This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As our work with the SE Asia Foundation continues to mature, I’m often asked about how one can know if their charitable donations are doing all the good they expect.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I spoke with Lia Parifax, director, Executive Initiatives, at the Arcus Foundation, about the thoughtful process that she and her colleagues observed throughout their most recent CEP engagement. Their approach…
The following is a conversation between Edgar Villanueva, author of Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance, and Denver Frederick, Host of The Business of Giving on AM…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many of the most visible and politically active nonprofit organizations in the United States are classified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as 501(c)(4) social welfare groups. The National Rifle…
I first encountered the puzzle that inspired my recent book, Nonprofit Neighborhoods: An Urban History of Inequality and the American State, at a meeting I attended while working at The Boston…
Although nearly 300,000 people were released from jails, prisons, and detention facilities as a preventive measure during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States currently incarcerates roughly…
In Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance, Edgar Villanueva, vice president of programs and advocacy at the Schott Foundation for Public Education, asserts that colonialism is not a…
As an organization that raises funds primarily in the United States, then distributes those funds to groups working in the global South (largely Southeast Asia), our role is sometimes summed…
On June 2, Arnold Ventures issued a research agenda and an RFP focused on violence reduction, including gun violence, citing an increase in violent crimes and incidents over the past two years across U.S. cities “regardless…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Now more than ever, funders with few or no staff should engage in or double down on advocacy. For far too long, foundations and other philanthropists have sat on the…
In the social issue space, new narratives pop up all the time as movements, companies, and organizations attempt to grab and keep the public’s attention. How do you know if…
Today, local community development financial institutions (CDFIs) NewCorp, Inc. and TruFund Financial Services, Inc. announce a new collaboration with the Entrepreneurs of Color Fund (EOCF) aimed at expanding access to capital and other resources to minority-owned…