a Multifaceted Approach to Lifting Families Out of Poverty
Melinda French Gates Backs a Funding Challenge to Help Teens Navigate a Tech-Driven World
This week, a brand-new nonprofit introduced itself and unveiled a $1 million funding challenge to help young people chart their way through the digital landscape, terrain that can be both exhilarating and perilous. The mission of Young Futures is … [Read more...] about Melinda French Gates Backs a Funding Challenge to Help Teens Navigate a Tech-Driven World
A Huge Gift to Cut Medical School Tuition Looks to Make a Dent in a Deep Systemic Problem
News broke this week of a $1 billion donation to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, a gift that's earmarked to pay for tuition for all future students at the Bronx, New York, institution. It's the latest big philanthropic gift to address one of … [Read more...] about A Huge Gift to Cut Medical School Tuition Looks to Make a Dent in a Deep Systemic Problem
“Going All In.” The California Endowment Will Shift All of its Assets Toward Impact Investing
Impact investing has gone from niche pursuit to mainstream philanthropic practice over the years, as more large foundations have sought to use their endowments not just to generate returns in support of grantmaking, but to invest in enterprises that … [Read more...] about “Going All In.” The California Endowment Will Shift All of its Assets Toward Impact Investing
A Foundation-Backed Initiative Looks to Boost Public Health, One City at a Time
Where you live has a major impact on your health: Factors like pollution, poor housing, and lack of access to health care and nutritious food undermine health and lower life expectancy. For a funder like the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which … [Read more...] about A Foundation-Backed Initiative Looks to Boost Public Health, One City at a Time
How This Accessible Chicago-Based Funder Targets Entrepreneurship, Health and Disabilities
We periodically publish quick overviews of grantmakers on our radar, looking at recent developments and key details about how they operate. Today, we’re taking a look at the Coleman Foundation, which supports organizations in the Chicago metropolitan … [Read more...] about How This Accessible Chicago-Based Funder Targets Entrepreneurship, Health and Disabilities
This Foundation Is Highlighting the Link Between Opioids and Maternal and Infant Health Risks
The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) is the only national foundation that has a singular focus on finding and fostering solutions to the opioid crisis. But that doesn’t mean its focus is narrow, given the complex nature of this social … [Read more...] about This Foundation Is Highlighting the Link Between Opioids and Maternal and Infant Health Risks
Eight Questions for Ryan Easterly of WITH Foundation and the Disability & Philanthropy Forum
In July 2023, the Disability & Philanthropy Forum announced that Ryan Easterly had assumed the role of co-chair of the Presidents' Council of the Disability & Philanthropy Forum, a peer community of 17 foundation presidents disrupting ableism in … [Read more...] about Eight Questions for Ryan Easterly of WITH Foundation and the Disability & Philanthropy Forum
A Health Foundation’s “More Equitable Approach” to Substance Use Disorder
Opioids continue to ravage communities across the country, resulting in a grim and steady climb in overdose deaths last year, according to preliminary statistics. Chicago and San Francisco alone saw record numbers of opioid-related overdose … [Read more...] about A Health Foundation’s “More Equitable Approach” to Substance Use Disorder
MacKenzie Scott Backs Community Health Centers as Another Path to Advancing Equity
Aside from a brief overview of the process, MacKenzie Scott famously doesn’t disclose how or why she chooses a particular organization or cause to support. And she backs a breathtaking array of both, as Mike Scutari outlined in a summary of her … [Read more...] about MacKenzie Scott Backs Community Health Centers as Another Path to Advancing Equity
Can an Online Dating App’s Giving Combat Social Isolation?
If you feel like young people today are walking around with their eyes on their phones, you’re right: According to market research provided to the Los Angeles Times, Gen-Z spends half its waking hours staring at a screen. This is a problem because it … [Read more...] about Can an Online Dating App’s Giving Combat Social Isolation?
A Conversation with Susan Mims, President and CEO of the Dogwood Health Trust
Susan Mims leads the Dogwood Health Trust, a grantmaker based in the city of Asheville, North Carolina. The trust works to improve the health and wellbeing of all people in western North Carolina by centering its work on the “upstream” social … [Read more...] about A Conversation with Susan Mims, President and CEO of the Dogwood Health Trust
