COVID-19 Could Mean Extinction for Many Charities
Release Date:
03/23/2020
Covid-19 is poised to become an extinction-level event for America's nonprofits.
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Philanthropy Has a Duty to Respond Quickly to the COVID-19 Outbreak. Here's How We Can Do It
Release Date:
03/18/2020
As COVID-19 fears rise and communities face growing health and economic concerns, local nonprofits are stepping up to fill the gaps in our social safety net while trying to protect our families and communities.
Autism at Work: How the Simons Foundation is Expanding Efforts of Inclusion in the Workplace
Release Date:
03/10/2020
One opportunity can change everything. The transition to adulthood, tumultuous for many, can be even more challenging for people on the autism spectrum.
How Foundations Can Make a Difference After Puerto Rico’s Latest Natural Disaster
Release Date:
02/26/2020
Soon after the New Year, Puerto Ricans woke up to a new reality: The earth had shaken so hard it pushed most of us out of bed.
Leaders in Nonprofit Innovation Show How Power Dynamics in Philanthropy Are Shifting
Release Date:
02/19/2020
If you want to know where philanthropy is headed, look to the social innovators taking on tough issues in unexpected ways and get to know what makes them tick.
Building Trust and Following the Field
Release Date:
02/11/2020
One of the primary ways the staff at the Jacob & Valeria Langeloth Foundation would describe ourselves and how we work is that we “follow the field.”
The Will and The Way: Philanthropy's Grantmaking Defaults Must Change
Release Date:
02/05/2020
The recent report on ending the “Starvation Cycle” confirms that the vast majority of funding is project-based, that this type of funding rarely covers the full cost of the associated work, that “cost-minus” funding is not just unfair but also...
What's the Secret to Responsive Grantmaking?
Release Date:
01/28/2020
At the risk of sounding so uncool, it’s always been a guilty pleasure of mine to log onto Guidestar and read through 990s—the federal tax form that all 501(c)(3)s are required to file each year. I suppose I feel guilty because it makes me feel like...
Beyond the Bubble
Release Date:
01/22/2020
This past December, a group of 25+ grantmakers convened in a room, charged with exploring connections between their funding areas. People who consistently fund youth, justice, health, climate, education, aging, workforce, Census, and the arts were...
Gun Violence in the United States Is a Crisis of Public Health and Public Safety – and Philanthropy Is Stepping Up
Release Date:
01/14/2020
We have all become far too familiar with the sobering statistics. Each year, more than 100,000 Americans are killed or injured by firearms. Mass shootings may make the headlines, but the sad reality of everyday gun violence often gets relegated to...
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