Could “Subscription Philanthropy” Help Nonprofits Afford Subscription-Based IT Services?
Nonprofit tech expert Adam Rosenzweig walks us through why, in an era of increasingly subscription-based IT services, funders need to change how they back nonpr... Read more.
As Funders Press Forward for Local Journalism, Doubts Persist Around the Role of Racial Equity
Several criticisms have circulated around Press Forward, a recently-announced $500 million local news initiative backed by a host of funders. One issue stands o... Read more.
Social Service Funders Must Support LGBTQ+ Nonprofits to Advance Their Missions
Dawn Wolfe offers three reasons (actually four) why funders backing direct social services need to include and prioritize LGBTQ+ nonprofits in their portfolios,... Read more.
Over $83 Million Out the Door in Eighteen Months: An Update on CZI’s Justice Reform Spinoff
The Just Trust spun out from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in 2021 with $350 million to spend on criminal justice reform over five years. It’s seeking to cha... Read more.
Report: The Nonprofit Hiring Crisis Is Still a Thing
The National Council of Nonprofits’ newly updated Nonprofit Workforce Survey makes it clear that across the sector, organizations still can’t hire and retai... Read more.
What Will It Take to Reach Critical Mass on Nonprofit IT Funding?
The pandemic brought home how critical IT needs can be for nonprofits. A new report from the Technology Association of Grantmakers makes a case for more holisti... Read more.
This One-of-a-Kind Nonprofit Collaboration Just Might Upend the Funder-Grantee Power Dynamic
Through the Hub ONE collaborative, four Michigan nonprofits are sharing admin and even fundraising functions, helping them save on operating costs, pay a living... Read more.
This Megadonor’s Attempt to Curtail Ohio Voters’ Rights Is a Symptom of Our Larger Problem
An effort in Ohio to raise the vote threshold needed for a state constitutional amendment failed, despite a big push from a wealthy conservative donor. It’s y... Read more.
These Two Philanthropic Initiatives Seek to Save Trans Lives Now and Build Support for the Future
Funders for LGBTQ Issues is currently housing two collaborative efforts to support trans communities — one to fund immediate support and another to recruit de... Read more.
Three Examples of Funders Taking Steps to Better Support Nonprofit Workers
Funders have been contributing to the “nonprofit starvation cycle” for decades, but the latest wave of worker dissatisfaction is spurring some to prioritize... Read more.
This Group of Foundations Has a Message for Peers: Our Racial Justice Work Is Only Getting Started
Commitments to racial justice surged after the summer of 2020. Now, amid a cultural, legal and policy backlash, a group of funders is encouraging others to stay... Read more.
Who’s Backing Efforts to Halt the Extinction of Indigenous Languages?
Languages are disappearing at a rapid clip worldwide, and with them dies unique knowledge and opportunities to heal and strengthen communities. Yet, to date, U.... Read more.
Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ Latest Tracking Report: Some Good News, More Not So Good
While foundations’ LGBTQ funding was still rising as of 2021, it mostly isn’t making it to those in greatest need. That includes Black and trans groups, and... Read more.
How Abortion Rights Funders Have Responded Since Dobbs — and Where They’re Still Falling Short
We spoke with 10 national nonprofits on the front lines of the abortion rights struggle to find out how funding has changed since the Dobbs decision, whether do... Read more.
Taking on Infrastructure, Arnold Ventures Seeks to Make a Trillion-Plus Dollars “More Impactful”
As massive federal investment flows in, Arnold Ventures is taking aim at America’s “diminished capacity to build cost-effective infrastructure.” That’s ... Read more.
Six Years and $125 Million Later, Art for Justice Takes a Final Bow
Agnes Gund’s Art for Justice channeled a large chunk of money toward artists and activists focused on the carceral system. The fund is now winding down, but i... Read more.
These Fellowships for Latinx Artists Are a Bright Spot Amid Pervasive Underfunding
The U.S. Latinx Art Forum administers art fellowships with support from Ford and Mellon. Here’s more on the awards, why the forum uses the term “Latinx,” ... Read more.
Violence Against Abortion Clinics Is on the Rise in Sanctuary States. Will Funders Meet the Need?
The National Abortion Federation has reported an increase in attacks on clinics and their patients, another barrier for people who already need to travel to acc... Read more.
Nonprofit Homeless Response Staff Struggle to Afford Housing. Will Funders Respond?
In L.A. and elsewhere, the homeless service sector’s workers are often critically underpaid, and some are at risk of becoming homeless themselves. Part of the... Read more.
Here’s One Easy Way Funders Can Make a Huge Difference in the Lives of Women and Girls
It’s Period Poverty Awareness Week, which shines a light on the number of people who can’t afford period supplies or lack education on menstruation. Funding... Read more.
Lessons from Across the Pond: How the Living Wage Foundation Is Exporting Its Success to the U.S.
This U.K.-based organization has had some success pushing funders to cover living wages for their grantees’ employees — and doing the same for private secto... Read more.
In Three Decades’ of Efforts to Fund the True Costs of Nonprofits, Where Are the Workers?
The sector has long been grappling with the “nonprofit starvation cycle,” in which organizations are never able to cover the full costs of their work. One k... Read more.
Is Excessive Wealth a Disorder? If So, This New Nonprofit Aims to Cure It
It’s all there in the name. The Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute, founded last year, is taking on extreme wealth inequality, a problem with deep ramificati... Read more.
This Bay Area Grantmaker’s Pushing for Good Nonprofit Jobs. Will Other Funders Take a Cue?
With its new $24.5 million Endeavor Fund, the Walter & Elise Haas Fund made a point of selecting grantees committed to their workers’ wellbeing. Haas is also ... Read more.
The Radically Democratic Philanthropy of the FRIDA Young Feminist Fund
Founded in 2008, FRIDA is a collaborative of young feminists, funding young feminists around the world. It’s also been an early adopter of participatory grant... Read more.
Six Organizations Fighting to Improve Nonprofit Pay and Working Conditions
Amid burnout and poor retention, there’s a growing push for funders to provide greater support to nonprofit workers. Here’s a handful of organized efforts.... Read more.
Going Deeper: How an Initiative to Grow Giving Circles Is Evolving
Philanthropy Together has been making the case for giving circles since 2020. Now, it’s seeking to grow its impact in the field of collective giving with new ... Read more.
Antisemitism Is Surging in America. This $25 Million Campaign Aims to #StandUpToJewishHate
Amid frightening new statistics on the rise of anti-Jewish hate incidents, Robert Kraft’s Foundation to Combat Antisemitism made a big commitment to fight bac... Read more.
Inside This Abortion Care Backer’s Move to an “Anti-Colonialist” Decision-Making Model
As it seeks to expand abortion and contraception access, Ipas is making major changes to its organizational model, in part to bolster a global abortion ecosyste... Read more.
CZI’s Grant for Diversity in Neuroscience is a Positive Development. Is it Part of a Larger Trend?
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is backing an effort to diversify the neuroscience field and the people participating in research on brain disorders. Is more suc... Read more.
