Philanthropy

How might art inspire grantmaking that improves global food access, healthcare, economic opportunity, clean energy and combat climate change? Those are the questions that drove The Rockefeller Foundation to take…

In mission-driven circles, systems-change work – which is focused on the root causes of problems – is sometimes treated like an unattainable dream. But it doesn’t have to be.In studying successful equitable social-change efforts ……

The Donors of Color Network is working to get funders to increase their funding to BIPOC-led organizations working toward climate justice.

As we continue to witness the increasing impacts of wildfires, flooding, storms, and other natural hazards on communities worldwide, we cannot discuss disasters without looking at climate change. And that…

Innovation. The word has become almost cliché at this point. It’s been co-opted and attributed to everything from smart phones to microwave pizza. At the risk of perpetuating the hyperbole,…

Last year saw a significant decline in overall philanthropic giving, driven by rising inflation and a falling stock market.

Americans are feeling the strain of the rising cost of living as worries about a recession grow. A study from the American Psychological Association’s 2022 Stress in America Survey reports…

Social change takes time, and it is never a linear process. It also happens within an ecosystem, and rarely comes down to a single grantee partner or foundation. If we…

“I feel like there’s a conversation that has been created definitely by philanthropy in relationship to movements that’s like, “Is this a $50,000 problem? Is this a $100,000 problem?” And I’m like, “T

As mega-donors shift their attention to the climate crisis, women and people of color are ensuring that organizers providing community solutions are prioritized.

In their recent report, State of Nonprofits 2023: What Funders Need to Know, the Center for Effective Philanthropy is doing all of us an incredible service by lifting up the experiences…

How do you build community ownership? Childspace’s Mindy Barbacoff (Philadelphia), Dudley Street’s Minnie McMahon (Boston), and Co-op Dayton’s Amaha Sellassie share the valuable lessons they’ve learned.